Dunedin's Mercy Hospital day-stay facility opened

Dunedin’s Mercy Hospital day-stay facility opened

Tuesday, July 26th, 2016

Staff, patients and members of the Roman Catholic community celebrated the 80th anniversary of Dunedin’s Mercy Hospital, and the opening of a new $7.5million facility on Saturday.

Mercy Hospital chief executive Richard Whitney said the new Manaaki by Mercy day-stay facility would provide 1400 endoscopy and opthalmology procedures in the next year.

The facility included two theatres, recovery areas, patient consult rooms and cancer treatment facilities, Mr Whitney said. Continue reading

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