A new hospital is being officially opened in Blenheim on Saturday morning by the Health Minister, Tony Ryall.
The redeveloped Wairau Hospital has 91 beds, and some wards built in the 1940s have been replaced.
Other new facilities include the latest in digital operating theatres, a new emergency department and a six-bed acute assessment unit.
Mr Ryall says the new hospital not only provides streamlined services for patients but is much better for staff.
