A unique new ward has opened recently at Wellington Regional Hospital. The decant ward, made up of eight 50 sqm containers was craned onto the roof of the main building over a number of cold winter nights.
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Since then, the team has been hard at work fitting the ward out, to ensure it's ready for the arrival of its first patients.
The 12-bed ward is in place to accommodate patients while noisy work is being done to replace the copper pipes through the main building.
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Watch as Copper Pipes Project Team Member Dan Herbison takes us on a recent tour while the finishing touches were being put on.