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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 49]
Couple Caught Pilfering Hospital Food
Wednesday, 11 March 2009, 9:40 am | Waikato District Health Board
A couple aged in their 30s used a wheelchair and a blanket to take patients' food from unattended food trolleys and fridges tonight at Waikato Hospital. More >>
Patient update Waikato Hospital
Tuesday, 10 March 2009, 5:24 pm | Waikato District Health Board
Further to the media release from the Youthtown Trust Rescue Helicopter, a 76-year-old Taumarunui man is in a critical condition in Waikato Hospital's Emergency Department following an accident on the Pungapunga Rd east of Manunui today. More >>
Study Of Maori Men's Health Underway
Tuesday, 10 March 2009, 3:27 pm | Waikato District Health Board
Chronic disease is a major cause of death for Maori men in the Waikato. Now a new three-year study undertaken by Waikato District Health Board's Te Puna Oranga (Maori health service) will look at barriers to achieving whanau ora by Maori men over 40 ... More >>
Help To Make An Informed Decision
Thursday, 5 March 2009, 10:22 am | Waikato District Health Board
Young Waikato women and their families have access to on the spot medical advice about the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. Waikato District Health Board has an HPV section on its website, where people can email medical officer of health Dr Felicity ... More >>
Busiest Day Ever At Waikato Emergency Department
Wednesday, 4 March 2009, 10:36 am | Waikato District Health Board
Waikato Hospital's Emergency Department had its busiest day ever yesterday with almost 200 patients seen in a 24-hour period illustrated by a surge of alcohol-related injuries. More >>
Waikato Hospital emergency doctor attacked
Monday, 2 March 2009, 5:10 pm | Waikato District Health Board
One of Waikato Hospital's senior emergency department doctors, punched and kicked by a drunken patient on Saturday night, is today considering pressing charges. More >>
Minister Opens New Hospital Facilities
Saturday, 28 February 2009, 1:29 pm | Waikato District Health Board
Note: photos will available for download on Monday from www.waikatodhb.govt.nz or by request. More >>
Health Board Takes Job Opportunities To Super 14s
Saturday, 28 February 2009, 1:06 pm | Waikato District Health Board
One of New Zealand's largest district health boards is today taking an innovative approach to filling the many clinical and medical jobs on offer in its region by placing a giant advertisement on the halfway line of a Super 14 rugby field. More >>
Patient Safety a Priority in Waikato
Monday, 23 February 2009, 2:51 pm | Waikato District Health Board
Waikato DHB's commitment to quality improvement in its hospitals and health services is reflected in the release today of the serious and sentinel events for the 2007/2008 year. More >>
A Time To Say Goodbye
Monday, 23 February 2009, 10:05 am | Waikato District Health Board
Family and friends who have spent time in Waikato Hospital's old Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) can return this Friday for one last visit before it closes. More >>
Official Opening Ceremony For Thames Hospital
Friday, 20 February 2009, 1:40 pm | Waikato District Health Board
Last year residents got a sneak-peek inside and then patients were moved in but a special ceremony next week will mark the official opening of Thames Hospital’s new buildings. More >>
Waikato Chairman Retires From Board
Friday, 20 February 2009, 1:11 pm | Waikato District Health Board
Waikato District Health Board chair Jerry Rickman today announced he would retire from the board next month. More >>
11-year-old patient update - Waikato Hospital
Wednesday, 18 February 2009, 1:37 pm | Waikato District Health Board
An 11-year-old Hamilton boy admitted to Waikato Hospital this morning after he was allegedly knocked off his bike by a bus just after 8.30am, is in a comfortable condition in Kids Place. More >>
New Neonatal Unit At Waikato Hospital
Friday, 13 February 2009, 5:25 pm | Waikato District Health Board
Newborn babies requiring intensive care at Waikato Hospital will soon be in a larger, lighter and brighter space when the new Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) opens later this month. More >>
An Unfortunate Encounter With A Stingray
Friday, 13 February 2009, 3:03 pm | Waikato District Health Board
A 42-year-old UK-based South African holidaying in New Zealand had an unfortunate encounter with a stingray at Hot Water Beach in the Coromandel Peninsula today. The keen fisherman was staying with his family at a local camping ground and left early ... More >>
Online Toolkit Supports Healthy Families
Friday, 13 February 2009, 2:04 pm | Waikato District Health Board
A programme that empowers families to make positive changes in their homes is now online for communities to access and adapt to meet their needs. More >>
Health warning issued for Waikato River hotspot
Thursday, 12 February 2009, 2:25 pm | Waikato District Health Board
Bay of Plenty and Waikato residents are being reminded to take care when using Lake Ohakuri, after monitoring has confirmed the presence of an algal bloom in the Whirinaki arm of Lake Ohakuri. More >>
Five Things To Do B4 School
Thursday, 12 February 2009, 12:49 pm | Waikato District Health Board
Four-year-old Hamilton twins Alysha and Grace Gill have five things to do before they turn five. More >>
Patient update Chartwell shooting
Tuesday, 10 February 2009, 12:44 pm | Waikato District Health Board
A 17-year-old is in a serious, but stable condition, in Waikato Hospital's intensive care unit following a shooting today in the Hamilton suburb of Fairfield. More >>
Surgeons reattach man's part severed hand
Tuesday, 10 February 2009, 12:39 pm | Waikato District Health Board
Mangakino meatworker Bryan Speers says he thought he was going to die when he saw how much blood he lost following an industrial accident in Bennydale yesterday. More >>
