Property funds controlled by David Di Pilla’s HMC Capital have agreed to defer some of the rent due on the 11 Healthscope hospitals they own to ensure the facilities continue to operate while the hospital operator’s receivers try to find a buyer.

Healthscope, the country’s second-largest private hospital operator, fell into receivership on Monday. The company and its receivers, McGrathNicol, said its landlords would need to agree to reduce rents to make the hospitals viable for future owners.