New private day surgery, endoscopy suite to open in Richmond

A new $10 million private day surgery hospital in Richmond will start seeing patients in March.

The second stage of the Lower Queen Street Health hub will receive a Māori blessing this week, as the final touches are being put on the state-of-the-art facility.

The new building is next-door to the existing Lower Queen Street Health, which opened about 10 years ago and houses a general practice, chemist, café and several specialist healthcare providers.

Director Ben Castle said the new facility would add to those services, by offering day surgery and an endoscopy suite, operating as Tasman Day Surgery, in partnership with Nelson Day Surgery.

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