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Updated August 20 2019 - 10:34am, first published 9:51am
ANNOUNCEMENT: Hunter New England Health CEO Michael Di Renzo outiside the emergency department at John Hunter Hospital. Picture: Max Mason-Hubers
ANNOUNCEMENT: Hunter New England Health CEO Michael Di Renzo outiside the emergency department at John Hunter Hospital. Picture: Max Mason-Hubers

THE master plan for the $780-million expansion of John Hunter Hospital and John Hunter Children's Hospital has been unveiled. The expansion would provide additional capacity to meet the growing demand of the region, chief executive of Hunter New England Local Health District, Michael DiRienzo, said. The plan includes a new emergency department and improvements to critical care, increased interventional and imaging services, expanded inpatient units, and enhanced ambulatory care services.

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