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Blake Lepper: Health New Zealand's Head of Infrastructure Delivery comments on government adding 140 hospital beds across NZ
Manage episode 517383008 series 2098285
The Government's turning to rapid off-site building, to add 140 extra beds to hospitals around the country.
It's announced new wards will be constructed off-site for Middlemore, Waikato, Wellington and Nelson hospitals next year.
They'll open at the same time as an already-announced new ward at Hawke’s Bay Hospital.
Health New Zealand's Head of Infrastructure Delivery Blake Lepper, told Mike Hosking that the budget has allowed them to get one extra unit than what they were expecting.
He says they're ordering buildings that can be sent to wherever the highest needs are around the country.
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Manage episode 517383008 series 2098285
The Government's turning to rapid off-site building, to add 140 extra beds to hospitals around the country.
It's announced new wards will be constructed off-site for Middlemore, Waikato, Wellington and Nelson hospitals next year.
They'll open at the same time as an already-announced new ward at Hawke’s Bay Hospital.
Health New Zealand's Head of Infrastructure Delivery Blake Lepper, told Mike Hosking that the budget has allowed them to get one extra unit than what they were expecting.
He says they're ordering buildings that can be sent to wherever the highest needs are around the country.
LISTEN ABOVE
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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