Mildura Base Hospital decision could be costly, Vernon Knight warns

RETURNING Mildura Base Hospital back to public management could cost millions of dollars, a former chair of the hospital’s advisory board has warned. Vernon Knight, a once staunch opponent of hospital privatisation, said he now believed putting Mildura Base Hospital back into public hands would not improve services and could cost the community greatly. “I’m yet to […]

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