KEMPSEY DISTRICT Hospital's iconic Daisy Turner Kiosk will undergo a $6000 refurbishment over the next few weeks, transforming the iconic building into a new COVID-19 testing centre.
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The new clinic will replace the hospital's existing walk-in clinic and will operate during the same hours, 8.30 am to 2.30 pm.
The hospital's Acting Executive Officer Felicity Wardle said the project is on track to be completed by the end of October.
"The kiosk will then undergo a deep clean before we start our staff orientation sessions and equipment stocking," she said.
"We hope to be ready to open the clinic in the first week of November."
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The Kempsey branch of the United Hospital Auxiliaries (UHA) of NSW, which built the kiosk in 1964, has enthusiastically supported the project, which will see much-needed maintenance work carried out on the building.
The unusually shaped structure has served the hospital community as a kiosk for more than 50 years, with all profits made donated to the hospital to purchase medical equipment and patient comfort items.
"The revamp will make the community happy, and it will be wonderful because people will be using it once again," UHA Branch President Aileen Lewthwaite said.
"This is an opportunity to keep our kiosk as an icon; it will be nice to see it have a facelift."
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