SHARES in Network Healthcare Holdings rose almost 5% on Tuesday as the market warmly welcomed the hospital group’s positive half year results. By 10am the counter was up 4,94% at 85 cents, outperforming the benchmark All Share index which was up a marginal 0,04%. Netcare earlier reported a 54,7% rise in headline earnings per share to 8,2 cents for the half year to March 31 and said it expects, in the absence of unforeseen circumstances, to maintain real growth in earnings in the second half of the year.