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Waikato Hospital at-Risk Building to Come Down
A 50-year-old building, used as temporary accommodation for people accessing several Waikato Hospital services, is to come down.
Demolition of the multi-storey Hilda Ross House, a former nurses home among other things, starts in July and will be complete by October next year.
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Waikato District Health Board (DHB) employs over 6500 people and plans, funds and provides hospital and health services to more than 391,770 people in a region covering eight per cent of New Zealand.
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