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Health
Callum Godde

Long-awaited heart hospital to open in Australian first

Daniel Andrews said the hospital was a profound investment in the best outcomes for heart patients. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Australia's first dedicated heart hospital is set to open in Melbourne, sparking a fresh war of words eight years after it triggered an election spending spree.

Premier Daniel Andrews and Health Minister Mary-Anne Thomas toured the new 206-bed Victorian Heart Hospital in Clayton on Sunday ahead of its first patients arriving on Thursday.

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