Dunstan Hospital

The much-anticipated, hard-fought-for CT scanner for Dunstan Hospital in Clyde has been ordered, leaving proponents elated and relieved.

Netting a $1 million grant for a CT scanner at Dunstan Hospital was just like winning the lottery - only better.

Waitaki MP Jacqui Dean has entered the debate over where a CT scanner for Central Otago and Queenstown Lakes districts should be located, saying parochialism should be set aside.

Central Otago Mayor Tony Lepper is backing the campaign for a CT scanner to be based at Dunstan Hospital and urging residents to show their support.

A tug of war could be looming over where a CT scanner is based for Central Otago.

The Southern District Health Board is some way off reaching a decision about the future shape of Wakatipu health services.

Further investigation of a Central Otago health services model - including Queenstown - would be welcomed by Dunstan Hospital, Russell McGeorge says.