Kumeu resident’s medical building officially opens

Dr Alex McIntosh of Kumeu has officially opened the building he owns at 53 Lincoln Road in Henderson.

Or rather his mum Mary McIntosh, 95, - the eldest surviving member of West Auckland’s Corban family - did the honours by cutting the ribbon and unveiling two bronze plaques - one outside and one inside – while the whole property and building were blessed by the family’s Christian Orthodox priest Father Mircea Corpodean.

Alex, a renowned dental surgeon, says 53 Lincoln Road is the first stage of a medical precinct and he’s hoping the second stage will be a private hospital.

The building’s official opening and blessing had been delayed since 2019 due to various reasons including two years of the COVID pandemic and associated restrictions.

“West Auckland has for too long been underserviced with health care and taxes taken out of the area to fund services elsewhere,” says Alex.

The Lincoln Road building was built on Integrity and a family history of service to the West Auckland community, he adds.

“I come from a pioneering wine-making family in West Auckland, the Corban family on my mother’s side, who are the immigrant equivalent of mana whenua, and our family history and achievements have been underpinned by their Orthodox Christian faith,” Alex explains.

“My mother’s brother, Assid Corban, was Mayor of this area (Henderson) for many years.

“There is a long family history of community service as my great uncle Wadier Corban served on the original Henderson Board.”

Alex says the Lincoln Road building is also an act of community service to provide advanced medical care to the West Auckland community, providing advanced radiology and endoscopy services in a state-of-the-art facility with all the latest medical fit out.

Tenants are Auckland Radiology on the ground floor and Waitemata Endoscopy on the first floor.

About 100 people were invited to the official opening ceremony, including the Honorary Consul for Lebanon to New Zealand Henriette Nakhle and Waitakere Licensing Trust President Linda Cooper.

Alex compered the official opening which also included Dr Stephen Wood of the Auckland Radiology Group, Property Development Manager Jed Wieland, architect Alan Dobson, and Duncan Brodie from Macrennie Commercial Construction.