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2 August 2026
Wife of patient who died at Waikato Hospital says staffing levels and experience remain a concern
A widow of a diabetic and cardiac patient who collapsed and later died while searching for food in Waikato Hospital says he was coherent, talking and comfortable when she'd last seen him just hours earlier.
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