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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
Damon Cronshaw

'Great strides': Government touts boost to Maitland Hospital ED

Maitland MP Jenny Aitchison and NSW Health Minister Ryan Park at Maitland Hospital last year. Picture by Jonathan Carroll

Sixteen full-time equivalent staff have been recruited to Maitland Hospital emergency department's "short stay unit", enabling it to operate seven days a week.

The short stay unit, which opened in June, has been operating for four days a week.

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