The budget for the 750 bed hospital was $1.25b, and included the Education Wing (in the foreground), an adjacent mental health facility, and two parking buildings.
I wonder if whomever was planning or designing the new Dunedin Hospital visited such a facility?
There are so many innovations in terms of theatres, wards, facilities, and services - it was mind-boggling the thought that had gone into its design and construction.
If they had, Dunedin and the south of the South Island would be so well-served for future generations.
Do it properly and do it once, and we could have a facility similar to this. What a wasted opportunity.
