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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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Australian Financial Review broke the news in Sydney, Australia on Sunday, May 25, 2025.
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