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It may even be possible to pull together a private funding syndicate to fund both projects - a<br />

completely integrated Family Health Centre and the eventual refurbishment of the Greymouth<br />

Base Hospital facility - if there is political interest in such an arrangement.<br />

6 Buller/Westport IFHC<br />

The West Coast DHB currently owns and operates the medical centre, Buller Medical Centre,<br />

and Buller Hospital, in the town of Westport. Westport is 107kms from Greymouth (at least an<br />

hour and a quarter by road). There is no public transport connection between the two centres.<br />

Earlier work has explored options for revamping the facilities on the Buller Hospital site. The<br />

future status and size of Buller Hospital is unclear, with discussion currently occurring in<br />

relation to the DHB contracting out aged residential care, and the impact for other services of<br />

this proposed change still somewhat unclear.<br />

A greenfields IFHC in Westport, probably on the Buller Hospital site (there is sufficient land),<br />

is a distinct possibility. A revision of the earlier proposed facility is likely to be required to<br />

match the revised model of care envisaged in this EoI business case, and to fit with any<br />

decisions regarding the future shape of secondary services.<br />

One proposed floor plan for a greenfields construction on the Buller Hospital site is as follows:<br />

This and other options are being explored. This option had a $16.3m price tag in Aug 2008.<br />

Revisions will be required to reduce the capital spend to more manageable proportions. Private<br />

financing for this facility has not yet been explored, as further work is required to understand<br />

the likely final size and scale of the project.<br />

Business case appendices V12 AC 25Feb2010 Page 124

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