More staff and beds: Middlemore Hospital's $30m winter proposalJARRED WILLIAMSON/STUFF Middlemore Hospital's emergency department had an unusually busy summer period. As winter approaches, management at Middlemore Hospital are taking a $30 million proposal to its board for more staff, theatre hours and beds. At Counties Manukau Health's hospital advisory committee meeting on Monday, acting chief executive Gloria Johnson said the proposal would be worth about $30m. READ MORE:* Middlemore Hospital: What really went down between health minister and Counties Manukau DHB? CHRISTEL YARDLEY/STUFF Counties Manukau Health will need up to 80 extra beds to cope with the busy winter period, it says.

Source: Stuff April 26, 2018 03:22 UTC