Rally to send a message to decision-makers: Radich
Rally to send a message to decision-makers: Radich
A town hall meeting will be another opportunity for the public to send a message to health decision-makers, Dunedin’s mayor says.
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Disquiet grows over hospital build
Disquiet grows over hospital build
There are disgruntled and confused voices in the construction industry following extensive redesign and delays to construction of the new Dunedin hospital’s inpatient building.
Mayor hopeful southern delegation will make impact
Mayor hopeful southern delegation will make impact
Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich is hopeful the govt is doing everything it can to deliver the new Dunedin hospital as promised ahead of a crucial meeting with the Health Minister today.
Support ‘fabulous’: health campaigners
Support ‘fabulous’: health campaigners
Cliff the repurposed ambulance garnered plenty of attention in Oamaru on its trip north for the Save our Southern Hospital campaign.
Health NZ won't release info on Dunedin hospital costs
Health NZ won't release info on Dunedin hospital costs
Health New Zealand has refused to release information that would shed light on the escalating costs at the new Dunedin hospital build.
$146k sought in backdated funding for hospital campaign
$146k sought in backdated funding for hospital campaign
Council staff have added a last-minute item to today’s DCC meeting agenda, asking councillors to approve $146,099 for the Save Our Southern Hospital campaign.
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Hospital's tertiary status at stake: MP
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Hospital's tertiary status at stake: MP
Cutbacks so severe the new Dunedin hospital could lose its status for training medical students are on the table, a Labour MP says.
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Hospital campaigners decry release of reports
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Hospital campaigners decry release of reports
New Dunedin hospital campaigners have hit back at Health Minister Shane Reti after he released several old reports criticising the beleaguered build’s progress largely under the previous govt.
Government urged to ditch retrofit option
Government urged to ditch retrofit option
A former leader of the new Dunedin hospital project is urging the government to abandon the "wild goose chase" of retrofitting the old hospital.
Family relies on hospital for daughter
Family relies on hospital for daughter
Families throughout the South will be severely compromised by proposed cuts to the new Dunedin hospital, a South Otago mother says.
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‘Shambles’ predicted if budget not increased
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‘Shambles’ predicted if budget not increased
Building an adequate hospital in Dunedin will certainly cost more than the government’s $1.88 billion cap, the project’s former head says.
Hospital's sixth floor may go - sources
Hospital's sixth floor may go - sources
Plans to cut one floor from the new Dunedin hospital affecting elderly patients have been presented to the government, the ODT understands.
Hospital campaign goes to politicians' backyard
Hospital campaign goes to politicians' backyard
Politicians and government officials will get a sign of the South’s support for the new Dunedin hospital project on their daily drive.
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New hospital plans: Reducing floor size may be option
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New hospital plans: Reducing floor size may be option
A last-minute scramble by consultants to cut costs from the new Dunedin hospital has been completed and includes the option of reducing the floor size, the ODT understands.
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Govt speed rules clash with hospital roading plans
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Govt speed rules clash with hospital roading plans
Plans to create a safer environment for pedestrians around the new Dunedin hospital site have been thrown into some doubt by the government.
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Bipartisan health plans called for
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Bipartisan health plans called for
Chloe Swarbrick is calling for all political parties to have a bipartisan discussion about health infrastructure as a way of avoiding the debacles that have plagued the new Dunedin hospital project.
Invercargill adds support to hospital campaign
Invercargill adds support to hospital campaign
Invercargill Mayor Nobby Clark says nothing is more important than keeping people alive — so the new Dunedin hospital is a promise the government needs to keep.
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Hospital costs could rise $10m per quarter: economist
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Hospital costs could rise $10m per quarter: economist
Costs could rise by $10 million every three months while the new Dunedin hospital project languishes, an economist warns.
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Govt denies budget blowout exaggerated
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Govt denies budget blowout exaggerated
The government is rejecting suggestions it has exaggerated budget blowouts for building a new hospital in Dunedin or that the prime minister’s mathematics is suspect.
‘We had water in the recovery area’
‘We had water in the recovery area’
Water was coursing down walls over medical equipment while patients recovered from surgery as Dunedin Hospital once again failed to cope with heavy rain, an appalled senior doctor says.