The ACT has tried to buy Calvary public hospital before. Here's what's different

The entrance to the Calvary campus at Bruce, where the government says it will take over the public hospital. Picture by Jamila Toderas

The ACT government has long made it clear it would prefer to own and operate the Calvary public hospital at Bruce, having previously sought to buy the facility.

But those past efforts came to nought and now the government has said it would use compulsory acquisition laws to take over the hospital.