John Fawkner Private Hospital

What John Fawkner Private Hospital does

John Fawkner Private Hospital is a private acute hospital located at 275 Moreland Road, Coburg, Victoria, Australia, wholly owned and operated by Healthscope Operations Pty Ltd. Founded in the 1940s and serving northern Melbourne for over 80 years, it operates a 24/7 Emergency Department alongside comprehensive medical, surgical, cancer and critical care services. Core clinical infrastructure includes five state-of-the-art operating theatres with HEPA filtration and robotic capability, a Critical Care Complex comprising a 6-bed ICU with negative pressure isolation and a 6-bed Coronary Care Unit, a 15-bay Day Surgery Unit, a Day Infusion Centre with seven chairs and one bed, an on-site ICON Cancer Centre equipped with Varian Halcyon 2.0 radiation therapy, and an Angiography Suite supporting a 24-hour interventional cardiology service. The hospital also operates a Sessional Consulting Suites building at 267 Moreland Road and supports advanced procedures including robotic hernia repair, endoscopic spine surgery, HoLEP/Rezum/UroLift/iTind BPH treatments, bariatric surgery and complex orthopaedic, neurosurgical and urological procedures.

The hospital earns revenue through multiple transactional and recurring streams: private patient admissions funded by Australian private health insurers with patient-paid excesses and co-payments, self-funded surgery for uninsured and overseas patients, Emergency Department attendance fees (out-of-pocket under the Private Health Insurance Act 2007), DVA and WorkCover billings, and ancillary services such as radiology (iMED), pathology (Australian Clinical Labs/Dorevitch) and pharmacy (HPS). Go-to-market combines GP and specialist referrals (supported by an accredited RACGP CPD education programme and a dedicated Business Development Manager), walk-in Emergency Department presentations, an eAdmissions online portal for direct patient self-registration, and overseas patient pathways. Patient experience metrics are strong, with a Net Promoter Score of 79.1 and 85.4% of ED patients rating care as "very good" (Jan–Dec 2020), and the hospital holds Tier 1 DVA status. Customer segments are diversified across private insured, self-pay, DVA, WorkCover, overseas and emergency walk-in populations across Melbourne's northern suburbs catchment.

Name

John Fawkner Private Hospital

Legal name

John Fawkner Private Hospital

Website

https://johnfawknerprivatehospital.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1940

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

John Fawkner Private Hospital is a Melbourne northern-suburbs private acute hospital operated by Healthscope, offering 24/7 emergency, medical, surgical, cancer and critical care services across five theatres, ICU, CCU and on-site ICON radiation oncology to insured, self-pay, DVA and overseas patients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private Acute Care Hospital

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (62211), General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (6221)

SIC

Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062)

akta.pro primary industry

Community & Regional General Hospitals (HLAFAAAB)

Keywords

• Private hospital services
• Surgical specialties
• Emergency medical care
• Cancer care treatment
• Critical care nursing

Headquarters

HQ city

Coburg

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Private Patient Services: Revenue from private patients with health insurance, Medicare, Department of Veterans Affairs, or WorkCover coverage. Patients pay out-of-pocket expenses including excess, co-payments, and fees not covered by insurance.
2. Self-Funded Patients: Revenue from uninsured patients and overseas patients who self-fund their surgery and medical care.
3. Emergency Department Fees: Attendance fees for emergency department services. These are out-of-pocket costs not covered by private health insurance under Private Health Insurance Act 2007. May be partially claimable under Medicare for some components.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

John Fawkner Private Hospital delivers acute private hospital care to northern Melbourne, anchored by a 24/7 Emergency Department, a Critical Care Complex with ICU and Coronary Care, five operating theatres, a Day Surgery Unit, and an onsite ICON Cancer Centre. Services span emergency medicine, complex surgery, oncology, cardiology, orthopaedics, urology, gynaecology, bariatrics, and brain/spine procedures, complemented by eAdmissions online registration.

Product overview

John Fawkner Private Hospital is a private hospital with an attached 24/7 Emergency Department, offering comprehensive medical, surgical, and cancer care services. The hospital operates as a multi-service facility with five state-of-the-art operating theatres and a Critical Care Complex with ICU and Coronary Care units. Key service lines include Emergency, Medical (cardiology, oncology, neurology), Surgical (orthopaedic, urology, colorectal, bariatric, brain/spine), Cancer Care (chemotherapy, radiation at ICON Cancer Centre), and Day Surgery. The hospital offers digital services including eAdmissions for online patient registration and maintains governance through a Medical Advisory Committee.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 24/7 Emergency Department

Quantifiable outcome

• Net Promoter Score of 79.1 for Emergency Department (Jan-Dec 2020) - considered world-class (70-100 range)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and general.

• Healthscope Operations Pty LtdcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthscope is the parent company and operator of John Fawkner Private Hospital. Provides centralised services including clinical governance, quality frameworks, HR, IT systems, eAdmissions platform, specialist search tools, GP education programs, and corporate support functions.
• ICON Cancer CentrecoreTechnology or IntegrationOnsite radiation oncology partner offering the most advanced radiation therapy using Varian Halcyon 2.0 technology. Provides radiation treatment for cancer patients within the hospital's comprehensive cancer care service. Clinical trials also available.
• Dorset Rehabilitation CentrecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOffsite rehabilitation partner located in Pascoe Vale offering inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation programs. Surgeons refer patients requiring post-surgical rehabilitation including orthopaedic, cardiac, and general surgery recovery programs.
• iMED (Radiology)coreTechnology or IntegrationOnsite radiology provider offering CT scan, DEXA/Bone Density, Dental, Echocardiogram, Injection/biopsy, Mammogram, MRI, Nuclear Medicine/SPECT, Ultrasound, Vascular Ultrasound/Doppler, and X-Ray services.
• Australian Clinical Labs & Dorevitch (Pathology)coreTechnology or IntegrationOnsite pathology services including breath testing, histopathology and other diagnostic pathology services supporting clinical diagnosis and treatment.
• HPS PharmacygeneralTechnology or IntegrationOnsite pharmacy providing medication dispensing, monitoring, and consultation services for inpatients.
• Medical Advisory CommitteecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommittee of physicians and surgeons representing specialties who advise on patient care standards and hospital policies at John Fawkner Private Hospital.
• RACGP (Royal Australian College of General Practitioners)generalGTM or Marketing PartnerHealthscope is an accredited RACGP educational provider offering CPD programs. John Fawkner Private Hospital participates in providing GP education events and updates through the Healthscope Community of Learning.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Cabrini Hospital Malvern: Cabrini Malvern is a large Melbourne private acute hospital offering comparable medical, surgical, cardiac, ED and oncology services under a faith-based mission, competing head-to-head with Healthscope hospitals for specialists, GP referrals and insured patients.
• Melbourne Private Hospital: Inner-Melbourne private acute hospital offering comparable medical, surgical, cardiac and rehabilitation services; directly comparable in size, service breadth and ED capability to John Fawkner.
• Epworth Northern (Epping): Epworth's northern Melbourne campus offering acute medical and surgical services; competes with John Fawkner for insured patients and specialists in the same northern growth corridor.
• Epworth Hospital Richmond: Epworth Richmond is Victoria's largest private acute hospital and John Fawkner's closest direct competitor — both offer comprehensive private medical, surgical, ED, critical care and cancer services to the Melbourne market with similar multi-specialty consultant models.
• St John of God Berwick Hospital: A Victorian private acute hospital offering multi-specialty medical, surgical, maternity, ED and oncology services comparable to John Fawkner's service mix, competing in the Melbourne private hospital market.
• Warringal Private Hospital: Sister Healthscope hospital in Melbourne's inner north-east offering acute medical, surgical and oncology services with similar patient demographic; same parent enables direct comparison of catchment overlap, GP referral patterns and capital programs.
• Northpark Private Hospital: Melbourne northern suburbs private hospital operated by Healthscope, providing medical, surgical and rehabilitation services; the closest geographic peer and sister facility to John Fawkner with overlapping catchment and GP referral base.

Broad incumbents

• Healthe Care Australia: Private hospital operator with Victorian sites including Frankston Private and others; broad incumbent with overlapping surgical and medical service mix competing for private patients.
• Ramsay Health Care Australia: Australia's largest private hospital operator with multiple Victorian sites (e.g., Waverley Private, Mitcham Private); broad incumbent competing with John Fawkner at the network level rather than as a single facility.

Others

• The Royal Melbourne Hospital (Public): Major public tertiary hospital in Melbourne providing complex acute and trauma care; indirectly comparable as the public-system alternative that shapes demand for private ED and elective surgery at John Fawkner.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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