{"id":"b6eb8d9e-bd19-4d25-9065-d895f5b7a174","url":"https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/doctors-fear-catholic-takeover-of-nsw-hospitals-will-usher-in-religious-doctrine-20261102-p61a3y.html","domain":"smh.com.au","outlet":{"name":"The Sydney Morning Herald","country":"AU","cred":null,"lean":null,"curated":false},"title":"Doctors fear Catholic takeover of NSW hospitals will usher in ‘religious doctrine’","plainHeadline":"NSW Catholic hospital takeover feared to cut services for mothers and cancer patients","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Calvary Health Care will take over 16 hospitals nationwide by month’s end.","Including four in Sydney and two in the Hunter region, expanding to 30 hospitals.","Reproductive and VAD services at risk at several facilities amid governance changes.","Doctors warn the expansion could lead to service cuts and clinical restrictions.","Officials indicate some services will remain available, but governance details are contested."],"topics":["Health","Politics"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-11-02T08:30:00.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-11-02T08:35:51.338Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/a2531091-d358-4636-bf2a-79ef13a43275","storyId":"a2531091-d358-4636-bf2a-79ef13a43275","image":"https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.9805555555555555%2C$multiply_0.7554%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_35/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/918989c05713c56afbd0e5cbcf1c1c0725a072a4","author":"Rachel Rasker","dek":"The takeover of multiple NSW hospitals by a Catholic provider will lead to widespread service cuts for expectant mothers and cancer patients, doctors say."}