ADMISSION TO HOSPITAL.
ATTITUDE OF THE MINISTER. (BY TELEGKAPH —PBESS ASSOCIATION.) . WELLINGTON, Dec. 18. The Minister for Health (Sir Maui Pomare) lias defined his attitude on the question of the right of admission to public hospitals and on. their control; ‘'Why should not a rich man, 5 ’ he asks, ‘‘who contributes by taxation to the establishment and upkeep of public hospitals, have the benefit of the facilities of the institutions which he pays for, facilities which very few private hospitals possess? Is there any reason why public hospitals should be kept only for poor people?” The Minister agrees that if anyone of means desires special facilities in the way of private accommodation or extra nursing, tliat person should be made to pay for these extra attentions. At the same time he holds that such people should have full right to go into public hospitals for treatment.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 19 December 1924, Page 5
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146ADMISSION TO HOSPITAL. Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 19 December 1924, Page 5
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