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Stay Well Over The Holiday Season
Tuesday, 15 December 2020, 10:34 am | Capital and Coast District Health Board
Hutt Valley and Capital & Coast DHBs are encouraging people to plan ahead and take care of themselves to ensure they have a fun and healthy holiday season. “During the holiday season, GPs and pharmacies will have different operating hours, ... More >>
Local Clinicians Recognised For COVID-19 Leadership
Tuesday, 8 December 2020, 11:01 am | Capital and Coast District Health Board
Two local clinical leaders have been recognised and celebrated for their tireless efforts to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic that has dominated the health landscape this year. Hutt Valley DHB (HVDHB) and Capital & Coast DHB (CCDHB) recently ... More >>
New Milk Bank To Help Vulnerable Infants
Monday, 30 November 2020, 11:33 am | Capital and Coast District Health Board
The Wellington region’s most vulnerable infants will now have local access to pasteurised donor breast milk at Wellington Regional Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Enabled by support from the Wellington Hospitals Foundation, the ... More >>
Blessing Opens The Way For Local Renal Dialysis Treatment
Friday, 27 November 2020, 12:29 pm | Capital and Coast District Health Board
A small blessing ceremony has paved the way for people across both the Hutt Valley and the Wairarapa to begin receiving renal dialysis treatment closer to home. Kaumatua, patients, and staff gathered before sunrise this morning for a small ceremony to ... More >>
DHB Clarifies Points In Ombudsman’s Report
Tuesday, 25 August 2020, 3:20 pm | Capital and Coast District Health Board
Capital & Coast DHB and the Mental Health, Addictions & Intellectual Disability Service (MHAIDS) today welcomed the Chief Ombudsman’s OPCAT report into five mental health units around the country. The DHB and MHAIDS acknowledged the ... More >>
Information For Visitors To Wellington And Hutt Valley Region Our Hospitals And Clinics
Saturday, 21 March 2020, 2:00 pm | Capital and Coast District Health Board
As part of efforts to keep everyone safe from COVID-19, Capital & Coast and Hutt Valley DHBs are asking people to please limit their visits to patients in Wellington and Hutt Valley region hospitals and to wait outside if picking patients ... More >>
New Menu To Delight Patients’ Tastebuds
Thursday, 12 March 2020, 3:35 pm | Capital and Coast District Health Board
Patients at Wellington Regional Hospital are now being treated to a new selection of culinary delights following the introduction of a new enhanced inpatient menu. ‘Patient Menu Now’ is the culmination of work by Capital & Coast DHB ... More >>
New Dialysis Unit Will Provide Treatment Closer To Homes
Wednesday, 12 February 2020, 12:15 pm | Capital and Coast District Health Board
12 February 2020 Hutt Valley and Wairarapa patients will soon be able to receive their dialysis treatment closer to home, with the establishment of a new satellite dialysis unit next to Hutt Hospital. Recently approved by both the Capital & ... More >>
Oxygen no longer ‘holy water’ for ICU: study
Thursday, 31 October 2019, 3:58 pm | Capital and Coast District Health Board
A world-first trial may change how oxygen is administered to intensive care patients across the world. More >>
Incompatible kidney transplants a reality in Wellington
Thursday, 17 October 2019, 12:01 pm | Capital and Coast District Health Board
Patients needing incompatible kidney transplants no longer need to travel to Auckland or Christchurch thanks to close collaboration between the Renal Service and the New Zealand Blood Service (NZBS). More >>
MHAIDS to host international neuropsychiatry expert
Monday, 7 October 2019, 10:55 am | Capital and Coast District Health Board
International cognitive neuropsychiatry expert Professor Anthony David will share his expertise at a special public lecture in Wellington on Wednesday 23 October. More >>
Vascular service makes appointments convenient and greener
Tuesday, 17 September 2019, 3:10 pm | Capital and Coast District Health Board
Better use of technology is making hospital appointments more convenient for hundreds of patients and helping to reduce carbon emissions. More >>
Education units support future workforce
Thursday, 12 September 2019, 11:36 am | Capital and Coast District Health Board
Nursing students are receiving enhanced training and support through the latest Dedicated Education Units (DEUs) at Wellington Regional Hospital and the Mental Health, Addictions and Intellectual Disability Service (MHAIDS). More >>
Electronic equipment diverted from landfill to new homes
Wednesday, 4 September 2019, 11:23 am | Capital and Coast District Health Board
A new partnership with a charitable trust will see more than 1000 unneeded electronic items diverted from landfill each year – many being repurposed for worthy organisations in our communities. More >>
CCDHB hit by phishing scam
Tuesday, 27 August 2019, 3:46 pm | Capital and Coast District Health Board
A Capital & Coast DHB staff member has fallen victim to an email phishing scam that has seen thousands of emails sent from their address to email addresses across New Zealand and internationally. More >>
New children’s hospital starts to take shape
Tuesday, 20 August 2019, 11:17 am | Capital and Coast District Health Board
Capital & Coast DHB and Minister of Health Dr David Clark have marked the beginning of the steel-framing work for the new children’s hospital in Wellington. More >>
Small change to IV lines yields big results
Thursday, 15 August 2019, 10:03 am | Capital and Coast District Health Board
An innovative change to intravenous drip lines has seen rates of phlebitis – vein inflammation – in cardiology patients drop by almost half. More >>
Masters research to benefit addictions clients
Tuesday, 30 July 2019, 10:32 am | Capital and Coast District Health Board
Recently completed research projects are hoped to benefit treatment and outcomes for Mental Health, Addictions and Intellectual Disability Service (MHAIDS) users. More >>
Children garden their way to a healthier diet
Wednesday, 24 July 2019, 10:59 am | Capital and Coast District Health Board
A new project that gives local children hands-on experience in growing, cooking and eating more fruit and vegetables has the potential to help slow obesity and prevent diseases. More >>
Diabetes patients reaping the benefits from changes in care
Tuesday, 9 July 2019, 10:48 am | Capital and Coast District Health Board
Patients are at less risk of potentially dangerous events and have an improved chance of better outcomes thanks to improvements in diabetes care. More >>
