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Health Advice Following West Coast Floods – Update 6: Friday 23 July 2021 – 6.00pm
Friday, 23 July 2021, 6:11 pm | West Coast DHB
Philip Wheble, Incident Controller, West Coast DHB: This past week has been extremely challenging for the people of Buller. The coordinated efforts of emergency services, Civil Defence Emergency Management and our own staff have been nothing short of remarkable. ... More >>
Health Advice Following West Coast Floods – Update 5: Wednesday 21 July 2021 – 6.00pm
Wednesday, 21 July 2021, 6:13 pm | West Coast DHB
Philip Wheble, Incident Controller, West Coast DHB: Westport Progress is being made on the clean-up and drying of Buller Health and the Boilerhouse. The eight replacement pumps for the tunnels which run under the Buller Health building have now arrived ... More >>
Health Advice Following West Coast Floods – Update 4: Tuesday 20 July 2021 – 6.00pm
Tuesday, 20 July 2021, 5:58 pm | West Coast DHB
Philip Wheble, Incident Controller, West Coast DHB: Westport Progress is being made on the clean-up and drying of Buller Health and the Boilerhouse. Now that the water in the tunnel under the hospital has been pumped out by FENZ it’s become evident ... More >>
Health Advice Following West Coast Floods – Update 3: Monday 19 July 2021 – 8.00pm
Monday, 19 July 2021, 8:38 pm | West Coast DHB
Philip Wheble, Incident Controller, West Coast DHB: Westport Buller Health remains closed largely due to issues caused by flooding in the Boilerhouse and tunnels that run under the hospital. The Boilerhouse provides energy to heat the Buller Health ... More >>
A Message For Media: Please Stop Trying To Contact The Family Of The Woman Who Died Yesterday
Monday, 30 March 2020, 8:01 pm | West Coast DHB
The family of the woman who died from COVID-19 in Greymouth yesterday has requested privacy. Various family members are being hounded by media today. They appreciate that a person connected to the family spoke to a reporter, but they ask that you ... More >>
COVID-19 Statement From West Coast DHB
Sunday, 29 March 2020, 3:44 pm | West Coast DHB
Please attribute comment to David Meates, Chief Executive, West Coast DHB: It is with great sadness that we acknowledge the announcement made by Director General of Health, Dr Ashley Bloomfield today, confirming a woman in her 70s has passed away ... More >>
West Coast DHB Bringing Its Food Services in-House
Monday, 2 September 2019, 11:23 am | West Coast DHB
West Coast DHB has announced that it is taking over management of all its food services from 1 October 2019. More >>
West Coast DHB prepares for NZNO strike
Tuesday, 10 July 2018, 3:32 pm | West Coast DHB
New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) nurses, midwives and healthcare assistants have voted to strike from 7am Thursday 12 July until 7am Friday 13 July. This will impact services at all West Coast DHB facilities including some General Practices ... More >>
Coast pertussis cases on the rise
Friday, 9 March 2018, 4:24 pm | West Coast DHB
Coast pertussis cases on the rise Pregnant women and babies under one need to be vaccinated against pertussis (whooping cough), Medical Officer of Health Dr Cheryl Brunton says. “There is a national epidemic of pertussis and the number of cases ... More >>
Feedback helps mental health services plan
Thursday, 8 March 2018, 1:30 pm | West Coast DHB
Feedback from people with experience of mental health or addictions is helping redesign local mental health services. More >>
Public health advice to Coasters re Cyclone Fehi storm
Thursday, 1 February 2018, 4:22 pm | West Coast DHB
Public health advice to Coasters re Cyclone Fehi storm Although the storm conditions on the West Coast appear to be abating in many areas, it is still a dynamic weather system and it hasn’t cleared the West Coast yet. West Coast DHB and Community and ... More >>
Buller Health evacuating some patients due to flood worries
Thursday, 1 February 2018, 4:14 pm | West Coast DHB
Buller Health evacuating some palliative and aged residential care patients due to concerns over potential flooding More >>
Grey Base overbridge to close 8 January
Thursday, 14 December 2017, 4:31 pm | West Coast DHB
The overbridge connecting the main street of Greymouth with the Grey Base Hospital will be closed for 10 days from Monday 8 to Thursday 18 January so pipework can be laid. More >>
Proposed closure of Dunsford aged residential facility
Tuesday, 12 December 2017, 3:14 pm | West Coast DHB
DHB announces proposed closure of Dunsford aged residential care facility The West Coast District Health Board has announced a proposal to close the Westport-based Dunsford Ward rest home and hospital level aged residential care facility by 1 March ... More >>
Be mindful of mumps
Thursday, 23 November 2017, 1:29 pm | West Coast DHB
While tests showed two suspected cases of mumps reported in the past few weeks on the West Coast were not actually mumps, Medical Officer of Health Dr Cheryl Brunton advises caution. More >>
Patient wifi available at Grey Base
Thursday, 18 May 2017, 12:18 pm | West Coast DHB
Free public wifi internet access is now available in parts of the Grey Base Hospital. More >>
Kowhai Manor to close
Monday, 27 February 2017, 2:00 pm | West Coast DHB
Greymouth rest home Kowhai Manor will close by 31 March, as the Ministry of Health has withdrawn certification following a recent audit. More >>
West Coast focuses on falls prevention
Thursday, 10 November 2016, 1:46 pm | West Coast DHB
The number of falls experienced by patients of the West Coast health system shows there is more preventative work to be done in this area, West Coast DHB Chief Executive David Meates says. More >>
West Coast meets majority of health targets
Thursday, 25 August 2016, 12:02 pm | West Coast DHB
The West Coast District Health Board is ensuring shorter stays in the emergency department, is delivering more than expected volumes of elective surgery, and eligible people are getting assessed for cardiovascular risk as evidenced in the latest national ... More >>
Safety concerns close hospital footbridge
Tuesday, 23 August 2016, 11:50 am | West Coast DHB
Safety concerns close hospital footbridge A 140-year-old footbridge over railway lines linking Cowper St to the current Grey Base Hospital has been closed following an engineering assessment. On Friday the West Coast DHB received a preliminary engineering ... More >>
