Healthscope Group\u2019s parent company entering receivership in May 2025<\/a>.<\/p>\nThe sale agreement means that all of National Capital Private Hospital\u2019s assets and operations will be transferred to Ramsay Health Care. It\u2019s hoped the transaction will be completed in the first quarter of 2027.<\/p>\n
Health Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith expected this would be a \u201csmooth transition\u201d for staff who had continued working despite the uncertainty.<\/p>\n
\u201cObviously, it\u2019s been a challenging time for staff right across the Healthscope network and the staff at National Capital Private,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cNational Capital is a profitable hospital; it was one of the best hospitals in the Healthscope network, and so it was always going to be an attractive proposition.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ramsay Health Care currently has no presence in the ACT. One next step will be for Canberra Health Services to liaise with Ramsay Health Care on how the relationship between the two hospitals will continue to work, given National Capital is located on The Canberra Hospital campus.<\/p>\n
A Healthscope statement endorsed National Capital\u2019s sale to Ramsay Health Care, along with the sale of four of its other hospitals to various operators.<\/p>\n
\u201cEach agreement provides for the continuity of employment and service for employees at each hospital,\u201d it stated.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll staff will continue in their current roles, eventually transferring to the new owners under the same or better employment terms, along with existing entitlements and length of service.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Northern Beaches Hospital\u2019s operations were transferred to the NSW Government.<\/p>\n
Ms Stephen-Smith was also pleased about the certainty the ACCC\u2019s approval provided for patients from Canberra and the surrounding region.<\/p>\n
\u201cSome other jurisdictions are facing a lot more uncertainty around the future of their Healthscope hospital, or hospitals, and so I think we have been in a fortunate position here,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s good to get certainty as quickly as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n
Healthscope\u2019s remaining 31 hospitals will be operated under a newly created not-for-profit organisation.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe transition of this significant portfolio of hospitals to a well-capitalised not-for-profit organisation, operating in accordance with its care-focused charitable purpose, would support the long-term sustainability of the private health sector in Australia, taking pressure off the public health system,\u201d a Healthscope statement outlined.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe non-denominational charitable structure will ensure surpluses are reinvested back into hospitals to support excellent patient care and choice, employee engagement and wellbeing, and the continued provision of market-leading healthcare services.\u201d<\/p>\n
Receivers and managers\u2019 representative Keith Crawford has previously described the receivership process as \u201ccomplex\u201d due to the large number of assets across multiple jurisdictions and negotiations with various stakeholders.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are pleased we can now provide a clear direction to Healthscope patients, employees and communities about the future of their local hospitals,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe look forward to continuing to work with the Healthscope team and key stakeholders to ensure the successful implementation of the plan in the interests of patients, employees and the Australian community.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ramsay Health Care has acquired National Capital Private Hospital after its previous owner entered receivership. Photo: Claire Fenwicke.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":489126,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[64,63,137,500],"class_list":{"0":"post-489125","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-healthcare","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-health","11":"tag-healthcare"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/489125","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=489125"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/489125\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/489126"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=489125"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=489125"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=489125"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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