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NZ Hospitals Scale Up for Winter Surge | Auckland News
Health NZ is racing to expand hospital capacity this winter, adding 81 temporary beds—up from the original 71—and aiming for 103 by mid-July, with major boosts in Waikato, Rotorua, and Christchurch. But even with these new beds, ERs remain overwhelmed, corridors are filling with patients, and unhoused individuals are increasingly turning to emergency rooms for shelter. To help, Health NZ is hiring 378 new staff, many already confirmed, but the real challenge is ensuring enough hands are on deck to actually run the new beds—because the same overworked teams are still managing the surge. Listen…
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