Healthscope Addresses Media on Collapse
- Healthscope, which operates 37 private hospitals and ranks as the second biggest private healthcare provider in Australia, was placed into receivership under McGrathNicol on Monday due to financial difficulties.
- The collapse followed financial pressures from secured debt, high rental costs, pandemic-related revenue drops, and soaring expenses including staff shortages and wages.
- The receivers aim to sell Healthscope as a whole without causing hospital closures or redundancies, ensuring continuity of care for its 19,000 staff and patients.
- Federal Health Minister Mark Butler said the government will not fund a bailout but will prioritize patients and staff during the transition, supported by a $100 million Commonwealth Bank credit.
- The collapse has intensified scrutiny of private hospital operations, especially Northern Beaches Hospital, with calls for public ownership renewed after a toddler's avoidable death prompted inquiries and government actions.
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Collapsed Australian hospital operator Healthscope receives 10 non-binding offers, CEO says
Australia's Healthscope has received 10 non-binding indicative offers in a sale process that would take eight to 10 weeks to complete, its CEO said after the nation's second-largest private hospital operator was put into receivership on Monday.
Australia’s 2nd Largest Private Hospital Group Falls Into Receivership
Healthscope, Australia’s second-largest private hospital operator, has been placed into receivership by its lenders, with corporate restructuring firm McGrathNicol appointed to oversee the process. The embattled healthcare group, owned by North American private equity firm Brookfield, has struggled under the weight of $1.6 billion in debt and has defaulted on several lease payments. Despite the financial upheaval, the company has confirmed that …
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