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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 17]
Blessing of the Band Rotunda
Tuesday, 25 February 2014, 3:32 pm | Waikato District Health Board
Waikato Hospital’s band rotunda is more than 110 years old and has quite the history in Waikato’s health story, so its move from a temporary location on campus to its final destination earlier this month, was an occasion worth capturing. More >>
Waikato’s improvement best in New Zealand
Tuesday, 25 February 2014, 10:13 am | Waikato District Health Board
Health targets published nationally today (Tuesday 25 February) show 94 per cent of all patients at four Waikato District Health Board emergency departments in October, November and December last year were admitted, discharged or transferred within six ... More >>
Barlow Family Response To HDC Findings
Wednesday, 5 February 2014, 2:35 pm | Waikato DHB
Our family, including our little boy Adam, experienced and suffered through a frightening and torturous labour on October 25, 2009 that left Linda on life support and resulted in the preventable and devastating death of our much loved baby boy. More >>
Waikato DHB Accepts HDC Findings
Wednesday, 5 February 2014, 2:33 pm | Waikato DHB
Waikato District Health Board (DHB) has today accepted the findings of the Health and Disability Commissioner, which found the DHB was in breach of the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers Rights when it cared for Linda Barlow on Sunday ... More >>
Next Round of Maternity Meetings
Tuesday, 4 February 2014, 3:28 pm | Waikato District Health Board
The final round of consultation meetings around maternity services in Te Awamutu and Morrinsville, which started in December, gets underway in Te Aroha tomorrow night with the last two meetings in Te Awamutu and Morrinsville next week. More >>
Passionate Oral Health Advocated Key Note Speaker For Day
Thursday, 23 January 2014, 2:46 pm | Waikato District Health Board
Passionate Oral Health Advocated Key Note Speaker For Day A Dunedin professor and prolific researcher will be the key note speaker at “The Big Day In”, an annual educational day for dental professionals, in Hamilton tomorrow (Friday 24 January). ... More >>
First baby born 12.10am | 15 Alcohol Related Presentations
Wednesday, 1 January 2014, 11:27 am | Waikato District Health Board
Waikato Hospital welcomed its first baby 10 minutes after midnight, a boy who arrived five weeks early for his Hamilton parents.* More >>
Message Heeded To Keep ED for Emergencies
Friday, 27 December 2013, 2:37 pm | Waikato DHB
Waikato people seem to have heeded the message to check out their medical needs before Christmas if the presentations to hospital emergency departments and accident and medical centres the past three days are anything to go by. More >>
Christmas on the Menu in Waikato Hospital’s Kitchen
Monday, 23 December 2013, 4:22 pm | Waikato District Health Board
Hamilton’s Meals on Wheels customers will get all the trimmings this Christmas Eve. More >>
New Alcohol Law A Timely Intervention
Thursday, 19 December 2013, 9:20 am | Waikato District Health Board
New Alcohol Law A Timely Intervention New laws implemented under the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012, come into effect today (18 December 2013). Waikato District Health Board medical officer of health Dr Richard Wall says with today’s implementation ... More >>
Media Briefing: Primary Maternity Consultation
Friday, 13 December 2013, 4:47 pm | Waikato District Health Board
Primary maternity services consultation was the topic of the day at Waikato Waiora Hospital campus this morning. More >>
Criag Climo Resigns As Waikato DHB CEO
Wednesday, 11 December 2013, 7:19 pm | Waikato District Health Board
Criag Climo Resigns As Waikato DHB CEO Waikato District Health Board chief executive Craig Climo today announced his resignation from the position he has held since 20 August 2007 and signalled he would leave next year. Mr Climo told the board at its ... More >>
DHB Approves Public Consultation on Maternity Review
Wednesday, 11 December 2013, 5:02 pm | Waikato District Health Board
Waikato District Health Board today approved a two and a half month community consultation period about the future of maternity services in Morrinsville/Te Aroha and Te Awamutu. More >>
Waikato DHB to Celebrate First Nation-Wide Safe Sleep Day
Wednesday, 4 December 2013, 3:59 pm | Waikato DHB
Waikato DHB will lead the Waikato region in celebrating New Zealand’s first Safe Sleep Day with a safe sleep promotion in Hamilton City’s Garden Place this Friday (6 December). More >>
Pregnant Women Urged to Get Whooping Cough Vaccine
Tuesday, 3 December 2013, 10:47 am | Waikato District Health Board
Infants are at increased risk of falling prey to the national whooping cough (pertussis) epidemic as families gather to celebrate Christmas. During this high-risk period Waikato DHB urges pregnant women in the Waikato region to make the most of the Ministry ... More >>
Health warning for Lake Whangape
Tuesday, 3 December 2013, 10:12 am | Waikato District Health Board
3 December 2013 Cyanobacterial Warning Update: Health warning for Lake Whangape A new health warning has been issued today for Lake Whangape, north of Huntly. The lake has had a rise in the number of cyanobacteria cells and a rise in biovolume ... More >>
January opening date for South Waikato Health Centre
Friday, 29 November 2013, 1:49 pm | Waikato District Health Board
Health services in South Waikato get a major boost with the opening of a modern health centre on the Tokoroa Hospital campus on 20 January next year. The campus is now named South Waikato Health Centre. More >>
Council Delegates Permit Authority To NZTA
Friday, 29 November 2013, 1:12 pm | Waikato District Health Board
An opportunity to streamline administration has prompted Waikato District Council to delegate their authority for 50 tonne maximum vehicle permits to NZTA. More >>
Countdown Presents Waikids with $122,088 for Sick Kids
Thursday, 28 November 2013, 1:10 pm | Waikato District Health Board
Waikids (Waikato DHB’s child and youth health service) will soon benefit from $122,088 worth of new hospital equipment thanks to the diligent fundraising efforts of the 2013 Countdown Kids Hospital Appeal. The generous donation was presented to ... More >>
Boxer Daniel Mackinnon Discharged From Waikato Hospital
Monday, 25 November 2013, 2:23 pm | Waikato DHB
Otorohanga boxer Daniel MacKinnon, 30, was today discharged from Waikato Hospital’s neurosurgery ward. MacKinnon was admitted to Waikato Hospital the night of Saturday 16 November following his light heavyweight title fight with Robert Berridge in Hamilton. More >>
