So she was faced with a choice: monitor the pain at home or get a friend to drive her two hours to the nearest maternity service in Maitland Hospital. Choosing the second option might have saved ...

Hobart's Calvary Lenah Valley Hospital says it is taking steps to fill the gap left by the impending August 20 closure of the Hobart Private Hospital's maternity ward by its operator Healthscope.

The private hospital sector and the health insurance industry are at loggerheads over the crisis in maternity wards after the Hobart Private Hospital announced it would be closing its service.

who works out of Hobart Private Hospital, said there was deep disappointment in Tasmania. With 18 private maternity wards shut or shutting across the country since 2018, she said the Australian ...

On Thursday, Healthscope announced it would stop offering maternity services at Hobart Private Hospital from 20 August “due to ongoing workforce challenges”. As Healthscope blamed its shutdown ...