Healthscope are owned by North American private equity group Brookfield, which controls more than a trillion dollars' worth of assets worldwide. They are the second-largest private hospital group in Australia. Their hospitals include Nepean Private Hospital, Norwest Private Hospital and Hunter Valley Private Hospital in NSW and Brisbane Private Hospital and Gold Coast Private Hospital in Queensland.

The following hospitals are owned by Healthscope:

NSW:

• Campbelltown Private Hospital
• Hunter Valley Private Hospital
• Lady Davidson Private Hospital
• Nepean Private Hospital
• Newcastle Private Hospital
• Northern Beaches Hospital
• Norwest Private Hospital
• Prince of Wales Private Hospital
• Sydney Southwest Private Hospital
• The Hills Private Hospital
• The Sydney Clinic
• Tweed Day Surgery
• Windsor Road Private Clinic

Queensland:

• Brisbane Private Hospital
• Gold Coast Private Hospital
• Peninsula Private Hospital
• Pine Rivers Private Hospital
• Sunnybank Private Hospital

ACT:

• National Capital Private Hospital

Northern Territory:

• Darwin Private Hospital

Victoria: 

• Dorset Rehabilitation Centre
• Holmesglen Private Hospital
• John Fawkner Private Hospital
• La Trobe Private Hospital
• Knox Private Hospital
• Melbourne Private Hospital
• North Eastern Rehabilitation Centre
• Northpark Private Hospital
• Ringwood Private Hospital
• The Geelong Clinic
• The Melbourne Clinic
• The Victoria Clinic
• The Victorian Rehabilitation Centre

South Australia:

• Ashford Hospital
• Flinders Private Hospital
• Griffith Rehabilitation Hospital
• The Memorial Hospital

Tasmania:

• Hobart Private Hospital

Western Australia:

• Mount Hospital

Healthscope, which operates a network of 38 hospitals across Australia, was unable to reach an agreement with the Australian Health Service Alliance (AHSA), leading to the termination of their contract. Healthscope initiated this decision, as they sought higher fee increases than those agreed upon with the AHSA in March 2024.

Health funds and hospitals typically establish contracts to ensure health fund members can access high-quality care without incurring out-of-pocket expenses for hospital and operating theatre services. These agreements often provide payments above the minimum rates in exchange for hospitals waiving costs for patients. In Australia, nearly all private hospital services operate under such contracts, ensuring patients avoid unexpected expenses.

On behalf of Westfund, AHSA manages hospital contract negotiations, including discussions with Healthscope. Our priority was to achieve a resolution that benefited our members and continued to provide them with affordable access to quality healthcare.

There will be no change for Westfund members who attend any of Healthscope’s 38 hospitals across Australia. This agreement means our members remain covered as per their policy, with no additional out-of-pocket hospital costs*.

No, there’s no change to the booking process if you already have a treatment booked or are planning to book treatment at a Healthscope hospital. You can go ahead as planned with your arrangements. All doctors have been notified about the new contract.