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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 59]
Last Day For Jerry Rickman As Acting CEO
Thursday, 16 August 2007, 11:50 am | Waikato District Health Board
Jerry Rickman has completed his stint as Waikato District Health Board acting chief executive with a renewed sense of the challenges facing health in New Zealand. More >>
Waikato Hospital in Overload for Fourth Day in Row
Friday, 10 August 2007, 9:44 am | Waikato DHB
Waikato Hospital is in overload today (Friday) for the fourth day in a row forcing health bosses to take drastic measures to free up beds. The 650-bed Hamilton hospital has been running on 105-112 per cent occupancy since Tuesday. At 8am today, the hospital ... More >>
Londoners Seek Maternity Advice From Waikato
Thursday, 9 August 2007, 12:55 am | Waikato District Health Board
Waikato District Health Board health services general manager Jan Adams is to deliver a paper on the provision of New Zealand maternity services to top London health officials early Friday morning (NZ time). The invitation from National Health Service (NHS) ... More >>
New Ultrasound Machine Means No More Borrowing
Tuesday, 7 August 2007, 3:51 pm | Waikato DHB
Waikato Hospital's paediatric anaesthetic department is getting a new ultrasound machine. The $30,000 MicroMAXX machine, which was fundraised for by the Kiwanis service groups of the Waikato area, is vital for the hospital. More >>
New Board Governance Appointment at Waikato DHB
Monday, 6 August 2007, 5:04 pm | Waikato DHB
Board secretary Neville Hablous has been appointed to a newly-created position of Director of Board Governance at Waikato District Health Board. The appointment was announced today by acting chief executive Jerry Rickman. It comes as a result of ... More >>
Waikato DHB Exceeds Targets, Fully Compliant
Monday, 6 August 2007, 1:39 pm | Waikato DHB
Waikato District Health Board exceeded targets set by the Ministry of Health for hip and knee joint replacements and cataract operations in the 2006/2007 year. More >>
Mental Health General Manager Resigns
Tuesday, 31 July 2007, 11:39 am | Waikato District Health Board
Chris Harris, general manager of Waikato District Health Board's Mental Health and Addiction Services, has resigned. More >>
Official Opening Of Radiation Treatment Centre
Wednesday, 25 July 2007, 3:53 pm | Waikato DHB
A retired Te Awamutu farmer who was the first patient to receive high dose radiation brachytherapy treatment at Waikato Hospital's Oncology Department 17 months ago says he would thoroughly recommend the procedure. More >>
Acting Chief Medical Advisor Appointed
Wednesday, 25 July 2007, 9:47 am | Waikato District Health Board
Waikato Hospital clinical unit leader Dr Tom Watson has been appointed Waikato District Health Board acting chief medical advisor (CMA). Dr Watson takes up his appointment on Monday July 30 replacing Dr Pim Allen who resigned in May after more than three ... More >>
Medlab Discontinues Legal Proceedings
Thursday, 19 July 2007, 11:34 am | Waikato District Health Board
New Zealand Diagnostic Group trading as Medlab Hamilton has discontinued its legal proceedings against Waikato District Health Board and Pathology Associates Ltd (Pathlab). More >>
Fresh look at Nursing in Mental Health, Addiction
Thursday, 19 July 2007, 9:40 am | Waikato DHB
Te Ao Maramatanga (New Zealand College of Mental Health Nurses) Inc is the professional body for Mental Health Nurses in New Zealand and is holding its inaugural conference in Hamilton today and tomorrow at the Novotel Tainui. More >>
Waikato Influenza Vaccine Uptake Down
Tuesday, 17 July 2007, 10:34 am | Waikato District Health Board
The number of people getting influenza vaccine doses in Waikato throughout the 2007 season was 3690 down on the previous year. More >>
Waikato DHB Wants to Confirm Patient Eligibility
Tuesday, 10 July 2007, 10:10 am | Waikato District Health Board
More than 4000 Waikato District Health Board patients will be asked to confirm their eligibility to receive New Zealand taxpayer-funded healthcare. The patients in Waikato DHB's patient administration computer system either show as being born outside New ... More >>
Waikato Shallow Lakes Cyanobacteria warning update
Monday, 9 July 2007, 11:05 am | Waikato District Health Board
Only three of the Waikato lakes where cyanobacterial monitoring is carried out remain above the health warning level. Monitoring done in late June shows that Lakes Kainui, Whangape and Waikare remain above the warning level of 15,000 cells per ml. More >>
No Truancy Officers Used at Waikato DHB
Monday, 2 July 2007, 12:57 am | Waikato District Health Board
Reports today in the media about how the Waikato DHB is taking steps to manage sick leave are incorrect, said acting chief executive Jerry Rickman. The Waikato DHB does not habitually follow up staff who are having a day off work. The DHB does however ... More >>
Review Of Governance Arrangements At Waikato DHB
Thursday, 21 June 2007, 3:51 pm | Waikato District Health Board
A comprehensive review of governance arrangements currently in place at Waikato District Health Board has been released to the organisation's 5340 staff. More >>
Briefing Day for Prospective Board Member
Tuesday, 19 June 2007, 10:41 am | Waikato District Health Board
Waikato District Health Board members make important decisions that affect the lives of everyone who lives in the region. It’s a challenging role and once elected, members face many tough issues. They work as a team with other passionate people ... More >>
Influenza Uptake Lower Than Usual
Tuesday, 19 June 2007, 10:30 am | Waikato District Health Board
The late arrival of winter has resulted in fewer people having influenza vaccinations in the Waikato District Health Board region. Figures out this week show 51,300 people had been vaccinated by last Friday – 4590 fewer than last year. Nationally the ... More >>
Craig Climo New Waikato DHB Chief Executive
Wednesday, 30 May 2007, 4:55 pm | Waikato District Health Board
Craig Climo, currently chief executive at South Canterbury District Health Board, has been appointed chief executive at Waikato District Health Board. Mr Climo, 48, has been CEO at South Canterbury for more than nine years and has represented DHBs ... More >>
Clyde Wade to Help Out in Thames
Tuesday, 29 May 2007, 12:50 am | Waikato District Health Board
Waikato Hospital’s Clinical Leader for Medicine, cardiologist Clyde Wade, has been seconded to Thames Hospital to lead the clinical team. The appointment was announced today by Waikato District Health Board health services general manager Jan Adams. More >>
