Maniototo Hospital and rest-home rebuild second-in-command Ryan Glass looks out from framework of the project, which is on track for completion by the end of the year.
The $7million hospital is expected to welcome its first patients in the new year.
Members of the public will get a sneak preview of the new facility when an hour-long viewing is hosted from noon on August 24.
The new facility on Tyrone St, Ranfurly, will have 26 rooms with hospital-level beds.
-By Alexia Johnston