Dubbo Hospital maternity unit stays are 'as long as clinically required'

By Kim Bartley
Updated September 29 2017 - 4:19pm, first published 4:00pm
BED CAPACITY: The Western NSW Local Health District does not envisage that the shutdown of postnatal services at Dubbo Private Hospital will “greatly impact” the bed capacity at Dubbo Hospital, given all new mothers will stay “only as long as clinically necessary”. Photo: File
BED CAPACITY: The Western NSW Local Health District does not envisage that the shutdown of postnatal services at Dubbo Private Hospital will “greatly impact” the bed capacity at Dubbo Hospital, given all new mothers will stay “only as long as clinically necessary”. Photo: File

Expectant mothers who opt to use their private health insurance when admitted to Dubbo Hospital will be able to stay “as long as clinically required”, reports a spokeswoman for the Western NSW Local Health District.

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