MILITARY HOSPITALS

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21009, 4 February 1943, Page 2

MILITARY HOSPITALS

17 BUILT IN DOMINION HUGE AUCKLAND BLOCKS (P.A.) CHRISTCHURCH. Feb. 4. Interesting details of several ot the 17 military hospitals built to the order of the Government for our own and the United States forces through the Defence Construction Council, were given by the Prime Minister, the Rt. I-lon. P. Fraser, yesterday. These hospitals lack nothing in comfort and equipment, he said. For the most part they are of one storey, designed on typical New Zealand lines, spreading over wide areas to ensure the maximum of sunshine and al "The new military hospital at Cornwell Park, Auckland, itself as large as the Auckland Public Hospital, is a miracle of speedy and efficient construction, said Mr. Fraser. ’lt comprises 00 separate buildings and has a total floor space of 250,000 square tcet —approximately six acres. “Provision has been made ior_ lUou patients and staff, consisting or <>» officers. 143 nurses and 504 male attendants. Its cost was £066,470. The Hobson Park military hospital at Auckland, which is in use by tne United States military forces, introduced steel pre-fabrication to New Zealand. This was added to substantially by wards designed in New Zealand and this institution has now a floor area as great as Cornwell Pai k Hospital and has beds tor u ™ Pf> ients. It comprises 74 separate buildings and is staffed by W end 663 ratings. The cost of additions was £350.000. •