Will the new RCH be privatised?
The fact that the project is being conducted as a PPP does not mean that the hospital is being privatised. The hospital will continue to be owned and operated in exactly the same manner as exists today. The only difference under a PPP model is that the State is outsourcing the responsibility for the design and construction of the new hospital, as well as maintenance of the facility for a period of 25 years. The hospital however will continue at all times to be owned and operated by RCH.