A potential buyer is interested in Mercy Hospital. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSONOtago's biggest private hospital is up for sale, and discussions with a potential buyer are said to be ‘‘advanced’’. Mercy Hospital, which was established in 1936 as a not-for-profit, employs more than 280 staff who cover a range of care over its 10 operating theatres. In a public letter, released yesterday, hospital chairwoman Lauren Semple and Whanau Mercy Ministries Trust chairman Gerald Scanlan said ‘‘staying at the forefront of healthcare requires significant ongoing investment — as we have experienced here at Mercy Hospital with the extensive campus upgrades’’. The 0.39ha site is located a short distance from the University of Otago, Otago Polytechnic and Forsyth Barr Stadium, and had a 2022 capital valuation of $4.7million.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 12, 2026 22:33 UTC