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Waikato District Health Board
Healthy People. Excellent Care
Waikato District Health Board (DHB) employs over 6500 people and plans, funds and provides hospital and health services to more than 391,770 people in a region covering eight per cent of New Zealand.
Waikato District Health Board - Latest News [Page 14]
Waikato Measles Update
Wednesday, 16 July 2014, 9:55 am | Waikato District Health Board
Waikato District Health Board’s Population Health service has to date been notified of 106 confirmed measles cases. Over a quarter of the confirmed cases are household contacts of a confirmed case and were already placed in quarantine before they were ... More >>
Long-Serving Staff Give DHB Sense of Belonging
Monday, 14 July 2014, 10:54 am | Waikato District Health Board
Outgoing Waikato District Health Board chief executive Craig Climo always made it a priority to attend staff service recognition award ceremonies wherever they were so it was fitting, as he enters his last week in the job, that a full house greeted ... More >>
Fergusson the Purrfect Remedy
Thursday, 10 July 2014, 5:17 pm | Waikato District Health Board
Waikato Hospital has 215 incredible and selfless volunteers – but just one, who with her family cat provides pet therapy to Waikato Hospital’s Older Persons and Rehabilitation patients. More >>
Measles Update
Wednesday, 9 July 2014, 10:25 am | Waikato District Health Board
Waikato District Health Board’s Population Health service has to date (8 July 2014) been notified of 101 confirmed measles cases, of these 53 are laboratory confirmed, the rest are close contacts of a confirmed case with a clinically compatible illness. More >>
Prostate Cancer Study Finds Disparities
Tuesday, 8 July 2014, 4:06 pm | Waikato District Health Board
When it comes to prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment, Maori men emerge worse in most or all statistics and there is significant variation in screening between GP practices, with Maori and rural men less likely to be screened. More >>
NZ-first entirely online wound care course born in Hamilton
Friday, 4 July 2014, 4:01 pm | Waikato District Health Board
NZ-first entirely online wound care course born in Hamilton Registered nurses who live and work in remote areas will now have the same access to receiving nationally recognised wound care training, thanks in part to Waikato DHB nurse practitioner ... More >>
Measles Update
Thursday, 3 July 2014, 12:44 pm | Waikato District Health Board
Measles Update Waikato District Health Board’s Population Health service has to date (2 July 2014) been notified of 95 confirmed measles cases – an increase of 11 since the last update on 27 June. Of the 95 cases, 48 are laboratory confirmed ... More >>
Eighty-Four Measles Cases Confirmed in Hamilton
Friday, 27 June 2014, 10:37 am | Waikato District Health Board
There are now five Waikato schools with confirmed cases of measles. While the spread is still largely associated with Fraser High School; Hamilton Boys’ High School, Frankton Primary School, Nga Taiatea Wharekura and Raglan Area School also have confirmed ... More >>
Waikato DHB Seeks Primary Maternity Proposals
Thursday, 26 June 2014, 12:12 pm | Waikato DHB
The Te Awamutu and Morrinsville communities are one step closer to creating local solutions to maintain primary maternity services in their towns. This is the next step in Waikato District Health Board’s contestable process to determine if outside ... More >>
Measles Spread Continues in Hamilton
Tuesday, 24 June 2014, 1:24 pm | Waikato District Health Board
Measles continues to circulate in Hamilton and the surrounding areas and while still largely associated with Fraser High School, there have been a single confirmed case at Nga Taiatea Wharekura, Raglan Area School, Hamilton Girls’ High School and Hamilton ... More >>
New Waikato DHB Chief Executive Named
Saturday, 21 June 2014, 2:02 pm | Waikato District Health Board
Waikato District Health Board (DHB) chair Bob Simcock today announced the appointment of Dr Nigel Murray MBE as the board’s new chief executive. More >>
Legal highs hearing comes to an end
Wednesday, 18 June 2014, 4:27 pm | Waikato District Health Board
Waikato District Council’s proposed psychoactive substances policy hearing has closed with the Policy and Regulatory Committee recommending a policy for Council adoption. Yesterday it agreed a revised Psychoactive Substances Policy (Local Approved ... More >>
Measles Cases in Hamilton up to 60
Wednesday, 18 June 2014, 11:50 am | Waikato DHB
The number of confirmed measles case in Hamilton has risen to 60 with five of those hospitalised. Measles continues to circulate and while still largely associated with Fraser High School, there is a single confirmed case at both Hamilton Girls’ High ... More >>
The Gift of Volunteering at Waikato Hospital
Tuesday, 17 June 2014, 4:13 pm | Waikato District Health Board
For 27-year-old Patrick Wu, volunteering is all about giving back to the community and meeting new people. More >>
Hamilton Measles Update
Monday, 16 June 2014, 1:52 pm | Waikato District Health Board
Measles continues to circulate in Hamilton and while still largely associated with Fraser High School, there is a single confirmed case at both Hamilton Girls’ High School and Hamilton Junior High School. More >>
Teenagers Volunteer to Help the Public in Waikato Hospital
Saturday, 14 June 2014, 6:13 pm | Waikato District Health Board
Samuela (Sam) Tabudravu, Prarthna Reddy, Lyza Tejada, Cerise Willis, Rexana Wallace, Allory Morgan, Anne Jude, Su-Ann Yee, Vaughn Ticar. Absent: Chloe Haig-Buck and Kallon Nikora More >>
Measles Spread Continues in Hamilton
Friday, 13 June 2014, 10:04 am | Waikato District Health Board
Measles continues to circulate in Hamilton associated with Fraser High School, as well as a single confirmed case now at Hamilton Girls’ High School. Waikato District Health Board’s Population Health service has confirmed 38 measles cases in Hamilton ... More >>
Little Levi Moves to New Kids Waikids Medical Ward
Thursday, 12 June 2014, 10:22 pm | Waikato District Health Board
Coming to Waikato Hospital was no adventure for Hamilton toddler Levi Clark but he did get to feel like a very special patient yesterday (11 June). More >>
Sweetness Overload At Wakato Hospital NICU
Thursday, 12 June 2014, 4:31 pm | Waikato District Health Board
It’s not only the gorgeous wee babies in Waikato Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) providing staff with their sweet fix this week. The hospital’s NICU staff have been enjoying some sweet treats of the baked goods variety from local ... More >>
More Measles In Hamilton
Monday, 9 June 2014, 3:08 pm | Waikato District Health Board
Waikato District Health Board’s Population Health service has received an increase notifications for measles in Hamilton – with a significant number associated to Fraser High School. “Information about measles in Hamilton has been circulated ... More >>
