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Patient Home to Recover One Day After Heart Procedure
Friday, 9 November 2012, 9:18 am | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
More Bay of Plenty residents are getting better access to the benefits of a state of the art treatment for heart disease that began being carried out at Tauranga Hospital in April. More >>
State of the art training mannequin talks and breathes
Tuesday, 9 October 2012, 11:11 am | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
Bay of Plenty District Health Board staff and SimJunior An extremely life-like training mannequin has arrived at Tauranga Hospital. SimJunior is a high-tech computer controlled mannequin that represents a real-life six year old child by simulating a wide range ... More >>
Norovirus Update
Tuesday, 2 October 2012, 1:46 pm | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
Norovirus Update 2 October 2012 Over recent days Tauranga Hospital and staff have been taking all possible measures to avoid the further spread of Norovirus – a highly contagious viral gastroenteritis. There has been a reduction in Norovirus ... More >>
Shellfish toxin warning along the Bay of Plenty coastline
Friday, 10 August 2012, 10:11 am | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
Shellfish toxin warning reinstated along the Bay of Plenty coastline As a result of testing, people are advised to avoid collecting or eating shellfish from a large area along the Coromandel and Bay of Plenty coastline. More >>
New era of Bowel Surgery Recovery begins
Monday, 30 July 2012, 10:00 am | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
The Midland region is entering a new era in preparation and recovery from bowel surgery, with the introduction of the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) programme. More >>
BOP Clinical School a Hit with Medical Students
Friday, 20 July 2012, 3:32 pm | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
Student doctor Mike Ngawati feels very lucky and valued to be spending his intern year working in the wards at Tauranga Hospital. More >>
Ngatuhoa Lodge
Thursday, 17 May 2012, 11:52 am | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
Ngatuhoa Lodge in Kaimai Mamaku Forest Park has been the perfect place for school, groups and families to experience outdoor adventure and nature at its best. More >>
End of the Bay Navigator pilot marked
Thursday, 19 April 2012, 10:18 am | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
Bay Navigator is one of the vehicles that the BOPDHB is using to achieve the reorientation that is required for better, sooner, more convenient healthcare. Bay Navigator operates at the clinical interface of community and hospital provision and is focused on elective ... More >>
Tauranga Hospital To Open Transit Lounge
Thursday, 17 November 2011, 3:57 pm | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
The Bay of Plenty District Health Board has opened a transit lounge at Tauranga Hospital for patients awaiting final discharge paperwork or transport home. More >>
Tauranga Hospital To Open Transit Lounge
Thursday, 17 November 2011, 12:31 pm | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
The Bay of Plenty District Health Board has opened a transit lounge at Tauranga Hospital for patients awaiting final discharge paperwork or transport home. More >>
Microbiology Concerns addressed at Whakatane Hospital
Wednesday, 5 October 2011, 9:56 am | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
The Chairperson, two Board Members, the Chief Medical Officer and the Chief Executive of the Bay of Plenty District Health Board met with the Senior Medical staff at Whakatane Hospital on Monday to discuss the changes to the microbiology testing introduced ... More >>
BoP DHB has one of busiest Emergency Deparment's in NZ
Thursday, 22 September 2011, 2:11 pm | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
Bay of Plenty District Health Board’s Emergency Departments at Tauranga and Whakatane Hospitals have had their busiest year ever More >>
Bus Crash: Bay of Plenty CEO praises efforts of staff
Tuesday, 6 September 2011, 3:18 pm | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
CEO Bay of Plenty District Health Board, Phil Cammish said that Whakatane staff again showed the great commitment they have to the health service and to those who have need of its care. “I have sent my personal thanks to all those staff who were directly ... More >>
Health Target Results In Bay Of Plenty
Thursday, 1 September 2011, 10:59 am | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
Today the Minister of Health released the quarter four-year end results of the health targets for the 2010/11 year. The health targets were introduced as a way of improving the performance of health services and provide the health sector, both secondary ... More >>
Immunisation rates for Maori children are a success story
Tuesday, 16 August 2011, 9:48 am | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
Immunisation rates for the total Bay of Plenty region stand at 88 percent while the Maori immunisation rates are currently at 92 percent. More >>
Gift to hapu makes healthy lifestyles easier
Friday, 24 June 2011, 1:52 pm | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
Taking the steps towards a healthier lifestyle is now much easier for hapu from Waiaua marae, with the gift of free gym memberships. More >>
Health warning extended to include Kaituna River
Friday, 3 June 2011, 2:56 pm | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
The current health warning for parts of Lake Rotorua and Lake Rotoiti has been extended to include all of the Kaituna River. The affected areas now include Kaituna River, including the mouth of the river, the eastern side of Lake Rotorua from Holdens Bay ... More >>
Toxic Shellfish Warning Reinstated in Bay of Plenty
Friday, 6 May 2011, 12:07 pm | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
The toxic shellfish warning that was lifted in March this year has been reinstated for part of the Bay of Plenty coastline. “Ongoing toxin monitoring has shown an increase in paralytic shellfish poison levels in shellfish along part of the Bay ... More >>
Paralytic shellfish toxin warning lifted
Tuesday, 22 March 2011, 10:01 am | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
The toxic shellfish health warning has been lifted for the wider Coromandel and Bay of Plenty coastline, ending 15 months of concern. The coastline for which the warning is now lifted includes Tairua (including Tairua Harbour) south including Whiritoa, ... More >>
Measles – is your family protected?
Friday, 18 February 2011, 1:08 pm | Bay of Plenty District Health Board
Concern that measles may spread to the Bay of Plenty and Lakes region has prompted the local Medical Officer of Health to urge parents to ensure that their children are up to date with their immunisations. So far this year there have been 20 confirmed ... More >>
