DESPAIR has been the most common reaction to news that the NSW government has shelved plans for a full-scale redevelopment of Wagga Base Hospital in favour of a patch-up job but Dr Geoff Pritchard believes the doom and gloom could have a silver lining.
Retired Tumut surgeon Dr Pritchard holds the view that plans for a full redevelopment of the hospital on its current location was short of the mark anyway.
He sees the latest government backflip as a chance to campaign for a new hospital on a greenfields site.
“Looking to the future, Wagga’s going to be a huge focus for health services across the region,” Dr Pritchard said.
See The Daily Advertiser tomorrow for five pages of reports on the latest reaction.