Ramsay Health Care
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Hospitals in crisis
Father of Perth toddler who died with undiagnosed leukaemia welcomes coronial inquest
A review into the death of a one-year-old boy suffering from undiagnosed leukaemia has determined it was “reasonable” that he did not get a blood test at a Perth hospital.
- by Hamish Hastie
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Hospitals
Grieving parents were not consulted during review into son’s death at Joondalup hospital
Suzan Al Hulow and Ali Al-Khafaji’s baby son Amir died inside Al Hulow’s womb while in the care of the public hospital on March 22.
- by Hamish Hastie
Parents sue after alleged botched delivery leaves baby profoundly disabled
Blood and oxygen stopped flowing to the baby girl’s brain during her birth. Now she’s got cerebral palsy, epilepsy and an intellectual disability.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
Minister vows to assess bulk-billing as Joondalup Hospital probe begins
The health department will join a review of hospital services, and what people pay for GPs in Perth’s north will be scrutinised, after the death of toddler Sandipan Dhar.
- by Jesinta Burton
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World markets
Big miners, energy sector drag ASX to a loss
The Australian sharemarket slid on Tuesday, reflecting a mixed trading session on Wall Street after a US manufacturing report suggested its economy is slowing.
- by Jessica Yun and Millie Muroi
Former Telstra boss David Thodey named new Sydney University chancellor
Thodey is best known as the former boss of the telco giant and currently chairs Ramsay Health Care and technology company Xero.
- by Daniella White
Boards wary about splashing dividend cash as growth slows
Boards are taking a cautious stance on lifting dividends as businesses face rising costs and an economy that is slowing because of steep interest rate rises.
- by Clancy Yeates
Patients relocated, theatres close after Mandurah hospital mould discovery
More than 30 patients at Peel Health Campus will be relocated, three operating theatres will be closed, and ambulances will be redirected following the discovery of black mould in the air vents.
- by Jesinta Burton
Australian companies are warming to private equity, says Blackstone
ASX-listed company boards’ “views on private equity are beginning to change,” overturning a long history in Australia of scepticism of the industry, says local Blackstone boss Michael Blickstead.
- by Harry Brumpton
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Hospitals in crisis
Family urges change after father’s heart attack death at Joondalup hospital
When Barry Nelson was rushed to the hospital with chest and arm pain, his mother told staff about the family’s history of heart attacks.
- by Michael Genovese
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Mergers & acquisitions
No deal: Ramsay Health Care takeover talks crumble
After months of negotiations, the biggest takeover deal in Australia this year looks to have fallen through.
- by Emma Koehn
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