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Timeline

The New Dunedin Hospital (NDH) has a long history and is well due for an upgrade. For years Southerners have been advocating for a new hospital in Dunedin that is fit to serve patients alongside healthcare professionals and trainees across the entire Southern region.

Take a look at our hospital and campaign history for this #FlashbackFriday:

Dunedin’s first hospital is built in the Octagon

1851

Hospital moves to current site

1865

Hospital expanded, old buildings replaced, and lecture theatre added

1930s-80s

Hospital is built as we know it today.

Labour party campaigns on building new hospital

2017

Hospital announced to be built on old Cadbury factory site and neighbouring block by 2026

May 2018

Ministry of Health begins to reconsider hospital size to reduce budget

September 2022

Cuts confirmed, including a reduction in beds and MRI machines and delay of the PET-Scanner

December 2022

Pavilion building for staff is cut

January-March 2023

DCC and health professionals reject cuts, and launch the ‘They Save, We Pay’ (TSWP) campaign.

$10 million in cuts reversed and $97 million dedicated to the hospital’s data and digital infrastructure

April 2023

Health NZ, the University of Otago and Otago Polytech abandon plans for a learning centre

June 2023

National announces it will invest $30 million to restore cuts and build the hospital as originally planned if elected

July 2023

Labour reverses cuts to the pathology lab and 24 beds for elderly mental health patients. The TSWP campaign ceases

September 2023

Minister Reti says Govt is committed to the build, but refuses to confirm the $30 million will be honoured

January-June 2024

Government and Health NZ begin considering downgrading the NDH

August 2024

TWSP campaign relaunches, and coalition Government visits Dunedin to announce the NDH will be downgraded

September-October 2024

A march is held to protest cuts, and the campaign becomes ‘Save Our Southern Hospital’ with Cliff the ambulance to deliver our message.

Cliff heads to Wellington with the NZ Nurse’s Organisation to present the petition and deliver our message

November 2024