Lifeline for Tasmania’s Only Mother-and-Baby Unit

Lifeline for Tasmania’s Only Mother-and-Baby Unit
The Royal Hobart Hospital in the CBD of Tasmania's capital city, Hobart, on Tuesday, November 16, 2020. AAP Image/Chris Crerar
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A new mother-and-baby unit will be created at the Royal Hobart Hospital following the announcement of the closure of St Helen’s Private Hospital, which will be coming into effect in June this year.

Healthscope, the operator of St Helen’s Private Hospital, says that its decision to close the hospital is due to its inability to secure multimillion-dollar funds to repair the heritage-listed building.