The state government has done a deal with Bethesda to ensure the Mount Hospital, which is currently in receivership under current operator Healthscope, can remain viable.
Not-for-profit operator Bethesda Health Care has gained financial backing from the state government to take over operations at Mount Hospital from embattled owner Healthscope.
A plan to transition the operator of Mount Hospital to a not-for-profit has been backed by its receivers, in a move which would see 31 hospitals nationwide follow suit.
Restructuring experts have been called in for the parent entities behind Healthscope, operator of Perth's Mount Hospital, with an eye to sell the debt-burdened business.
One of Australia's largest private hospital owners has announced it will terminate contracts with some of the country's largest insurers, including HBF, after failing to agree to a rise in fees.
Sharemarket‑listed real estate investment vehicle Healthco Healthcare & Wellness REIT has made its first foray into the Perth market, settling on the Mount Hospital for $147 million.
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An 11th hour agreement has resulted in 29 passengers from the Artania cruise ship who have tested positive for COVID-19 being transferred to Joondalup Health Campus, after earlier proposals to shift them to Hollywood Private Hospital, the Mount Hospital and Bethesda Health Care were criticised.
Healthscope has opened its books to Brookfield Capital Partners after the private equity firm made a $4.5 billion play for the private hospital operator, trumping a rival offer already on the table.
Private equity firm BGH Capital and AustralianSuper have returned with another $4.11 billion bid for Healthscope, five months after the private hospitals operator rejected their takeover attempt.
Private hospital operator Healthscope, which owns Perth's Mount Hospital, has rejected two competing takeover proposals it says undervalue the company, even as it lowers its earnings guidance due t
