Region. Hospital service $43.7m in debt

The Sydney West Area Health Service (SWAHS), which runs hospitals at Westmead, Penrith, the Blue Mountains, among others in the region, owes $43.7 million in invoices unpaid for at least 30 days. This included $14.6 million invoiced 90 days or more, according to figures obtained by The Sydney Morning Herald. The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, not run by the SWAHS, owes 41.7 million. All figures are as at the end of April 2009.