Hawke's Bay District Health Board - Latest News [Page 19]
Wireless network brings immediate benefits
Friday, 6 August 2004, 9:19 am | Hawke's Bay District Health Board
In a joint endeavour between Hawke’s Bay District Health Board, MediaLab South Pacific, Catalyst and Link IT, the largest wireless LAN in New Zealand now covers the Hawke’s Bay Hospital campus in Hastings. Over the past five months Hawke’s Bay District Health ... More >>
PHO welcomes five more GPs who joined 1 July
Friday, 9 July 2004, 10:25 am | Hawke's Bay District Health Board
Hawke’s Bay Primary Health Organisation welcomes five more GPs who joined the organisation on 1 July Sanja Majstorovic, General Manager of the Hawke’s Bay Primary Health Organisation (HBPHO) is welcoming five more GP practices to the organisation last week bringing ... More >>
Plan to party – and make this a safe ‘ball’ season
Monday, 28 June 2004, 9:12 am | Hawke's Bay District Health Board
Attending an ‘after ball’ party has become part of the ball season calendar for most senior secondary school students. Unfortunately, there have been reports of problems at some of these parties with gate-crashers, fights, large groups of drunk young ... More >>
Hawke's Bay Toxic Shellfish closure over for now
Tuesday, 8 June 2004, 4:26 pm | Hawke's Bay District Health Board
Toxic Shellfish closure over for now - entire Hawke’s Bay coastline open for shellfish collection More >>
HBDHB Sending Its Smokefree Message Skywards
Monday, 31 May 2004, 12:22 am | Hawke's Bay District Health Board
Hawke’s Bay District Health Board is marking World Smokefree Day on Monday 31st May with a number of celebrations including the release of helium filled balloons complete with the smokefree message from Hawke’s Bay Hospital in Hastings. Wairoa, Napier, ... More >>
Bad weather conditions hinder sampling
Thursday, 27 May 2004, 4:16 pm | Hawke's Bay District Health Board
Hawke's Bay District Health Board advises that the coastline between Whareongaonga (approximately 22 kilometres north of Mahia) and Cape Turnagain in the south needs to remain closed to the collection of shellfish. More >>
HBDHB to invest in latest radiology technology
Wednesday, 12 May 2004, 5:13 pm | Hawke's Bay District Health Board
Hawke’s Bay District Health Board members today gave the green light to invest in new radiology technology which will see digital x-rays being created and stored electronically, and over time will do away with the need for conventional film-based x-rays. More >>
WellChild Week 10-16 May 2004
Monday, 10 May 2004, 11:57 am | Hawke's Bay District Health Board
WellChild Week 10-16 May 2004 – Encouraging physical activity and healthy eating to curb childhood obesity More >>
Enza Magpies roll up sleeves for protection
Wednesday, 28 April 2004, 12:25 am | Hawke's Bay District Health Board
When you’re working towards a place in the first division, you need all the help you can get…and this Wednesday night, the Enza Magpies, Hawke’s Bay’s representative rugby team, will each receive a boost to their defence in the form of a ‘shot’ in ... More >>
Hawke’s Bay Hospital Anzac Day celebrations...
Friday, 16 April 2004, 4:00 pm | Hawke's Bay District Health Board
Fallen Soldiers Memorial Hospital at Hastings was officially opened by the Minister of Health, the Hon. JA Young on Anzac Day April 25th 1928. Since then, as the official war memorial for Hastings, the hospital has hosted a public ceremony each Anzac Day. More >>
Hawke’s Bay PHO releases draft health plan
Thursday, 15 April 2004, 11:18 am | Hawke's Bay District Health Board
The Hawke’s Bay Primary Health Organisation (PHO) has identified two areas of health concern as part of their proposal for the PHO’s Health Promotion activities. They are: Nutrition and Physical Activity and Smokefree/Auahi Kore. Both areas have high ... More >>
‘Get protected’ as winter and influenza approach
Tuesday, 13 April 2004, 8:37 am | Hawke's Bay District Health Board
Now’s the time to get protected against influenza, as the vaccine is available at GPs, and it’s free for many people considered to be at risk of serious illness if they were to contract influenza. More >>
Initiatives to ease pressure of winter ‘peaks’
Thursday, 8 April 2004, 5:43 pm | Hawke's Bay District Health Board
Initiatives to ease pressure of winter ‘peaks’ in hospital demand pay off year-round for HBDHB More >>
Reconfiguration of wards at Hawke’s Bay Hospital
Thursday, 8 April 2004, 5:42 pm | Hawke's Bay District Health Board
People visiting patients at Hawke’s Bay Hospital over the next week are being advised to contact reception on arrival to confirm where patients are located. More >>
DHB's Buses to hospital front entrance
Thursday, 18 March 2004, 9:17 am | Hawke's Bay District Health Board
Work has now been completed on reconfiguring the car-parking layout and roundabout at the front entrance to Hawke’s Bay Hospital. This means from Monday, some Nimon’s buses, which provide free inter-city transport for patients and their support people, ... More >>
Celebrating being a health promoting school
Thursday, 11 March 2004, 2:24 pm | Hawke's Bay District Health Board
Over 150 staff and pupils at Napier’s Maraenui Bilingual School turned up in their pyjamas for a celebratory breakfast at school this morning to celebrate their status as a health-promoting school. More >>
Maungawhio Lagoon And Opoutama Beach Contaminated
Thursday, 4 March 2004, 11:18 am | Hawke's Bay District Health Board
Hawke’s Bay’s District Health Board Medical Officer of Health, Dr Caroline McElnay, today issued a warning, advising members of the public not to swim or collect shellfish from the Maungawhio Lagoon or Opoutama Beach due to contamination. The Maungawhio ... More >>
Hawke’s Bay selected to become a teaching DHB
Friday, 27 February 2004, 6:58 pm | Hawke's Bay District Health Board
Hawke’s Bay District Health Board chief executive, Chris Clarke, said he was delighted to announce that Hawke’s Bay had been selected to become a ‘Teaching DHB’ and would be welcoming the first intake of medical students to its campus next year. More >>
Unit reminds com./hospital kitchens of standards
Friday, 20 February 2004, 12:12 am | Hawke's Bay District Health Board
Public Health Unit reminds commercial/hospital kitchens of need to maintain food safety and hygiene standards More >>
Pressure For Hawke’s Bay Hospital To Conserve Gas
Wednesday, 18 February 2004, 5:23 pm | Hawke's Bay District Health Board
Due to major flooding and a bridge being washed away near Ashurst, the gas supply to Hawke’s Bay is now extremely reduced. It is estimated that it could take two weeks to rebuild the bridge and reinstall the gas line. More >>