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Iconic £38m hospital finally gets the go-ahead
A £38m hospital in the heart of Havant has finally been given the go-ahead – after 20 years of debate.
Councillors voted to approve plans for the Oak Park Community Hospital at a heated meeting last night.
It was described as a milestone as the idea has been on the table for more than two decades.
The new hospital in River Way will boast the most up-to-date medical facilities available, ranging from physiotherapy to blood testing.
Health bosses still had to overcome one final hurdle as there were concerns about the design of the building, with Councillor Brendan Gibb-Gray describing it as resembling a 'flying saucer'.
But councillors agreed that a 'functional' hospital was much more important than how it looked.
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