Private hospitals join COVID-19 fight
Private sector has committed 'in a way that is beyond conception', says Greg Hunt
Private hospitals will provide more than 100,000 health professionals and 34,000 beds to help deal with the COVID-19 crisis, in a move that effectively puts all hospital beds under a single partnership.
More than 34,000 extra hospital beds will be available to help Australia deal with the coronavirus pandemic under a new deal struck with the private sector.
Minister for Health Greg Hunt said the deal was a "very significant stride" in increasing the system's capacity while guaranteeing the viability of all 657 private