Photo: ODT filesThe new Dunedin Hospital will not have enough beds to meet future demand, based on the Government’s own numbers, National Dunedin list MP Michael Woodhouse says. That document said the strategic case for the new hospital was based on the poor condition of existing buildings, and that the old hospital would not be able to cope with projected demand. Mr Woodhouse, a hospital chief executive before entering politics, said he greatly doubted the new hospital would be able to meet forecast demand with the intended number of beds. "What is the clinical modelling that underpins these beds numbers? "For example, the hospital will have a new 23-hour ward which will have 20 beds to support day surgery."

Source: Otago Daily Times June 07, 2021 16:32 UTC