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Tom Wark and Kat Wong

Hospital finally 'run for people' after public takeover

Northern Beaches Hospital has returned to state control after a failed private ownership deal. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

A two-year-old who died at a scandal-plagued hospital has been remembered by his parents as the catalyst for major health reform.

The Northern Beaches Hospital in Sydney completed its transition to the public health system on Wednesday, ending eight years of private ownership under Australia's second-biggest private hospital operator, Healthscope.

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