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Aspen Medical is an Australian-based health service company with operations in Australia and internationally. The company headquarters are in
Canberra with regional offices in Brisbane and Perth. In 2020, the company recorded a total turnover of A$529,113,202, with taxable income of A$157,424,342, and paid A$47,136,454 corporate tax. In 2018, Aspen Medical was recognized as the Australian Exporter of the Year, and in 2021 was inducted into the Australian Export Hall of Fame.
History
Aspen was established in 2003 by Glenn Keys and Dr Andrew Walker. Its initial work involved reviewing the delivery of orthopedic services under the Blair Governments'
National Health Service Reforms, and reducing waiting lists for orthopedic surgery.
Subsequently, the firm medically supported the Australian-led mission to stabilize the
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Oceania, to the east of Papua New Guinea and north-west of Vanuatu. It has a land area of , and a population of approx. 700,000. Its capit ...
after its civil collapse,
and assisted the
Australian-led international Military Mission to
East Timor
East Timor (), also known as Timor-Leste (), officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is an island country in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the exclave of Oecusse on the island's north-west ...
, which included saving President
Jose Ramos Horta’s life after an assassination attempt.
Aspen has worked in remote areas in Australia through: developing the
Western Australia
Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...
Resources Aero Medical Evacuation for seven oil and gas companies working in the North West Shelf off WA; establishing the Remote Area Health Corps to provide Primary Health Care to remote indigenous communities in the Northern Territory in 2008;, supporting an existing joint venture between
CareFlight
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History
CareFlight was founded in Sydney, Australia in May 1986 as an aeromedical charity. Its mission is to save lives, speed recovery ...
and
Pel-Air
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Pel-Air speci ...
to provide air ambulance services out of Darwin International Airport and, administering the Australian Government’s Nursing and Allied Health Rural Locum Scheme (NAHRLS). This scheme provides short term locum staff to rural and remote locations in Australia to relieve permanent residential staff undertaking professional development or taking leave.
Since 2012 the firm has provided sub-contracted services with approximately 1000 staff in over fifty Defence sites Australia-wide.
In 2013, Aspen Medical employed more than 2000 staff and had a turnover of around $163,000,000 AUD.
2014–15 West Africa Ebola outbreak
Aspen Medical managed the Australian Government's response to the
Ebola virus disease (EVD). This response involved commissioning and managing a 100-bed Ebola Treatment Centre (ETC), constructed by the UK Government in Sierra Leone. Aspen Medical managed the ETC from December 2014 to April 2015.
The Sierra Leone ETC admitted 216 patients. In addition to the Ebola survivors, the ETC contributed to the treatment of 120 survivors of serious conditions other than Ebola.
Four Corners investigative report
In May 2022, Aspen Medical featured on the
ABC
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’s programme
Four Corners.
The episode alleged the company’s involvement in financial misconduct whilst acting as a sub-contractor to EN-Projects, the prime contractor for the construction of Hambantota Hospital, during the Presidency of
Mahinda Rajapaksa in 2012. One of the transactions in question was a payment made to Sabre Vision Holdings, owned by Nimal Perera, a Sri Lankan businessman who also has close ties with
the Rajapaksa family. Perera has since served legal notice of a defamation case to the ABC for the accusations.
Shortly after the Four Corners episode aired, Aspen Medical issued a Media Release in response to the allegations which attempted to clarify the nature of the work they are involved in. Aspen Medical stated that the delivery of services in
Sri Lanka was verified, and the payments authorised by EN-Projects. The company noted that it heard about the allegations five years after the contract concluded in 2015, and that the controversy appears to relate to events unrelated to the Hambantota hospital project. The document released by Aspen Medical provides links to their standards and policies including; Aspen’s
WHO
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accreditation, external audits, International Operating Standards, and their Corporate Social Responsibility outline. Aspen Medical maintains that they are “strongly against corruption or corrupt practices wherever we work in the world” and that it is not involved in any international money laundering investigation arising from its involvement in the
Hambantota General Hospital project.
Operations
Aspen Medical has been operating in the
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia ( The Middle East). It is located at t ...
since 2003. In August 2022, Aspen Medical opened one of six planned primary health centers in
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The rural primary health centers are jointly operated in coordination with the
Department of Health (Abu Dhabi) as part of governmental plans to expand
primary health care
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in the
Emirate of Abu Dhabi
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.
Awards
Aspen Medical has received numerous awards for their work as an industry service provider including:
2022
* Financial Review Best Places to Work List Honoree
2021
* National Export Hall of Fame Inductee
* Financial Review Best Places to Work List Honoree
2020
* International Project Management Association Silver Medal for the Canberra COVID-19 Surge Facility
2019
* B Lab Best for The World - Customers Category
2018
* Australian Export Awards - Australian Exporter of the Year
* Australian Export Awards - Health & Biotechnology Category Winner
* ACT Chief Minister's Exporter of the Year Health & Biotechnology Category Winner
* B Lab Best for the World - Customers Category
* International Stability Operations Association (ISOA) Vanguard Award for Mission to Mosul
2017
ACT Chief Minister's Exporter of the Year Overall Winner
ACT Chief Minister's Exporter of the Year Health & Biotechnology Category Winner
International Stability Operations Association (ISOA) Vanguard Award for Ebola Response in West Africa
2016
International Project Management Association Gold Medal for Ebola Response in West Africa
EY Entrepreneur of the Year - National Winner
EY Entrepreneur of the Year - Services Category
University of Newcastle Alumni Award - National Leadership
ACT Chief Minister's Exporter of the Year Health & Biotechnology Category Winner
Australian Institute of Management - Community Leader of the Year
EY Entrepreneur of the Year - Eastern Region Winner
2015
BRW Aspire Private Business Growth & Transformation Category Winner ($100 Million +)
APFPM Internationally Funded Humanitarian Aid Project of the Year Winner
ACT Chief Minister's Exporter of the Year Winner
ACT Chief Minister's Export Awards Health & Biotechnology Category Winner
Concur Client Innovation Award Winner (Australia and New Zealand)
AIPM Internationally Funded Humanitarian Aid Project of the Year (National Winner)
AIPM (ACT Chapter) Project of the Year Winner
AIPM (ACT Chapter) Internationally Funded Humanitarian Aid Projects Category Winner
HRD magazine Employer of Choice
Export Council of Australia - Export Hero
2014
ACT Chief Minister's Export Awards - Biotechnology & Health Category Winner
EY Entrepreneur of the Year Global Hall of Fame
Australian Anthill Smart 100
2013
Australian Export Awards - Biotechnology & Health Category Winner
Adelaide Research & Innovation - Innovation Champion Award (Winner)
ACT Chief Minister’s Exporter of the Year Award (Overall Winner)
ACT Chief Minister’s Export Awards - Biotechnology & Health Category Winner
2012
ACT Chief Minister’s Exporter of the Year Award (Overall Winner)
ACT Chief Minister’s Export Awards – Large Services Category Winner
Australian Institute of Project Management’s ACT Chapter’s Regional Development Award
ACT & SE NSW – Defence Reserves Support Council, Private Sector Employer of the Year Award
2011
ACT Chief Minister’s Exporter Hall of Fame Award
National Exporter of the Year - Small to Medium Business Category Winner
ACT Chief Minister’s Exporter of the Year Award (Overall Winner)
2010
Winner ACT Chief Minister's Inclusion Awards
2009
BRW’s Most Successful Private Company in Australia (turnover under $100M)
2008
iAward Regional Winner – e-Health Division
PriceWaterhouseCoopers Antill Magazine Cool Company Awards
2007
ACT Chief Minister’s Export Awards - Services Category Winner
ACT Chief Minister’s Exporter of the Year Award (Overall Winner)
BRW Fastest Growing SME under $100M
2006
Entrepreneur of the Year
References
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Health care companies of Australia
Private providers of NHS services