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Plumbing issues in the mediaLead in water at Perth Children’s Hospital
Revelations that high levels of lead have been found in the water at Perth’s new children’s hospital have further embarrassed building giant John Holland and the WA government seven weeks after asbestos was found on the site. John Holland is yet to find out the cause of the toxic material, but in a statement said metallurgical testing had ruled out taps and valves it is responsible for. However Master Plumbers Association of WA chief executive Murray Thomas said it was highly unlikely that mains water that the Water Corporation quality tested and put out would have lead in it before it got to the hospital site….MORE
Plumbing Problems
Fiona Stanley Hospital Flooding
Patients are being diverted from Perth’s troubled Fiona Stanley Hospital due to a large water leak flooding parts of the new hospital. The hospital confirmed a main water pipe that supplies the ward towers burst causing major flooding earlier on Sunday. As a result, eight operating theatres have been closed and some elective surgery scheduled for Monday has been cancelled. It has also affected hot water and air conditioning systems in the hospital. A hospital spokeswoman said all ambulance and chopper patients were being diverted to other hospitals. It is understood the hospital is on a code yellow, signifying an emergency situation…MORE
Leaky pipes at Wellington Hospital
Capital and Coast District Health Board confirms leaky pipes at Wellington Hospital
Wellington Hospital is plagued with leaky pipes that need to be repaired, Capital & Coast District Health Board has confirmed.
Now hospital staff are wondering where the cash-strapped DHB is going to find the money to pay for it…..MORE