Let me also assure you there is no intention to reduce the range of services on offer at Dunedin Hospital and we are planning for the services presently delivered. What we all know is that the clinical services building is past its use-by date and must be replaced. If that ends up being the case, then in reality we’re looking at rebuilding around 80% of the Dunedin Hospital campus, which has significant implications for cost and location. Location, because if we’re replacing the bulk of the hospital it’s going to be incredibly difficult to build on the same site. A quick hospital or an excellent hospital.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 19, 2017 17:15 UTC