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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says an extension to the Bay of Islands Hospital in Kawakawa will help address inequitable health outcomes for Māori in the north.
Ms Ardern and Health Minister Andrew Little were on hand yesterday for a ceremony to bless the site and workers for the new building, which will house outpatients and primary care facilities as well as the expanded renal care and new oncology and haematology services.
She says it means people will be able to get the care they need close to home and close to whānau, rather than travelling to Whangārei or Auckland.
Monday, 26 July 2021, 12:30 pm
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Health Minister Andrew
Little have joined a ceremony to bless the site and workers
for Phase Two of the redevelopment of the Bay of Islands
Hospital in Kawakawa today.
The new building will
house outpatients and primary care facilities, as well as
expanded renal care and new oncology and haematology
services.
“The Government has invested $14 million
in this project to help the Northland District Health Board
address inequitable health outcomes for Māori, by making
services easier to access for communities,” Jacinda Ardern
said.
“It is unacceptable that the place you live
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