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MONDAY, AUGUST 11, 1986
+CLOTHING OR ARTICLES FOR STERILIZATION HAVE TO REMAIN IN THE DISINFECTORS FOR AT LEAST SEVERAL HOURS TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE THOROUGHLY DISINFECTED.+
PROTECTIVE CLOTHES WORN BY USD STAFF CARRYING OUT DUTIES RELATED TO COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, WERE ALSO DISINFECTED AT THE TWO CENTRES, ADDED THE SPOKESMAN.
HOSPITAL QUARTERS BEING EXTENDED
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FOUR FLOORS ARE TO BE ADDED TO THE NURSES' AND SISTERS' QUARTERS AT QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL.
THE NEW FLOORS, TOTALLING 2 910 SQUARE METRES IN AREA, WILL PROVIDE ACCOMMODATION FOR 63 NURSES AND SISTERS.
THE SISTERS' QUARTERS WILL BE ALTERED AS PART OF THE PROJECT.
WORK IS EXPECTED TO START IN OCTOBER AND BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF 1987.
TENDERS ARE BEING INVITED BY THE ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
THE PROJECT IS PART OF THE THIRD AND FINAL STAGE OF THE HOSPITAL'S REDEVELOPMENT.
OTHER WORKS TO BE COMPLETED UNDER SEPARATE CONTRACTS INCLUDE FURTHER UPGRADING AND RENEWAL OF BUILDING SERVICES, AIR-CONDITIONING OF WARDS, EXPANSION OF THE MORTUARY, IMPROVEMENT TO THE CLINICAL PATHOLOGY BUILDING AND EXTENSION OF THE RADIOTHERAPY UNIT.
WORK ON THE $864 MILLION REDEVELOPMENT SCHEME IS DUE TO BE COMPLETED IN EARLY 1992.
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