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Ramsay listed on the Australian Stock Exchange in 1997 [ASX:RHC] and is now one of the largest and most diverse private healthcare companies in the world.
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Ramsay Health Care's remarkable history began in 1964.

We are now one of the largest, most diverse private healthcare companies in the world.

The global Ramsay group of businesses operates hundreds of high-quality healthcare facilities and services across 8 countries. Ramsay is known for its excellent hospitals and clinics, providing a wide range of integrated services and outstanding patient care.

We proudly employ more than 88,000 of the best people in healthcare who expertly look after millions of patients every year.

World class hospital network
Day surgeries
Primary care and specialist centres
Diagnostics and imaging centres
Mental health hospitals and residential settings
Psychology clinics
Rehabilitation services
Community pharmacies
In-home and out-of-hospital services.

Our global reach allows Ramsay to share best practice and innovation, with a long-standing commitment to quality, safety and sustainability.

We are driven by our purpose of 'people caring for people' and we are inspired by our unique culture, which we call The Ramsay Way.

Our global businesses

Ramsay Australia

Ramsay Santé

Ramsay UK

Elysium Healthcare

In the beginning...

Paul Ramsay AO (1936-2014) was a leading Australian businessman and philanthropist.

He started Ramsay Health Care when he was 28 years old by converting a guest house in Sydney, Australia into a 16-bed private psychiatric hospital.

In 1978, he expanded into mainstream surgical hospitals. Since then, Ramsay has grown and evolved into one of the largest and most diverse healthcare companies in the world.

On 23 September 1997, Ramsay Health Care Limited successfully listed on the Australian Stock Exchange [ASX:RHC].

Paul Ramsay remained chairman of the company until his death in 2014. He is remembered by friends, family, colleagues and employees as a true gentleman and a proud but humble Australian.

Paul bequeathed $3 billion to establish the Paul Ramsay Foundation, one of Australia’s largest charitable organisations. The foundation’s grants are funded from the dividends of its Ramsay Health Care shareholding.

Ramsay Health Care Annual Report 2023

“I always said you’ve got to look after the patient and be the best at that and if you look after the patient, then everything else will follow.”

Paul Ramsay AO

Founder and Chairman (1964-2014)

1964

Paul Ramsay converted a
guesthouse in Sydney,
Australia into our first
hospital, a 16-bed
psychiatric facility.

1978 - 2006

Ramsay diversified into medical and surgical facilities and expanded its psychiatric sites. Building and acquiring new sites across the country made Ramsay the largest private hospital operator in Australia. In 1997, Ramsay became a public company on the Australian Stock Exchange.