Tuggerah Lakes Private Hospital will close its doors in November because of increasing operating costs and poor private health fund rates.
A statement from the hospital operator, Healthe Care Australia, said the COVID-19 pandemic had also significantly affected the financial viability of the 20-bed hospital.
“We regret that despite the best efforts of our dedicated staff and doctors, the impact of the pandemic, increasing operating costs and poor health fund rates have led to the difficult decision to cease all hospital services at Tuggerah Lakes Private Hospital at the end of November,” the hospital statement said.
“Services will be consolidated with our other hospitals at Brisbane Waters Private Hospital in Woy Woy and Gosford Private Hospital.”
The $31M hospital at Kanwal, opposite Wyong Hospital on the Pacific Hwy, opened in June 2019 and was set to become a key addition to the region’s private health care facilities, delivering integrated health care services to the fast-growing northern area of the Central Coast.
Tuggerah Lakes Private Hospital has 20 single in-patient beds, three operating theatres, a medical and/or surgical team covering 11 specialties and only last August the hospital announced a radiation therapy pre-treatment program for cancer patients at the northern end of the Central Coast.
Healthe Care indicated that the hospital had the potential to be re-purposed for other local health services.
Previous patients can access to their medical records by contacting the medical records department at Gosford Private Hospital on 4323 8121 or by email gos.medicalrecords@healthecare.com.au
Sue Murray