Board ‘made every effort’
! Every effort had been, made, and would continue to be made, by the North o Canterbury Hospital Board 11 to meet extra demands forj services, to women and) children caused by the closing of the Christchurch) Karitane Hospital, said the) chairman of the board (Mr)' T. C. Grigg) yesterday. Mr Grigg said the board!' had acted “immediately” in) April when it became known that the hospital would close,! and had arranged within a) few days for an inspection! of the hospital buildings to) (see if they might be used! (for any hospital board pur-;' ' pose. ' (
After consultation with its advisers, the board had decided in May that no use I could be ma de of the hospital. At that point, discussions were held with interested parties to ensure that, mothers and their babies would be properly cared for by the board. “Any suggestion that the board did not act swiftly to meet these extra responsibilities is obviously incorrect. In consultation with the Department of Social I Welfare the board will continue to consider future special needs,” Mr Grigg said.
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