Dunstan Hospital - Clyde

Name :

Dunstan Hospital - Clyde

Address  :

Hospital Road

Town  :

Clyde

State  :

Otago

Country  :

NEW ZEALAND

Phone  :

03 440 4300

Fax  :

03 440 4310

Web URL  :


Description

Dunstan Hospital is situated close by the township of Clyde at the entry to the Cromwell Gorge 199km northwest of Dunedin City approximately 2 hours 30 minutes drive It is located in the Central Otago District

Dunstan Hospital has been operating in Central Otago since 1863 The modern purpose built facility was extensively refurbished in 2005 The Dunstan Hospital facility includes a 24 acute bed inpatient ward including a three bed High Dependency Unit and provides secondary health services to around 25000 people living in the wider Central Otago and Wanaka regions
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