Mildura Base Hospital’s journey back to public hands

1996: Victorian Health Department cuts Mildura Base Hospital’s staff numbers and reveals it can’t afford the estimated $36 million to build a new hospital in its capital budget. The Kennett government then approaches the private sector to build and operate a new hospital for Mildura. 2000: After winning the tender process and signing a 15-year […]

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    Rural specialism the right prescription

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