HOSPITAL TREATMENT.
THE MINISTER'S ATTITUDE.
BEST FACILITIES PROVIDED.
" WHY ONLY FOR THE POOR)"
[BY TELEGRAPH. —riIESS ASSOCIATION.3 WELLINGTON. Thursday
Tho Minister for Health, Sir Maui Pomare, has defined his attitude oil the question of the right of admission to public hospitals and their control. "Why should not the rich man who contributes by taxation to the establishment and upkeep of tl.'o public hospitals have the benefit of tha facilities of tho institutions which ho pays tor?" ho asks, " facilities which vei ? y few private hospitals possess. Is thero any reason why the public hospitals should bo kept only for poor people ?"
The Minister agrees that if anyone of means desires special facilities in the waj of private accommodation or extra nursing, that person should bo made to pay for these extra attentions. At the same tune ho holds that such people should have full right to go into tho public hospitals for treatment.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18896, 19 December 1924, Page 13
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