HOSPITAL FEES RAISED.
WELLINGTON'S DECISION. 12/ PER DAY FOR ADULT PATIENTS. (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) WELLINGTON, this day. Higher fees will be charged at the Wellington Public Hospital from January 1 next, under a resolution carried by the board yesterday. The increases, it is stated, are due to higher maintenance costs, a greater number of patients and increased loan indebtedness. The alteration will he from 9/ to 12/ per day for adults and 4/6 to 6/ for children. The scale of charges for dental, X-ray, deep-tlierapy and radium treatment has also been revised, some charges remaining the same, and some others being increased. An investigation officer ife to be appointed at £300 a year to investigate all matters connected with the payment of accounts and anything which requires investigation, including social welfare cases. He is also described as a "followup officer," as he will investigate the accounts of those who should pay and are not paying.
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Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 229, 27 September 1929, Page 5
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155HOSPITAL FEES RAISED. Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 229, 27 September 1929, Page 5
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