The intensive care unit at Dunedin Hospital is not appropriate for its current demand says the Southern District Health Board's Commissioner, but she is confident the unit's redevelopment is on track.
Dunedin Hospital Photo: RNZ
The hospital lost accreditation of its intensive care unit about four years ago because of ageing facilities and clinical supervision issues.
The first stage of its redevelopment is expected to open later in the year.
The government-appointed commissioner for the Southern DHB, Kathy Grant said the current facility lacked enough space, and that was being addressed.
The upgrade is part of $25 million upgrade plans for the hospital, she said.
Those plans include a new gastroenterology department, which opened on Friday.
The previous government announced that Dunedin hospital would be completely rebuilt in September last year. This government has pledged to break ground on the $1.4 billion project before the 2020 election.
Health Minister David Clark announced in May that the new hospital would be built on the land formerly occupied by the Cadbury factory and parts of surrounding blocks.
