Hawkes Bay District Health Board - Latest News [Page 2]
Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to shape health services
Monday, 21 August 2017, 4:39 pm | Hawkes Bay District Health Board
Hawke’s Bay District Health Board is inviting the community to be part of two big projects that will shape the future of health care in Hawke’s Bay. More >>
Surge in winter illnesses impacting Bay’s health system
Wednesday, 12 July 2017, 5:20 pm | Hawkes Bay District Health Board
The surge of winter illnesses in Hawke’s Bay is impacting the whole of the Hawke’s Bay health system and there is important advice for locals on how to best manage their care. More >>
Ahuriri Estuary water warning remains in place
Wednesday, 12 April 2017, 11:40 am | Hawkes Bay District Health Board
Hawke’s Bay District Health Board is continuing to warn the public not to swim, collect shellfish for consumption, or undertake any other water based recreational activities in the area of the Ahuriri Estuary. More >>
Campylobacter Outbreak Cost estimates released
Thursday, 29 September 2016, 11:42 am | Hawkes Bay District Health Board
At yesterday’s Board meeting (28 September), Hawke’s Bay District Health Board (HBDHB) chief executive Kevin Snee said the cost of the Havelock North Campylobacter outbreak was estimated to be around $380,000 to the organisation. More >>
Havelock North area affected by gastro illness
Sunday, 14 August 2016, 10:38 pm | Hawkes Bay District Health Board
Havelock North residents are being urged to boil water as a vomiting and diarrhoea outbreak affects a number of people in the area. More >>
Measles case visited Hawke’s Bay
Tuesday, 14 June 2016, 12:46 pm | Hawkes Bay District Health Board
The child visited a number of public places in the Napier area including the National Aquarium on 9th June between 10am and 12 noon. More >>
Record presentations to Hawke’s Bay Emergency Department
Tuesday, 8 March 2016, 10:47 am | Hawkes Bay District Health Board
Presentations to Hawke’s Bay Hospital’s Emergency Department hit a record number yesterday and doctors are urging people to seek non urgent care from accident and medical centres or from their family doctor. Chief medical officer for the hospital ... More >>
Record presentations to Hawke’s Bay Emergency Department
Tuesday, 7 July 2015, 1:47 pm | Hawkes Bay District Health Board
Record presentations to Hawke’s Bay Emergency Department An increase in respiratory and flu-like illness in the community is the main reason for a record number (156) of people presenting to Hawke’s Bay Hospital yesterday, (6 July), clinicians say. ... More >>
Hawke’s Bay Hospital helping Christchurch – update two
Wednesday, 23 February 2011, 10:11 am | Hawkes Bay District Health Board
Unless it’s an emergency, Hawke’s Bay District Health Board is asking the public to see their GP first so Emergency Department staff can be available to treat patients from Christchurch if necessary. Chief operating officer Warrick Frater said Hawke’s ... More >>
Hawke's Bay Hospital helping Christchurch
Wednesday, 23 February 2011, 9:13 am | Hawkes Bay District Health Board
Hawke’s Bay Hospital sent two retrieval teams to Christchurch overnight to pick up two existing critically ill intensive care patients. These patients were already in intensive care in Christchurch prior to the earthquake but were transferred to ... More >>
Psa: Final Governance Board meeting today
Wednesday, 17 November 2010, 12:01 pm | Hawkes Bay District Health Board
Today, (November 17) is the final board meeting of the Governance Board chaired by Sir John Anderson and is also the last meeting for long time board member David Ritchie. Chief executive Kevin Snee said he wanted to thank Sir John for the enormous ... More >>
Swine flu victim dies in Hawke’s Bay
Thursday, 12 August 2010, 9:23 am | Hawkes Bay District Health Board
A 22-year-old male, who had an underlying health condition, died on Tuesday morning (August 9) in Hawke’s Bay Hospital’s intensive care unit. More >>
Still time for young women's free HPV vaccine
Wednesday, 9 June 2010, 1:21 pm | Hawkes Bay District Health Board
It’s not too late to take advantage of the free Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine which is still available to all young women born after or on the 1 January 1990 from their GP or practice nurse. More >>
Children selling tobacco to 14 year old
Monday, 3 May 2010, 10:12 pm | Hawkes Bay District Health Board
Two children, working in retail outlets in Hawke’s Bay, sold cigarettes to a minor prompting outrage from the district health board More >>
APEX withdraws industrial action
Thursday, 8 April 2010, 10:07 am | Hawkes Bay District Health Board
Hawke’s Bay District Health Board is pleased to advise that APEX, (the Association of Professionals and Executive Employees) has withdrawn all notices of industrial action affecting the DHB’s radiology services - effective from 5pm last night. More >>
Check your family is protected from Measles
Thursday, 1 April 2010, 3:34 pm | Hawkes Bay District Health Board
Following an outbreak of Measles in Northland, Hawke’s Bay District Health Board urges parents and caregivers to check that their family members are protected from the disease. More >>
Hawke’s Bay DHB improves health target results
Friday, 26 February 2010, 9:37 am | Hawkes Bay District Health Board
Hawke’s Bay District Health Board topped the second quarter Health Targets, released today, with its immunisation rates and bettered its performance across the board in all areas except cancer wait times where it continued to meet the 100 percent ... More >>
HBDHB not pursing resource consent
Wednesday, 24 February 2010, 10:05 am | Hawkes Bay District Health Board
Springhill Addiction Centre will not move to a Tomoana Road property site following Hawke’s Bay Health Board’s decision not to pursue resource consent through the Environment Court. More >>
Hawkes Bay Radiologists on strike
Wednesday, 24 February 2010, 9:28 am | Hawkes Bay District Health Board
Hawke’s Bay District Health Board (HBDHB) regrets to advise that it has received two further notices of industrial action by members of the Association of Professionals and Executive Employees (APEX) who are Medical Radiation Technologists, Darkroom ... More >>
Hawke’s Bay DHB introduces fraud hotline
Thursday, 18 February 2010, 2:05 pm | Hawkes Bay District Health Board
A fraud hotline, to stamp out health fraud, has been introduced at Hawke’s Bay District Health Board More >>