About Ramsay Health Care

Ramsay Health Care Limited serves as a private hospital operator. As of December 31, 2004, the company operated a portfolio of 42 facilities, including 36 private hospitals, 5 aged care facilities, Coffs Harbour Day Surgery, the management of Mildura Base Hospital and North Eastern Community Hospital. With approximately 4,000 beds, Ramsay Health Care caters to the health needs of approximately 300,000 patients each year. The company primarily operates three types of hospitals: Medical Surgical Hospitals, such as veteran hospitals, regional Medicalsurgical hospitals, and collocated hospitals; Psychiatric Hospitals; and Rehabilitation Hospitals. Services The company through its portfolio of hospitals provides services, which include: accident and emergency, aged care, Anaesthetics, cancer care, cardiac Catheterization, cardiac rehabilitation, cardiology, cardio-thoracic surgery, colorectal service, continence, coronary care, dermatology, drug & alcohol programs, ear, nose & throat, endocrinology, fertility service, gastroenterology, general medicine, general surgery, geriatric medicine, Gynaecology, Haematology / oncology, dependency unit, hypertension, immunology, infectious diseases, and intensive care services. The company’s portfolio of services also include: lap banding, lung function, Lymphoedema, maternity, mental health, nephrology, neurology, neurosurgery, nuclear medicine, ophthalmology, oral surgery, Orthopaedics, Paediatric surgery, Paediatrics, pain management, palliative care, pathology, plastic surgery, psychiatry, radiology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, renal medicine, respiratory medicine, rheumatology, sleep studies, urology, and vascular surgery. History Ramsay Health Care Limited was founded by Paul Ramsay in 1964.