History
The original hospital was built at The Octagon in 1851, and moved to the site of the present hospital in 1865.
The hospital uses coal-fired boilers to generate steam, for cooking and cleaning. These are currently managed by Meridian Energy with surplus steam sold to the University of Otago and Cadbury Confectionery for heating.
In March 2007 two wards of the hospital were closed due to a suspected outbreak of norovirus, thought to have been brought in by a patient. On 16 August 2008 the hospital was put in lockdown for one week due to a norovirus outbreak affecting 73 patients and nearly 100 staff, blocking most visitors for the duration, and postposting 2,300 procedures.
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