Hospital giant urges insurers to cough up more money A major private hospital operator has swung to profit with help from strong Australian revenue growth, but its boss wants a bigger share of insurance premiums. AAP · Feb 26
Private health firm jabs insurers not paying fair share Ramsay Health Care, the biggest private hospital operator in the nation, has again pointed to the challenges faced by the sector in terms of rising costs. AAP · Nov 25, 2025
Health provider charged over new mum's death in care A hospital's parent company has been charged with exposing patients to health and safety risks following the death of a struggling new mum. AAP · Oct 21, 2025
Ramsay Health Psychology Clinics to Close 17 Branches: What Will Happen to Patients? Major closures of Ramsay's psychology clinics threaten patient care; government plans aim to expand support amid concerns over access and delays. International Business Times UK · Jul 25, 2025
Australia’s largest private hospital operator to close majority of psychology clinics to be ‘flexible, sustainable’ Seventeen of Ramsay Health Care’s 20 clinics will close by the end of August, with only Cairns, Charlestown and Joondalup to remain operating The Guardian - AU · Jul 24, 2025
Staff failed to properly check on new mum before death A new mother took her own life while in the grips of postpartum psychosis after a private hospital's staff failed to perform their required, hourly checks. AAP · Jun 18, 2025
Resignations puts private mental health care in play Dozens of public health specialist resignations remain in play as data outlines how few have rescinded their threat to quit the system. AAP · Feb 13, 2025
NSW government asks private sector to take public hospital patients as hundreds of psychiatrists set to resign Exclusive: Guardian Australia has seen an email from the director of Australia’s largest private mental health provider about the contract The Guardian - AU · Jan 16, 2025
Clinicians to heed parents after toddler's cancer death A hospital probe after a toddler died from undiagnosed cancer says clearer communication between staff and the child's parents would have improved his care. AAP · Nov 5, 2024
Hospital tower surgery: Ramsay scales back Lake plan Health giant scales back $120 million Lake Macquarie development Newcastle Herald · Oct 27, 2024
'Ask me how long I hold my pee': nurses strike at Lake Macquarie Private 'Often we go without breaks during a minimum eight-hour shift.' Newcastle Herald · Aug 22, 2024
'We're overworked': private hospital nurses and midwives in historic strike 'They're still not budging on pay and conditions,' union says. Newcastle Herald · Jul 29, 2024
'I came out worse than when I went in': private health clinic in spotlight 'It's not the staff's fault, it's the system.' Newcastle Herald · Aug 28, 2023
Ramsay Health Care buyout collapses Australia's biggest business bid of the year, a $20 billion offer from a US private equity consortium to buy out Ramsay Health Care, has officially collapsed. AAP · Sep 26, 2022
ABC News · Sep 13, 2022 Scheduling for elective surgeries in Queensland in disarray after public holiday to mark Queen Elizabeth's death Queensland Health said the Palaszczuk Government was still "working through any impacts" the public holiday to mourn Queen Elizabeth would have on health services.
The Conversation · Aug 8, 2022 Eddie Betts' camp saga highlights a motivational industry rife with weird, harmful ideas Former AFL star Eddie Betts’ revelations about the 2018 Adelaide Crows training camp, which left him feeling like he had been brainwashed and sapped his passion for football, raises all sorts of questions.
ABC News · Aug 5, 2022 Bupa dispute with Ramsay Health Care leaves patients in limbo A fallout between major health firms will make people question why they should bother with private insurance, according to a prominent health industry advocate.
ABC News · Aug 3, 2022 Bupa patients worried Ramsay Health Care hospital dispute will leave them out-of-pocket A breast cancer patient says trying to change health insurers is an unwanted stress as Bupa customers deal with the fallout of the company's dispute with one of Australia's largest private hospital operators.
The Guardian - AU · Jun 13, 2022 Daniel Andrews tells private healthcare groups wanting $3,000 staff bonuses to pay their own rewards Victorian premier says private hospitals should spend more time ‘rewarding their staff appropriately’ and improve nurse-to-patient ratios