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Farid Farid and Kat Wong

'Failed model': private hospital back in public hands

The 500-bed Northern Beaches Hospital is returning to public ownership. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

A 500-bed private hospital where a two-year-old's death triggered outrage will be bought with public funds to ensure the tragic scenario isn't repeated.

Northern Beaches Hospital in Sydney - the jewel in the crown of Australia's largest private hospital operator - came under fire after the death of toddler Joe Massa, who died in 2024 after spending three hours in the emergency department waiting for care.

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