 In 1995, Modbury Hospital management was transferred from public sector management to the private organisation Healthscope, and was later returned to public sector management on 1 July 2007.Under South Australia's Health Care Plan 2007–2016, Modbury Hospital has become one of three general hospitals in metropolitan Adelaide, providing services to its local community with an emphasis on general medicine and general surgery, and a specific focus on rehabilitation, aged care and palliative care services.Modbury Hospital is the major 23-hour and same-day elective surgery and rehabilitation hub for the north and north-eastern area.