IT is "99 per cent certain" that Chase Hospital will keep all of its 24 beds, it was announced on Tuesday.
The number of beds had been under threat after the North and Mid Hampshire Health Authority decided to axe eight beds which were used for the treatment of the elderly, mentally infirm (EMI).
But Bordon GP Dr Michael Watkinson told the agm of the Chase Hospital League of Friends meeting the beds were set to stay.
He said: "The first thing is some good news, because I am 99 per cent certain that all the beds - all 24 beds - will now stay."
There would be changes in how the beds were used at the Chase Hospital - but numbers would not be cut.
Beds which were currently being used for the EMI beds would be used for patients referred to the Chase by the GPs from around the Bordon area.
Dr Watkinson said: "I believe that it's going to be 16 GP beds and eight elderly care beds, looked after by a consultant with the help of a local GP.
"I think it will be good for things locally and it's well supported by the general practitioners."
The psychiatric-geriatric (EMI) beds were currently being used by patients from as far afield as Tadley.
It was anticipated these patients would be moved to specialist mental health hospital, Parklands, in Basingstoke.
This was a good decision, said the GP, as the Parklands Hospital had the facilities to be able to treat and to deal with mentally ill patients.
Jeremy Whiteley, for the health authority, said the current mix of beds was a problem the NMHHA had identified and was trying to do something about.
But he said change should not be made for change's sake and it was up to the North Hampshire Primary Care Trust to see whether they could do something better.
Mr Whiteley said: "As things stand, it's looking to be pretty much as Dr Watkinson said. The main thing is, whatever we do, it's got to arrive at a solution which is better and not simply change for the sake of it."