The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has formally approved Ramsay Health Care's (ASX:RHC) acquisition of the National Capital Private Hospital, clearing the path for the medical giant’s first major expansion into the Australian Capital Territory.
The $251 million deal, first announced in late December 2025, involves the purchase of assets and operations from the receivers and managers of the embattled Healthscope Group.
Funded through Ramsay's existing debt facilities, the acquisition secures the future of the 148-bed Garran facility, which is strategically co-located with the public Canberra Hospital.
With regulatory hurdles now cleared despite earlier opposition from private health insurers, Ramsay expects to complete the transaction and assume operational control by the first quarter of FY27.