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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 48]
Swine flu Waikato DHB media advisory
Monday, 4 May 2009, 11:17 am | Waikato District Health Board
Waikato District Health Board has two possible cases of influenza A (H1N1) or swine flu. Six people are in isolation. Over the weekend four test results came back negative. Waikato DHB remains in Coordinated Incident Management Structure (CIMS) and is in ... More >>
Make A Wise Career Choice, Be A Midwife
Sunday, 3 May 2009, 12:08 pm | Waikato District Health Board
That's the theme of this year's International Midwifery Day, Tuesday 5 May, and Waikato District Health Board is getting behind the campaign. More >>
Five Possible Cases Now Being Investigated
Friday, 1 May 2009, 4:31 pm | Waikato District Health Board
Waikato District Health Board received notification of one more possible case of Influenza A (H1N1), or swine flu, today. This brings Waikato's total possible case count to five, with 11 people currently in isolation. The new case arrived in New ... More >>
Three More Waikato Cases Notified
Thursday, 30 April 2009, 2:45 pm | Waikato District Health Board
Waikato District Health Board is investigating three further possible cases of swine flu today, meaning they are now awaiting test results on four cases. Again, the new cases and their household contacts are taking Tamiflu and told to stay in isolation ... More >>
Negative Tests Confirmed
Wednesday, 29 April 2009, 4:58 pm | Waikato District Health Board
As of this afternoon, Waikato District Health Board can confirm their first two possible swine flu cases have tested negative to Influenza A. Waikato DHB received results back from Wellington less than one hour ago. More >>
Two Clear Tests, Awaiting One
Wednesday, 29 April 2009, 3:38 pm | Waikato District Health Board
Test results for two Waikato residents have come back negative for influenza A swine flu. Waikato District Health Board is awaiting more conclusive results for confirmation. The two possible cases and their direct household contacts were asked to stay in ... More >>
Waikato Hospital patient updates
Monday, 27 April 2009, 1:56 pm | Waikato District Health Board
Waikato Hospital is getting lots of media requests to speak to the families of the children in our hospital from the fatal car accident north of Taupo. Denise Pie, mother of Kirstin-Leigh Pie, 11, wishes to correct some misinformation. Her husband ... More >>
Looking Smart While Doing The Rounds
Friday, 24 April 2009, 12:24 pm | Waikato District Health Board
Imagine working somewhere for 38 years, and only wearing three different outfits to work the whole time. More >>
Matamata glider accident, Waikato Hospital patient
Friday, 24 April 2009, 11:01 am | Waikato District Health Board
The picture and a statement from his father Ian Hodgkinson and Waikato Hospital trauma specialist Dr Grant Christey will be on our site shortly. Ryan is in a critically ill but stable condition in our intensive care unit at Waikato Hospital. More >>
Waikato Shallow Lakes Cyanobacterial Update
Monday, 6 April 2009, 4:25 pm | Waikato District Health Board
Waikato Shallow Lakes Cyanobacterial Update Warning Lifted For Lake Kainui The cyanobacterial health warning has been lifted for Lake Kainui following the latest monitoring results from the six Waikato shallow lakes that are routinely tested. Warnings remain in ... More >>
Equivalent To Te Kuiti Wiped Out By Smoking Deaths
Monday, 6 April 2009, 4:07 pm | Waikato District Health Board
The equivalent of a settlement the size of Te Kuiti is wiped out every year because of smoking, says Waikato District Health Board health promoter Kerri Huaki. She is talking about Face the Facts, part of the Ministry of Health's ongoing tobacco control ... More >>
Garden Open To All Who Care
Wednesday, 1 April 2009, 3:51 pm | Waikato District Health Board
Take an acre of unused land, a committed Rotary club and some community spirit, and you might just end up with a garden for all. More >>
Community Projects For Maori Health
Wednesday, 1 April 2009, 9:35 am | Waikato District Health Board
The projects include a pool-based physical activity programme, an action based research project with 10 Māori families and promoting long term sustained physical activity with local whānau. More >>
Mental health facility going smokefree
Friday, 27 March 2009, 11:09 am | Waikato District Health Board
The Henry Rongomau Bennett Centre at Waikato Hospital was to be smokefree by January 2011. Staff and consumers were key drivers behind the decision to go smokefree ahead of the deadline. Health Minister Tony Ryall was on hand today (Friday) to celebrate ... More >>
Pharmacy evening proves beneficial for community
Friday, 27 March 2009, 10:31 am | Waikato District Health Board
A new liaison pharmacist position at Waikato Hospital has opened many doors already but none as significant as the community pharmacy evening held onsite this week. More >>
Hospital Looks To Improve Emergency Wait Times
Thursday, 26 March 2009, 1:16 pm | Waikato District Health Board
Waiting in a hospital emergency department is not much fun, and something most people want to avoid. Waikato Hospital's Emergency Department (ED) is implementing changes to its waiting system to lessen the pain for those who end up there. More >>
Survey looks into oral health of New Zealanders
Friday, 13 March 2009, 3:12 pm | Waikato District Health Board
About 2000 adults and 1000 children are expected to take part in the 2009 New Zealand Oral Health Survey that is being conducted from March to November 2009. More >>
Right Care, Right Time, Right Place
Friday, 13 March 2009, 2:48 pm | Waikato District Health Board
Patients visiting Health Waikato rural hospitals and continuing care facilities will get some extra special care now. More >>
Expert In Elder Care Comes On Board
Friday, 13 March 2009, 2:16 pm | Waikato District Health Board
Phil Wood is the new clinical services leader for Health Waikato's Older Persons and Rehabilitation Services. Dr Wood comes to Waikato with a wealth of knowledge in the sub-specialty of older people's health. More >>
Community Policing Approach To Hospital Crime
Thursday, 12 March 2009, 5:27 pm | Waikato District Health Board
Waikato police will bring in a new district problem-solving team to examine ongoing security issues at Waikato Hospital. In the past fortnight that included the theft of patients' food and the assault of an emergency department doctor. More >>
