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PUBLIC HOSPITAL

The Armidale Public Hospital has recently undergone an $18 million redevelopment including upgrades of its Intensive Care and Renal Dialysis Units. The hospital has a surgical ward, medical ward, paediatric ward, obstetric unit, day surgery unit, rehabilitation ward, psychiatric unit and intensive care unit.

It is used by the University of New England's new Rural Medical School students and tutors and has attracted a strong contingent of medical specialists.

A privately operated recent generation CT scanner is located in close proximity to the hospital. There are over 30 general practitioners in Armidale who form a friendly and close-knit medical community that interacts well both professionally and socially.

PRIVATE HOSPITAL

The Armidale Private Hospital is located adjacent to the public hospital and was opened in 1998. It includes a 32- bed ward area and two operating theatres. Currently the private hospital has local specialist physicians, paediatricians, an orthopaedic surgeon, an ophthalmologist and pathologist, as well as general surgeons and anaesthetists.

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TESTIMONIAL

After moving to Armidale in 1965, Dr Arthur Rickards, Managing Director of the Agricultural Business Research Institute (ABRI) has helped to change the face of the Australian and International Beef Industry. As the world leader in Livestock Information Systems, the Institute is an example of a successful global business operating from Armidale which has become one of the largest employers in the city outside government.

ABRI conducts research and consults to public and private organisations and provides managerial services and information to primary producers, with special emphasis on the needs of livestock industries. It offers a wide range of agribusiness information services including comprehensive breed register software that meets the needs of modern livestock producers. The ABRI register is used by 100 breed associations worldwide with over 35 million animals recorded on its database covering 8 different animal species.

"Whether you run a small or large international business, Armidale offers the necessary business infrastructure together with an enviable lifestyle that many people long for," Dr Rickards says.

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