28 Mar 2018

'A lot of problems' in Middlemore buildings - DHB boss

From Morning Report, 7:25 am on 28 March 2018

The building at Middlemore Hospital that houses the country's largest maternity service might have to be knocked down because it is unstable and riddled with asbestos. The hospital says it's getting to the point it would be cheaper to build new buildings than repair the existing ones. Counties-Manukau DHB acting chief executive Dr Gloria Johnson tells Susie Ferguson there are a lot of problems in a number of buildings.