Bricks, mortar and a whole lot of hope

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Bricks, mortar and a whole lot of hope

Ruth
Nicola
Brown
New Dunedin Hospital Artists Conceptual Impression 2019
This image is an artist’s conceptual impression of the new hospital, but as no architect has been appointed yet, the final design could be quite different

Ruth Brown tests the temperature in Dunedin, home to New Zealand’s largest new hospital build, for signs of warmth between hospital and primary/community partners

 “We will build the hospital a little bit too small. And we will use it a little bit less efficiently” – Pete Hodgson, chair of the group overseeing t, New Dunedin hospital layout, One of the two options for the central-city site for Dunedin’s new hospital will be built on the former Cadbury building plus an adjoining block