The state's healthcare and social services sectors are in for another decade of rapid change, industry leaders say, after growing employee numbers by more than 60,000 during the past 10 years.
Co-operatives, mutuals and other not-for-profit businesses in Western Australia achieved solid growth last year, outperforming many private and listed companies.
St John of God Health Care is on the way to becoming Western Australia's largest private hospital group, despite rival operator Ramsay Health Care recently starting another expansion of its own.
Midland's goal to become a commercial hub is quietly being realised, 14 years after the state government put the wheels in motion on one of Perth's largest urban redevelopment projects.
St John of God Health Care says it has received final approvals for the purchase of Mercy Hospital in Mount Lawley, which will be renamed St John of God Mt Lawley Hospital.
Several surveying firms have responded in one of two ways during the past year in response to slowing work opportunities in Western Australia – they have consolidated operations, or cast the net wi
A slowdown in the mining sector could have positive flow-on effects for employers in other industries, Business News' annual survey of the state's 100 largest employers has found.
St John of God Health Care has appointed John Fogarty as executive director Perth southern hospitals and chief executive officer of St John of God Murdoch, from 9 September.
St John of God Health Care has appointed Lachlan Henderson as executive director Perth Northern hospitals, including CEO St John of God Subiaco Hospital, from 17 June.
ST John of God Health Care chief executive Michael Stanford has no hesitation in naming the single most important factor in his ability to achieve successful outcomes on the group's construction pr
ST JOHN of God Health Care is making its move on the Peel region, signalling its desire to take over the troubled Peel Health Campus if the state government puts the hospital to tender.
STAFF turnover is costing Western Australian companies billions of dollars and needs to be addressed to combat labour shortages and improve productivity.
Brightwater Care Group is nine months and $3 million away from completing its new brain injury rehabilitation centre in East Victoria Park, one of a handful of state-of-the-art medical facilities c
Construction giant Brookfield Multiplex has consolidated its position as a leading builder of hospitals in Western Australia after being picked by St John of God Health Care as managing contractor
THE combination of physical activity and fundraising for a good cause has proved a near-faultless model in recent years, with swimming, running and cycling among the many ways of raising a dollar.
A consortium led by St John of God Health Care has been named as the State government's preferred provider to open a $360 million public hospital in Midland in mid-2015.
The Barnett government is living up to its promise to deliver more community infrastructure via public private partnerships, naming three short-listed consortiums to bid for a 350-bed prison develo
Last night's Vinnies' CEO Sleepout saw 107 chief executives sleeping rough in the name of charity, and none did it tougher than Mermaid Marine boss Jeff Weber.
Western Australia-based health fund HBF has offloaded its general insurance business to national giant IAG's subsidiary, CGU, for an undisclosed sum as part of a strategy to focus on its core business.
St John of God Health Care is planning a $234 million expansion of its Murdoch Hospital, creating WA's biggest medical precinct – just as long as it can secure the staff to service 165 new beds.
Many not-for-profit organisations are rethinking their business model as the lines between the public, private and charitable sectors become more opaque.
THE prominence of construction giants Leighton Holdings and Brookfield Multiplex in Western Australia has been highlighted by the state government's announcement of the three shortlisted bidders to design and build the new $1.17 billion children's hospita
TWO of Western Australia's largest construction companies have been signed up by competing bidders for the $360 million Midland Health Campus project, which is shaping up as an intriguing test of the state government's support for public private partnersh
A NEW advisory group consisting of 28 past and present health industry professionals has been established in Perth to support the development of sector leaders in Western Australia.
THERE is an interesting collection of businesspeople who wield influence in government due to their roles as board members of major corporatised agencies.
With the shortage of skilled labour arguably the biggest issue facing Western Australian business, WA Business News hosted a forum to seek solutions. Mark Beyer reports.
Most of the participants in the skills shortage forum agreed that bringing skilled workers into Australia from overseas was an essential part of the solution.
