An official ground-breaking ceremony for the first of six world-class primary healthcare centres to be built across nine areas of Abu Dhabi and Al Ain was held on 11 December 2019 at Abu Samrah in the UAE. The clinics will be designed, built and operated by Aspen Medical under a contract with the Department of Health Abu Dhabi
Aspen Medical, in partnership with the Canberra Business Chamber, has announced the launch of a mentoring program for Canberra-based businesses exporting to the world from Australia’s capital city.
Sixty-six health professionals and supporting team were awarded the Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal by His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, at a ceremony held at Government House on Thursday, 05 September 2019. The medal is presented to those who perform humanitarian service in a foreign country, in particular those working in dangerous environments or during a humanitarian crisis.
The Federal Government’s Department of Health has awarded 3-year contracts to Aspen Medical subsidiaries, Remote Area Health Corps (RAHC) and the Rural Locum Assistance Program (Rural LAP), to provide support to the rural and remote health workforce across Australia.
Collinson, an expert in global traveller assistance, has further enhanced its medical assistance capability through a partnership with Aspen Medical. The partnership will enable Collinson to extend its assistance reach and help customers to access quality medical services in locations where existing medical infrastructure is lacking.
In November 2018 the Government of Fiji announced Aspen Medical as the successful Selected Bidder for the provision of health services under a Public Private Partnership arrangement. The 23-year contract was signed on 17 January 2019, at a ceremony at Ro Lalabalavu House in Suva.
Aspen Medical was named as the joint winner of the Exporter of the Year at the 56th Australian Export Awards which were held in Canberra on 27 November 2018. The company also picked up the award in the Health & Biotechnology category on its way to the overall award.
Aspen Medical has been honoured on the B Corp Best For The World 2018 list. The company was an honouree in the Best For Customers category in the list compiled by the independent not-for-profit certification body, B Lab.
Aspen Medical's 15 months in Iraq supporting the people of Mosul at several trauma field hospitals and maternity units formally came to an end on 23 May 2018 when the final hospital was handed over to the Iraqi Minstry of Health. Since March 2017 the company has been providing services on behalf of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).
Glen Ferrarotto, Managing Director and Founder of Ironside Recruitment, a subsidiary of Aspen Medical, has won the Outstanding Contribution by an Individual to Veterans’ Employment at the recent Prime Minister's Veterans' Employment Awards in Canberra.
