▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Government ▁announced ▁N Z $ 1 0 0 ▁million ▁in ▁fund ing ▁for ▁replacement ▁of ▁the ▁facility , ▁dependent ▁on ▁a ▁final ▁business ▁case ▁due ▁in ▁ 2 0 2 1 . ▁ ▁Other ▁services ▁▁ ▁The ▁hospital ▁has ▁an ▁academic ▁division ▁of ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Medicine ▁and ▁Health ▁Science , ▁University ▁of ▁A uck land , ▁acting ▁as ▁a ▁teaching ▁and ▁training ▁centre ▁for ▁under grad u ates ▁and ▁post grad uate ▁medical ▁and ▁al lied ▁health ▁science ▁students . ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁dedicated ▁training ▁facility , ▁the ▁Bry ant ▁Education ▁Centre . ▁Research ▁is ▁also ▁undert aken ▁in ▁co operation ▁with ▁the ▁Ru ak ura ▁Agricult ural ▁Research ▁Centre ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Wa ik ato . ▁ ▁The ▁hospital ▁also ▁has ▁five ▁chap la ins ▁who ▁help ▁perform ▁social ▁services ▁and ▁provide ▁coun s elling , ▁assist ed ▁by ▁volunte ers . ▁The ▁services ▁are ▁part - fund ed ▁by ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Health , ▁churches ▁and ▁don ations . ▁The ▁hospital ▁also ▁oper ates ▁' H ilda ▁Ross ▁House ', ▁a ▁hospital ▁hotel ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁District ▁Health ▁Board . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁foundation ▁stone ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁w ard ▁of ▁the ▁hospital ▁to ▁be ▁built ▁in ▁brick ▁was ▁laid ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 st ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁by ▁Andrew ▁Prim rose , ▁E sq ., ▁J . P . ▁ ▁The ▁decision ▁to ▁expand ▁the ▁hospital ▁had ▁been ▁made ▁the ▁previous ▁year