Dunedin Hospital Rebuild

New hospital will still provide an incredible health asset

A concept design for the new Dunedin Hospital. Image: supplied

New hospital will still provide an incredible health asset

Dr Sheila Barnett, a senior anaesthetic doctor at Dunedin Hospital and chairwoman of the Clinical Transformation Group, responds to an editorial in the Otago Daily Times last Thursday.

Healthcare outlay is an investment, not a cost

ASMS executive director Sarah Dalton. PHOTO: NZHERALD/SUPPLIED

Healthcare outlay is an investment, not a cost

The new Dunedin Hospital should be a shining jewel in the New Zealand health system, Association of Salaried Medical Specialists executive director Sarah Dalton writes.

Concrete breaker

Foundation excavations are carried out for the new Dunedin hospital inpatient building yesterday.

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‘The people of Dunedin need to get behind this campaign’

Raewyn Nyhof, of Dunedin, was one of many protesting in the Octagon yesterday, against funding...

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‘The people of Dunedin need to get behind this campaign’

Raewyn Nyhof has never felt more disenfranchised.

Hospital cuts - Te Whatu Ora tell their story

A plan to cull 1000sq m of workspace from the new Dunedin hospital poses a "significant clinical risk", a clinician involved in the redesign says.

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‘Significant clinical risk’ in planned hospital cut

Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand representatives speak to media during an on-site briefing on...

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‘Significant clinical risk’ in planned hospital cut

A plan to cull 1000sq m of workspace from the new Dunedin hospital poses a "significant clinical risk", a clinician involved in the redesign says.

Risk of further hospital budget blow outs

Bridget Dickson during the new Dunedin Hospital rebuild forum today. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

Risk of further hospital budget blow outs

New Dunedin Hospital project officials cannot say with confidence the $1.58 billion budget will not blow out further.

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Hospital ‘incredibly important project’: Hipkins

An artist’s impression of the new Dunedin Hospital. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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Hospital ‘incredibly important project’: Hipkins

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins is confident the new Dunedin hospital will be a fine facility.

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Pathology department ‘shoved in a corner’

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Pathology department ‘shoved in a corner’

Pathology department cutbacks at the new Dunedin hospital show nothing has been learned from the Covid-19 pandemic, an industry representative says.

Hodgson insists hospital changes won't affect care

An artist's impression of the new Dunedin Hospital, March 2022. Image: Supplied

Hodgson insists hospital changes won't affect care

More than half of the $90m cut from the new Dunedin Hospital build is related to the building itself - not its clinical contents, Pete Hodgson says.

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Dunedin Hospital for the whole South

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Dunedin Hospital for the whole South

In June 1940, as Britain stood facing the gravest threat to its existence, Winston Churchill vowed to fight the enemy anywhere and everywhere, and to never surrender.

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Protesting hospital cuts pointless, Cadogan says

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Protesting hospital cuts pointless, Cadogan says

A southern mayor says it is pointless trying to fight cuts to the new Dunedin hospital, because they will not be reversed.

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Jobs plan for new hospital project

Southbase Construction senior project manager Anthony Franicevic (left) and chief executive Quin...

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Contractor aiming to provide job opportunities

A drive to upskill people from across Otago as part of the hospital rebuild is all about paying it forward, the chief executive of Southbase Construction says.

Word on the street - proposed cuts to new Dunedin hospital

An early artist’s impression of what the new Dunedin hospital could look like. IMAGE: SUPPLIED

Word on the street - proposed cuts to new Dunedin hospital

Public opinion appears to be firmly against the Government’s planned cuts to the new Dunedin hospital.

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Make ‘noise’ over hospital cuts: doctor

Despite multiple assessments Mrs A's cancer went undiagnosed for months. Photo: Getty Images

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Make ‘noise’ over hospital cuts: clinician

A high-profile doctor says the South must make a noise about cuts to the new Dunedin hospital or Wellington will not listen.

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Hospital concerns not allayed, say councillors

The latest concept design image for the new Dunedin Hospital buildings, supplied by the...

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Hospital concerns not allayed, say councillors

Dunedin councillors have joined the city’s mayor in decrying the lack of information about how a redesigned new hospital is supposed to work.

Govt response provides nothing new: mayor

Govt response provides nothing new: mayor

Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich is disappointed with Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand’s response to queries about the new Dunedin hospital and says delays caused by a redesign could cost more than it saves.

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Cutting beds ‘short-sighted’

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Cutting beds ‘short-sighted’

Cutting 12 psychogeriatric beds from the new Dunedin hospital is "incredibly short-sighted", an Otago aged-care provider says.

New hospital: Public deserves greater sense of clarity

Pete Hodgson. Photo: Gregor Richardson/ODT files

New hospital: Public deserves greater sense of clarity

In the first of a two-part series, Local Advisory Group chairman Pete Hodgson offers a personal view of what is and isn’t happening at the new Dunedin Hospital.

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Hospital cuts ‘illogical’, not worthwhile: Mayor

Advocating for a hospital set up to succeed is Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

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Hospital cuts ‘illogical’, not worthwhile: Mayor

Making design cuts to a new hospital already stripped to its bare bones is illogical, Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich says.

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