Hospitals
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Pregnancy
Painful contraction for private maternity hospitals
One in four women gives birth in private hospitals. The collapse of private obstetrics will have huge flow-on effects for the public system.
- by Kate Aubusson
Latest
Doctors look interstate for work as Victorian budget squeeze hits hard
Hiring freezes and job losses at Victorian hospitals are prompting many healthcare workers to look interstate for work.
- by Henrietta Cook
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Healthcare
Why these parents didn’t sue the hospital that killed their baby
What does justice look like when your child dies due to catastrophic medical errors?
- by Kate Aubusson
Perspective
Healthcare
A day – and an unexpected night – in the emergency ward
After spending a day as an observer in the state’s busiest emergency department, there is an unforeseen personal visit to another emergency ward.
- by Tony Wright
Opinion
Hospitals in crisis
Funding alone is not the magic bullet in fixing Victoria’s hospital crisis
No amount of funding will improve service delivery if we cannot find nurses to fill positions under current conditions and improve healthcare culture.
- by John Wilson
Premier reverses hospital bailout decision but health services sceptical
Jacinta Allan’s new stance comes after hospital insiders warned of bed closures, surgery delays and even the end of vital services across Victoria’s health system.
- by Broede Carmody
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State Parliament
Extra urgent care clinics to open as flu sweeps Sydney
As influenza rates continue to surge, hospital emergency departments are under increasing pressure.
- by Alexandra Smith
‘Which one’s the loudest?’: Robert’s doctor delivers the best medicine – in a Porsche
The 46-year-old mechanic had a final wish before cancer takes him. His sports car loving oncologist granted it.
- by Tony Wright
Thousands of patients face massive cost hikes as hospitals pull plug on NIB
St Vincent’s Health Australia has given notice to the insurance giant that it will terminate its contract after negotiations broke down.
- by Kate Aubusson
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Healthcare
Victoria’s primary care clinics face funding cuts in budget crisis
Priority primary care clinics, promised in 2022 as Daniel Andrews’ solution to the health crisis, are facing cutbacks as the Victorian budget grapples with debt.
- by Rachel Eddie and Kieran Rooney
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Medicine
Surgeon suspended for using patient ‘as a prop’ now operating under a new name
Colorectal surgeon Gary McKay legally changed his name to Barry McCabe this year, but a record of previous findings against him did not appear until the Herald inquired.
- by Michael Koziol