Auckland District Health Board - Latest News [Page 6]
World Heart Rhythm Day; Wednesday 13th of June
Tuesday, 12 June 2007, 2:01 pm | Auckland District Health Board
June 13th is World Heart Rhythm Day. Heart rhythm disturbances can be fatal and can strike young people. On June 13th World Heart Rhythm Day will be commemorated across the globe. In New Zealand, the emphasis should be on education, says Associate Professor ... More >>
World Heart Rhythm Day; 13th of June 2007
Monday, 11 June 2007, 4:47 pm | Auckland District Health Board
June 13th is World Heart Rhythm Day. Heart rhythm disturbances can be fatal and can strike young people. On June 13th World Heart Rhythm Day will be commemorated across the globe. In New Zealand, the emphasis should be on education, says Associate Professor ... More >>
Enrol by Next Week to Ensure Medical Benefits
Wednesday, 9 May 2007, 4:34 pm | Auckland District Health Board
Aucklanders have until the end of next week (Friday 18th May) to ensure they are enrolled with a Primary Healthcare Organisation (PHO) to continue to receive subsidised doctors’ visits and reduced prescription fees. More >>
Innovative internet services working for patients
Thursday, 1 February 2007, 4:40 pm | Auckland District Health Board
Patients attending Auckland District Health Board’s hospitals, clinics and community services will now be able to arrive armed not only with information on what they can expect to happen to them when they get there, they will know where to park, what ... More >>
Focus on community laboratory services
Friday, 4 August 2006, 11:27 am | Auckland District Health Board
Dr Tony Bierre has resigned from the Auckland District Health Board to focus on the implementation of the community laboratory service contract. More >>
Laboratory services contract awarded
Friday, 14 July 2006, 3:52 pm | Auckland District Health Board
The three regional DHBs in Auckland have entered into a contract with Labtests Auckland Ltd to provide community laboratory services in the region. Spokesperson for the Waitemata, Auckland and Counties-Manukau District Health Boards, Garry Smith (CEO ... More >>
Keep your emergency department for emergencies
Wednesday, 5 July 2006, 3:36 pm | Auckland District Health Board
Auckland City Hospital is running on red alert as the unseasonably cold weather and high incidence of viral respiratory tract infection in the community places added pressure on beds. More >>
District Health Board on power outage
Monday, 12 June 2006, 4:23 pm | Auckland District Health Board
Power is now back on at Auckland City Hospital and Greenlane Clinical Centre and it will be mostly business as usual at both sites tomorrow. Today’s power outage forced the cancellation of all non urgent surgery and some appointments. More >>
Statement from Wayne Brown, ADHB chairman
Thursday, 2 March 2006, 2:20 pm | Auckland District Health Board
Mr Ryall claims we will be employing younger staff as a consequence of new collective pay agreements. I said no such thing and he has just missed the point. More >>
World First C-Pulse Heart Failure Device
Monday, 9 May 2005, 3:18 pm | Auckland District Health Board
Patient in long term heart failure receives new hope through C-Pulse heart failure device More >>
Delays likely at Auckland Hospital Emergency Dept.
Monday, 6 September 2004, 1:14 pm | Auckland District Health Board
Auckland City Hospital is warning that patients may face long delays at its Emergency Department. More >>
ADHB To Focus On Urgent Eye Cases
Monday, 6 September 2004, 12:52 am | Auckland District Health Board
Auckland District Health Board is giving priority to urgent and semi-urgent eye cases at its ophthalmology outpatient clinics. Consequently, ADHB is notifying around 2000 people, graded as routine (Category D) that they will return to their GP or optometrist ... More >>
ADHB Challenges Bio-Tech Co.Over Claim For Patent
Friday, 20 August 2004, 10:08 am | Auckland District Health Board
Auckland District Health Board is taking pre-emptive legal action against the Melbourne-based biotech company Genetic Technologies Ltd (GTG). More >>
Breast is Best at National Women’s Hospital
Tuesday, 3 August 2004, 2:49 pm | Auckland District Health Board
National Women’s Hospital is supporting this year’s World Breastfeeding Week (1-7 August) which highlights the importance of exclusive breast feeding for babies up to 6 months old. There will be a display in the foyer of the hospital with information ... More >>
Nurse leader appointed as Acting GM Adult Services
Tuesday, 29 June 2004, 2:39 pm | Auckland District Health Board
Margaret Dotchin has been appointed as acting general manager of Adult Services at Auckland City Hospital, effective July 5. More >>
Auckland DHB To Review Management & Admin Jobs
Thursday, 17 June 2004, 8:54 am | Auckland District Health Board
The Auckland District Health Board announced today it planned to review management and administration jobs, as part of a broader strategy to reduce its budget deficit. More >>
Major Changes For Orthopaedic Services
Friday, 11 June 2004, 1:31 pm | Auckland District Health Board
Months of planning have gone into ensuring that major changes to the delivery of adult orthopaedic services in the Auckland region go smoothly and safely in June. More >>
Orthopaedic Funding Boost Welcomed
Thursday, 27 May 2004, 3:02 pm | Auckland District Health Board
Recent media statements that the new Auckland City Hospital cannot physically accommodate this new initiative are misleading as there are uncommissioned theatres and bed capacity that can be opened to successfully deliver this initiative if required. More >>
World’s largest study in Intensive Care
Thursday, 27 May 2004, 10:14 am | Auckland District Health Board
After nearly six years of work, a group of New Zealand and Australian researchers have the answer to a question that has been concerning the medical profession for years: When faced with a critically ill patient, which is the safest way to keep ... More >>
Sponsorship Deal Supports Clinical Education
Thursday, 13 May 2004, 10:02 am | Auckland District Health Board
Auckland, 11 May 2004 - Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Limited (NZX:FPH, ASX:FPH) announced today that it will provide one million NZ dollars in sponsorship towards the development of a clinical education centre at the new Auckland City Hospital. ... More >>