Aspen Medical is a privately owned Australian-based health service company with operations in several countries, including Australia, Papua New Guinea, Fiji,[1] Indonesia,[2] United Arab Emirates,[3] Somalia,[4] the US,[5] and Ukraine.

"[11] In 2022, Aspen Medical fell under media scrutiny due to large-scale procurement contracts to provide items to the NMS totaling more than $1 billion awarded during the COVID-19 pandemic.

[16][17] Subsequently, the firm medically supported the Australian-led Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands to stabilize the Solomon Islands after its civil collapse,[16] and assisted the Australian-led international Military Mission to East Timor, which included saving President Jose Ramos Horta's life after an assassination attempt.

[2] In 2004, Aspen Medical was contracted to deliver healthcare services, including a hospital, to RAMSI personnel and Australian Government employees in Solomon Islands.

The facility, situated at Guadalcanal Beach Resort (GBR) near Honiara, featured a 10-bed ward, pharmacy, dental and pathology services, environmental health, administration, and storage.

[19] The Japanese Ministry of Health contracted Aspen Medical to manage the quarantine of the crew on the Diamond Princess cruise liner when it docked in Yokohama.

[19] The Australian Government Department of Health launched an online infection prevention and control training portal with the assistance of Aspen Medical.

An Aspen Medical team, led by former WHO pandemic expert Dr Ian Norton, assessed the health of the ship's 1040 crew members, conducted COVID-19 testing and implemented infection prevention and control protocols onboard.

[37] Aspen Medical was contracted by the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Government to design and build a temporary hospital in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

[43] On 13 April 2020, the Australian Government announced that Aspen Medical had been "engaged to deploy the emergency response teams immediately to an aged care facility if a significant outbreak occurs".

[45] Media attention focused on two members of the Aspen Medical team sent to Newmarch House who had previously been on board the Ruby Princess whilst it was docked in Port Kembla.

[45] NSW Government's Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant confirmed in a press conference held on 6 May 2020 that Aspen Medical's team was not the source of any transmission of the virus at the Newmarch House residential aged care facility.

[46] Aspen Medical was requested to send a surge team to another high-profile outbreak at the Fawkner location of St Basil’s Homes for the Aged in Victoria.

[51] In 2005, the company was awarded a contract to provide health services to Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel at Puckapunyal Military Area.

[55] Aspen Medical has partnered with Saab to train more than 2,500 Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel to use flexible and modular field hospitals during military and humanitarian missions.

The company: Aspen Medical has supplied aeromedical retrieval services for the Australian Defence Force, state governments, and large businesses.

Notable additions involve open-heart surgeries, advanced imaging modalities like CT and MRI and upgraded facilities for diabetes management and mammography.

[2][72][73] Aspen Medical has partnered with the US-based Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine to undertake a study into Ukraine’s combat casualty care and the lessons learnt from the first large-scale conflict fought between two countries in Europe since World War II.

This work has been commissioned by the US Department of Defense, with the findings supporting Ukraine’s medical capabilities through data analysis and training and developing lessons for US and allied forces.

[82][83] A segment in the episode alleged the company's involvement in financial misconduct whilst acting as a sub-contractor to EN-Projects, the prime contractor for the construction of Hambantota General Hospital, during the presidency of Mahinda Rajapaksa in 2012.

[84] Shortly after the Four Corners episode aired, Aspen Medical issued a media release in response to the allegation to clarify the nature of their work in Sri Lanka.

Aspen Medical stated that the delivery of services in Sri Lanka was verified, and the payments authorized, by prime contractor EN-Projects.