Buller Health evacuated 11 patients last
night to Club Buller in Queen Street.
An additional
six patients were accommodated in a makeshift ward at Club
Buller and some will be transferred to Te Nīkau Hospital in
Greymouth today.
All have settled in to their new
surroundings. Staff report that patients adapted to sleeping
on mattresses on the floor and were enjoying porridge and
toast for breakfast this morning.
Kitchen staff from
Buller Health are using the facilities at Club Buller and
are able to access supplies from the kitchen at Buller
Health now that flood waters are receding.
The Buller
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He said he had resized his business from 65 staff to 15 because of the impact of Covid-19 on tourism. “It certainly has not been easy for any of us. I know that some of my team have struggled.”
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