Cheap hostel accommodation
Cheap hostel accommodation could be provided for some kidney dialysis patients and relatives who travel with them to Christchurch for treatment.
The North Canterbury Hospital Board is considering using often-empty hostel accommodation at Coronation Hospital that until now has been reserved for radiotherapy patients. Mrs Caroline Cartwright told the health services committee yesterday that she was alarmed at the number of dialysis patients and their relatives who stayed in local caravan and camping grounds because there were no hostel facilities.
Board staff said the Coronation hostel averaged
a 25 per cent occupancy rate. The head of nephrology at Christchurch Hospital, Dr Ross Bailey, said later that such accommodation had been needed for a long time. It had caused a lot of hardship among those who had to travel long distances within the North Canterbury area or who came from outside board areas that were “tight” about paying travel and accommodation expenses.
About half of the patients with artificial kidneys or kidney transplants came from outside Christchurch. They were asked to visit the hospital daily for two weeks or longer after being discharged.
Cheap hostel accommodation
Press, 9 February 1984, Page 9
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