Private beds not considered for St Basils

By Liz Hobday
Updated December 3 2021 - 5:05pm, first published 5:02pm
The option of evacuating St Basil's residents to private hospitals was never seriously considered.
The option of evacuating St Basil's residents to private hospitals was never seriously considered.

Evacuating residents of a Melbourne aged care home hit by COVID-19 to private hospitals was never seriously considered despite hundreds of beds being available, an inquest has heard.

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