Dunedin’s new outpatient hospital building officially opens
Health Minister Simeon Brown has officially opened Dunedin's new $440 million outpatient hospital building after more than a decade of delays.
The Outpatients Whare Mātūtū building, the first stage of the New Dunedin Hospital project, was officially opened on Friday by Health Minister Simeon Brown. The facility will provide specialist outpatient and diagnostic services to more than 350,000 people across the southern region and is expected to begin treating patients from October. The project faced years of delays and debate, including a 2024 announcement that it would be paused or scaled back, prompting widespread community protest. The second stage, an inpatient building being constructed on the old Cadbury factory site, is due for completion in 2031.
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