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Cash for new $40 million, 30-bed ward at Auckland's Waitākere Hospital announced
More West Aucklanders will be able to receive hospital treatment close to home at a new $40 million, 30-bed ward at Waitākere Hospital, the Government has announced.
Health Minister Andrew Little visited the hospital in Henderson on Wednesday afternoon to announce funding for the ward, subject to an approved business case.
The new ward is part of the biggest spending programme for people of the area in nearly 40 years, he said.
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