DERELICT: The old Patea Hospital in Dorset St. THE privately owned derelict Patea Hospital is an "absolute disgrace" and selling it was a "stupid mistake", says Whanganui MP Chester Borrows.

The old Patea Hospital has been empty for more than 20 years. Photo Lin Ferguson Whanganui MP Chester Borrows has offered the owner of the derelict Patea Hospital $150,000 for the property ...