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DunedinMarch 2

Dunedin plumbers win hospital contract

A Dunedin-based business which started nearly 90 years ago has come up big in the construction of the new Dunedin hospital — and it will not be the last.
DunedinMarch 2

Smoke prompts evacuation

Hundreds of people were evacuated from Dunedin Hospital after staff smelt smoke on the floor containing the intensive care unit. Fire and Emergency New Zealand Senior Station Officer Pete Brosnan, of Dunedin City station, said crews were called to a manual alarm activation at the Dunedin Hospital about 11.45am.A crew was sent to investigate.Information was received about a possible fire, SSO Brosnan said.
Smoke prompts evacuation
Smoke prompts evacuation
DunedinNovember 14

Dunedin Hospital 'failed' injured tourist

A southern skiing holiday went horribly wrong for a tourist who not only broke a leg but also contracted sepsis while in the care of Dunedin Hospital.
Dunedin Hospital 'failed' injured tourist
Dunedin Hospital 'failed' injured tourist
DunedinMay 31

No union position on offer for nurses

Nurses will make up their own minds whether to accept a pay offer from district health boards, without direction from their union.
No union position on offer for nurses
No union position on offer for nurses
DunedinMarch 1

Dunedin 'behind 8-ball' in junior doctor recruiting

A "haphazard" recruiting process has resulted in the Southern DHB failing to appoint the junior doctors required to implement the "safer rosters" schedule, the Resident Doctors Association says.
Dunedin 'behind 8-ball' in junior doctor recruiting
Dunedin 'behind 8-ball' in junior doctor recruiting
DunedinDecember 25

Cancer specialist leaving ‘great job’

When he started his specialist career, medical oncology was new and New Zealand had faster access to cancer drugs than Australia. Southern District Health Board medical oncologist Dr David Perez spoke to health report Eileen Goodwin ahead of his retirement.
Cancer specialist leaving ‘great job’
Cancer specialist leaving ‘great job’
DunedinNovember 18

Couple's pre-baby break not to be

It was supposed to be a pre-baby break relaxing and walking the dog at Lake Hawea. But Timaru couple Nicola and Brent Prue's plans abruptly changed when Mrs Prue went into labour with son Angus, who was born last Tuesday, at 33 weeks' gestation.
DunedinNovember 17

'Botched' plan slated by doctors

The need to commission yet more expensive planning work at Southern District Health Board is evidence of leadership in the style of Fawlty Towers, senior doctors' union head Ian Powell says.
'Botched' plan slated by doctors
'Botched' plan slated by doctors
DunedinNovember 16

Another strategic plan demanded

The Dunedin Hospital upgrade is ''being used as an opportunity'' to review Southern District Health Board's hospital services, a Government contract document says.
Another strategic plan demanded
Another strategic plan demanded
DunedinNovember 2

More hospital meal reheating tipped

Dunedin Hospital's cooks will focus on food ''regeneration'' - rather than cooking fresh meals for patients - after their job numbers are cut, according to a proposal Compass Group tried to keep under wraps.
NationalSeptember 29

Clark says hospital development slipping

Repeated stalling on the $300 million Dunedin Hospital redevelopment shows the timeframe is slipping, but the Government will not admit it, North Dunedin MP David Clark says.
Clark says hospital development slipping
Clark says hospital development slipping
DunedinAugust 25

Patients waiting in corridors

Patients have been waiting in corridors in the Dunedin Hospital emergency department as it copes with an influx that is stressing the entire hospital.
Patients waiting in corridors
Patients waiting in corridors
DunedinJune 9

Surgeon fears for ENT service

More than a quarter of ear, nose and throat patients who need surgery are being turned away from the overloaded Dunedin Hospital department, a letter released under the Official Information Act shows.
Surgeon fears for ENT service
Surgeon fears for ENT service
DunedinMay 15

Kitchen spending unknown

The Southern District Health Board has acknowledged it has no idea how much the Compass Group will spend equipping its kitchens over the next 15 years.
DunedinMarch 24

Hospital food outsourcing critics air concerns

Concern over the proposed outsourcing of hospital kitchens dominated the first 30 minutes of a Southern District Health Board public meeting in Dunedin last night.
Hospital food outsourcing critics air concerns
Hospital food outsourcing critics air concerns
DunedinMarch 18

Date for new hospital 'slipping'

The Government's time frame for a new clinical services building at Dunedin Hospital appears to have slipped.
Date for new hospital 'slipping'
Date for new hospital 'slipping'
DunedinMarch 18

$50m bill looms for Dunedin Hospital

Up to $50 million will be needed to keep the clinical services building at Dunedin Hospital going for another 10 years, according to an assessment by the Beca consultancy group.
$50m bill looms for Dunedin Hospital
$50m bill looms for Dunedin Hospital
DunedinMarch 15

Upgrade ensures continued service

Dunedin Hospital is the country's sole public provider of a specialist radiation therapy and an upgrade means the service will be secured here.
DunedinFebruary 3

Hospital repair costs could reach $50m

Throwing good money after bad on the clinical services building at Dunedin Hospital does not make sense and the rebuild should be sped up, Southern District Health Board member Dr John Chambers says.
DunedinFebruary 3

Hospital downgrade fears

Views diverge sharply about whether Dunedin Hospital should become a lower-grade hospital, or should try to hold on to its existing status, feedback on a new Southern District Health Board strategic plan indicates.
DunedinDecember 19

Loss of training right a blow for hospital

Losing the right to train intensive care unit specialists in Dunedin Hospital is an ''unpleasant surprise'' that will affect staff recruitment, Southern District Health Board's medical director of surgery says.
Loss of training right a blow for hospital
Loss of training right a blow for hospital
DunedinDecember 10

'Early Christmas' gift for children's ward

Christmas has come early this year for staff at Dunedin Hospital's children's ward, after the Countdown Kids Hospital Appeal yesterday gave $115,495 for new specialised equipment.
DunedinNovember 26

$56,000 spent on ward fish tank

A fish tank in Dunedin Hospital cost more than $1000 a week to run in its first year.
DunedinOctober 18

Hospital sealing continues

Repairs continue on Dunedin Hospital's east face, on Cumberland St.
DunedinOctober 14

Health plan bound to spur alarm

Inevitably, the draft southern strategic health services plan will create unease in the South about whether it signals the long-feared downgrade of Dunedin Hospital.