Calvary Health Care threatens legal action as government expected to pass legislation giving it power to compulsorily acquire facility
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The ACT government’s takeover of Calvary public hospital has been described as a “pre-dawn raid” by the Catholic healthcare’s chief executive.
The territory government is expected to pass legislation Wednesday giving it power to compulsorily acquire Calvary public hospital, including its land and hospital assets, after announcing the plans for the takeover earlier this month.
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