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Reflecting on the sick and those who care for them
Catholics are being urged to reflect during this year’s World Day of the Sick on the “grace-filled encounters” that can emerge at times of adversity. Source: ACBC Media Blog.
Catholic sector welcomes Government’s $1.7bn injection into public hospitals
Catholic Health Australia chief executive Jason Kara has welcomed the Albanese Government’s $1.7 billion funding of public hospitals, aimed at cutting down wait times and ease pressure on emergency departments.
Mater appoints new chief executive
Mater has announced that senior healthcare executive Julia Strickland-Bellamy will become its next chief executive officer. Source: Catholic Health Australia.
Mater welcomes visitors from ‘flourishing’ Catholic hospital in Pakistan
Mater is building ties with a Catholic hospital serving some of the most impoverished communities in Pakistan. Source: The Catholic Leader.
Fee-free course takes load off future nurses
The first cohort of students to graduate debt-free from Mater Education’s Diploma of Nursing are set to kick off their healthcare careers without the burden of paying off tuition fees. Source: Catholic Health Australia.
St John of God‘s $311m Perth project faces two-year delay
A $311 million expansion of St John of God Hospital in Subiaco in Perth’s inner west could be delayed by up to two years as it waits for a power upgrade by a local utility provider. Source: The West Australian.
Minister rejects proposed increases to private health insurance premiums
Federal Health Minister Mark Butler has rejected suggested private health insurance premium increases for the second time, calling on a number of companies to suggest “a more reasonable figure” ahead of the April 1 deadline. Source: The West Australian.
ACCC to block Catholic hospitals from boycotting private health insurers
The competition regulator intends to block Catholic Health Australia’s private hospital members from collectively boycotting large private health insurers, should negotiations for increased hospital funding arrangements fail. Source: The Australian.
Insurers ‘pricing out’ Australians from quality private health insurance
New data analysis by Catholic Health Australia reveals corporate health insurers are pricing Australians out of quality private health insurance amidst a cost-of-living crisis.