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Calvary’s Hospital Buyout Sparks Health Access Fears | Adelaide News
Calvary Healthcare is set to take over Hobart Private Hospital after ACCC approval, expanding its Catholic-run network to five hospitals across Tasmania — but critics are sounding the alarm. Equality advocates fear the move will shutter vital services like gender-affirming care, surgical terminations, vasectomies, and fertility treatments, forcing patients to travel interstate for care. Groups including Engender Tasmania call the decision disappointing and potentially discriminatory, while the Health Minister vows to protect access through contingency plans. Some services, like IVF, are…
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