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Calvary steps in to solve Hobart’s maternity services crisis
Calvary Lenah Valley Hospital, a Catholic not-for-profit healthcare provider, will pick up the shortfall in vital maternity services in Hobart following the recent announcement that Hobart Private Hospital will be closing its maternity ward. Source: Hobart Archdiocese.
Doctors stage walkout over stretched hospitals
Saving lives has become harder amid a mass walkout of doctors who have been driven to breaking point as public hospitals struggle with millions of patients. Source: AAP.
Mental health funding welcome but chronic staff shortages loom: CHA
Catholic Health Australia has welcomed Labor’s $1 billion mental health funding commitment and called for further action to ease chronic staff shortages.
Health and aged care must be at forefront of election campaign: CHA
Catholic Health Australia is urging all political parties and candidates to put health and aged care at the forefront of their campaigns after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called the election today.
Man leaves St Vincent’s hospital with artificial heart in world first
An Australian patient has become the first in the world to leave hospital with a levitating titanium heart, in a major step towards halving deaths from cardiac failure and establishing a world-leading medical manufacturing industry on Australian soil. Source: SMH.
Peak health bodies accuse insurers of prioritising profit over patients
Private health sector peak bodies have slammed the proposal of a “hardship package” by the corporate health insurance industry as failing to address the serious viability challenges of Australia’s private health system.
Catholic sector days payouts by private health insurers too low
Catholic Health Australia has endorsed the Albanese Government’s action to ensure private health insurers provide fair funding to patients and hospitals.
Mater to operate third public hospital in south east Queensland
Queensland Health Minister Tim Nicholls has announced the name of the new public hospital being built by the state government and Mater. Source: The Catholic Leader.
Catholic Health calls for private health insurance reform
Catholic Health Australia is calling for premium round reform as new data shows private health insurers are keeping more of their soaring profits for themselves.