[1] The hospital chain was founded by Muharrem Usta, who currently chairs the company.
This partnership enabled a rapid growth of the company that led to the establishment of 13 hospitals with 2,000 beds within three years.
By the end of 2009, 40% of the company shares were sold to the third biggest US-American global asset management firm The Carlyle Group.
With this new partnership, the number of hospitals reached 17 with 2,771 beds in total that placed the company on first rank of its kind in Turkey.
[5] In football, the group sponsors Antalyaspor, which plays in the Turkish Süper Lig.