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New Royal Adelaide Hospital: Australia’s Largest Health PPP

By Pierre Hillion,  Jean Wee
Published 29 Jun 2015
Reference 6063
Topic Economics & Finance
Industry Hospital & Health Care
Region Other Regions
Length 21 page(s)
Language English
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Summary

The case discusses the public-private partnership to build the New Royal Adelaide Hospital (NRAH) (replacing the outdated Royal Adelaide Hospital) at a cost of A$1.7 billion in 2009. The 35-year concession was eventually awarded to a consortium, the South Australian Health Partnership (SAHP), and the government agreed to make an annual service payment to the consortium of A$397 million a year once the hospital was completed in 2016. Rising state debt in the wake of the global financial crisis led to protests by opposition politicians when the cost of the NRAH was said to have ballooned.

Teaching objectives

Valuation of social infrastructure project finance.

Keywords
  • Public-private partnership
  • Hospital
  • PPP
  • Healthcare
  • Australia
  • Social infrastructure
  • Q41415
About the authors
Hillion

Pierre Hillion

Professor of Finance
Wee

Jean Wee


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