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Environment
Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

UNBELIEVABLE: Electric switch could save public hospitals millions | History Defined

Public hospitals are being urged to act quickly to reduce reliance on fossil fuels. (Diego Fedele/AAP PHOTOS)

Electrifying Australia's public hospitals could save $59 million a year in energy costs, cut carbon emissions, and ultimately keep more people out of hospital, a study has found.

But the government would need to act quickly as the upgrades could take a decade to roll out and two decades to deliver economic returns.

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