MidCentral District Health Board

Name :

MidCentral District Health Board

Address  :

Gate 2 Heretaunga Street
PO Box 2056

Town  :

Palmerston North

State  :

ManawatuWanganui

Country  :

NEW ZEALAND

Post Code:

4440

Phone  :

06 350 8061

Fax  :

06 355 0616

Web URL  :


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About MidCentral District Health Board
MidCentral District Health Board MDHB is a Crown entity and is one of 21 district health boards established nationally on January 1 2001 under the NZ Public Health and Disability Act 2000 NZPHD
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