by Vincent Borg | Oct 9, 2025 | Executive, Healthcare, The world @work
The collapse of Healthscope demonstrates why prioritising financial outcomes over patients ultimately does not work. Australia’s second largest private hospital provider has gone into administration after its Canadian owner, Brookfield, walked away with debts of some...
by Vincent Borg | Jul 16, 2025 | Executive, Healthcare, The world @work
There’s been no shortage of media coverage questioning the future of private hospitals, especially in light of Healthscope’s recent demise into administration. With forthcoming wage increases for healthcare staff (while incremental and well deserved), the financial...
by Vincent Borg | Jun 12, 2024 | Executive, Healthcare, The world @work
In my recent articles, I referenced challenges facing the private hospital sector given the current mismatch between revenue and escalating costs. This was borne out in an EY study, which has not been made publicly available though referenced at the recent APHA...