Six beds will be removed from Oamaru Public Hospital as it moves to meet predicted funding cuts.
The Southern District Health Board (SDHB) has come under fire for how it funds its hospitals – and how its proposed allocation to Waitaki District Health Services (WDHS) will affect Oamaru’s services.
The number of rural inpatient and assessment, treatment and rehabilitation (ATR) beds will drop from 30 to 24 to meet a predicted 10 per cent SDHB funding cut for the 2017/18 financial year.
Announcing the move on Friday, WDHS chief executive Robert Gonzales said bed numbers would be reduced from April 4.
The predicted funding cut was criticised by Waitaki District Mayor Gary Kircher, who said it could increasingly make people ask whether it would be a better idea to join the South Canterbury District Health Board.
“I’m certainly not happy, and our community won’t be happy either.” For the full article click here
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