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Waikato District Health Board
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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 27]
Prime Minister Opens New Clinical Centre
Tuesday, 4 September 2012, 11:50 am | Waikato District Health Board
Prime Minister John Key opened Waiora Waikato Hospital’s new $130m Meade Clinical Centre this morning. Mr Key and Associate Health Minister Jo Goodhew were among the 100-strong crowd of hospital staff and dignitaries to attend this morning’s blessing ... More >>
Thames Birthing Unit Celebrates First Birthday
Friday, 31 August 2012, 4:43 pm | Waikato District Health Board
Thames Birthing Unit will celebrate its first birthday next week (Wednesday 5 September) with nearly a 40 per cent increase in births in Thames compared to the previous year. More >>
Video highlights effects of whooping cough on babies
Monday, 27 August 2012, 4:05 pm | Waikato District Health Board
Waikato mum Stacey Illingworth is sharing footage of her baby’s struggle with whooping cough to help prevent other parents going through the same trauma. More >>
GPs Are On The Move To Create A New Health Hub For Tokoroa
Friday, 24 August 2012, 4:37 pm | Waikato District Health Board
Media Release Date: 24 August 2012 GPs Are On The Move To Create A New Health Hub For Tokoroa Tokoroa Primary Care, Medicentre and Caldwell and Simpson will move to a new primary care space at Tokoroa Hospital in early 2013 as part of an ongoing ... More >>
Quality Improvement Our Highest Priority: Waikato DHB
Thursday, 23 August 2012, 5:31 pm | Waikato DHB
Waikato District Health Board has released its second Annual Quality Report. Whilst not yet a national requirement, it is the second report of its kind published by the DHB. More >>
Big reduction in waiting times for surgery at Waikato DHB
Monday, 20 August 2012, 4:11 pm | Waikato District Health Board
Local Hamilton MPs Tim Macindoe and David Bennett have congratulated Waikato District Health Board staff for their excellent achievement in elective surgery. On behalf of Health Minister Tony Ryall, Mr Macindoe and Mr Bennett today presented staff at ... More >>
First Hospital Services Move Into The Meade
Wednesday, 15 August 2012, 3:45 pm | Waikato District Health Board
Media Release Date: 15 August 2012 First Hospital Services Move Into The Meade The very first moves into the Meade Clinical Centre are underway at Waikato Hospital. Today, Biomedical Engineering, Clinical Equipment Pool and Linen Services start moving ... More >>
Injured rally driver returns to Australia
Tuesday, 7 August 2012, 11:52 am | Waikato DHB
Stuart Scoular, 42, the Sydney-based Kiwi injured in an accident in the Targa Rotorua rally on Sunday 10 June, has been discharged from Waikato Hospital and is on his way home to Australia. More >>
Countdown Kids Hospital Appeal Launch
Friday, 3 August 2012, 4:47 pm | Waikato District Health Board
Media Release Date: 3 August Countdown Kids Hospital Appeal Launch The 2012 Countdown Kids fundraising appeal that raises money for hospitals with dedicated children’s areas kicked off in the Waikato today. Waikato District Health Board’s child and ... More >>
100 Years Results in Book Being Published
Friday, 3 August 2012, 3:02 pm | Waikato District Health Board
Media Release Date: 3 August 100 Years Results in Book Being Published The Waikato health sector will next week celebrate the launch of a book called Changing Times, Changing Places: From Tokanui Hospital to Mental Health Services in the Waikato . ... More >>
Chilean road crash survivor heads home today
Thursday, 2 August 2012, 3:12 pm | Waikato District Health Board
Benjamin Blake, 25, from Chile was today discharged from Waikato Hospital and is returning home with his father Eric and girlfriend Macarena. More >>
New Era of Bowel Surgery Recovery Begins
Friday, 27 July 2012, 12:11 pm | Waikato DHB
The Midland region is entering a new era in preparation and recovery from bowel surgery, with the introduction of the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) programme. Wendy Carey, Project Manager of Surgical Services at Bay of Plenty DHB and lead for ... More >>
Radiology Attendant Dennis Kidd Celebrates a Good Innings
Friday, 27 July 2012, 11:53 am | Waikato DHB
Waikato Hospital Laboratory and Radiology attendant Dennis Kidd celebrated 40 years of service last week. Known by various names including 'Billy the Kidd', Dennis was presented with a cricket bat signed by his beloved Northern Districts cricket team, ... More >>
Free Ceiling And Floor Insulation on Offer
Thursday, 26 July 2012, 9:28 am | Waikato District Health Board
Within Aotearoa New Zealand an alarming 270,000 children live below the poverty line, many more children live just above it. More >>
Statement from Benjamin Blake - National Park survivor
Monday, 23 July 2012, 8:42 pm | Waikato District Health Board
I arrived in New Zealand with my girlfriend, Macarena, a little more than four months ago, clearly insufficient time to really get to understand the country, its customs, its nature Recently we began to undergo a new experience, known as the Working Holiday ... More >>
Midland Plan Approved, Appointments Made
Monday, 16 July 2012, 4:44 pm | Waikato DHB
Three project managers will join Midland DHBs' shared services agency HealthShare to support the region’s recently approved clinical work programmes. The Minister of Health Tony Ryall this month approved Midland’s regional services plan saying ... More >>
Text reminders trial underway at Waikato DHB
Monday, 16 July 2012, 3:58 pm | Waikato DHB
When Waikato Hospital booking clerks’ team leader Tracy Henderson clicked the send button on her new text messaging account at 9.15am today, 217 people around the Waikato had instant text reminders of their clinic appointments at the hospital on Wednesday. More >>
Statement from Chilean accident victim's father
Sunday, 15 July 2012, 3:22 pm | Waikato District Health Board
Benjamin Blake, 25, from Chile is in a stable condition in a ward at Waikato Hospital following a motor vehicle accident at National Park on Wednesday 11 July. More >>
Waikato DHB celebrates its achievements
Friday, 13 July 2012, 4:11 pm | Waikato District Health Board
Chief operating officer Jan Adams likened having no patients waiting longer than six months for treatment at Waikato District Health Board to "landing a jumbo jet on a pinhead". More >>
Recovery help at home for older Waikato patients
Friday, 13 July 2012, 1:45 pm | Waikato District Health Board
Older Waikato patients who’ve had a spell in hospital or the emergency department are recovering faster thanks to a personalised rehabilitation service that supports them in their own homes. The Government is investing an extra $40 million into home ... More >>
