Smiles adorned the faces of some of Waikato’s most ill and injured kids this morning (Wednesday 22 May), as the rugby heroes of the Waikato region spilled into Waikato Hospital’s Waikids... Read more

Waikato DHB today (17 May) joins Associate Minister of Health Jo Goodhew and each of the four DHB regions – Northern, Midlands, Central and South Island - to launch a national... Read more

ICU patients move, completing new Critical Care The final steps in the journey to a new Critical Care at Waikato Hospital were made today (Wednesday 15 May), as staff moved four Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients from level three of... Read more

Waikato DHB yesterday (Monday 13 May) joined countries worldwide in celebrating International Nurses Day with an event to honour the contributions nurses make to society. The DHB’s... Read more

, completing Waikato DHB’s new Critical Care The $12 million redevelopment of Critical Care at Waikato DHB is now officially complete with the ribbon to Waikato Hospital’s new Intensive Care Unit... Read more

Waikato Hospital patient updates Tuesday 14 May 9:15am A 55-year-old male driver from Mount Maunganui and a 53-year-old male passenger from Tauranga are both stable in wards after a truck accident where the truck rolled over. ... Read more

Engineering experts acting for Waikato District Health Board (DHB) have found that none of the buildings they identified as actually or potentially earthquake prone are in any danger of a catastrophic collapse... Read more

Nursing staff feature in University of Auckland graduationA number of Waikato DHB nurses were among those at yesterday's University of Auckland ceremony, as well as Andrew Wood, registrar in Waikato Hospital's Ears, Nose Throat specialty and cardiologist... Read more

May is Vasculitis Awareness Month and Waikato DHB is working together with Arthritis New Zealand to help Waikato residents understand the rare autoimmune condition. ... Read more

at Auckland UniversityDr Gerard Patrick (Gerry) Devlin, Clinical Unit Leader of cardiology at Waikato Hospital and Clinical Leader of the Midland Cardiac Network graduates tomorrow (Wednesday) at Auckland... Read more

Ward of the quarter - Renal: Regional Renal Centre, Acute Dialysis Unit and Inpatient Ward M3 The Renal service at Waikato District Health Board (DHB) is leading the way when it comes to improving hand hygiene. After fully embracing the importance of... Read more

following World Immunisation Week Some kids may take-off running at the mention of World Immunisation Week, but three Waikato youngsters couldn’t be happier following the campaign period (22 – 29 April). ... Read more

, Sunday 5 May  Midwives in Waikato District Health Board (DHB) provide care to women and their babies pre, during and post birthing in a variety of settings whether at home, at a birthing unit or in the... Read more

South Waikato councillors welcome hospital site projectThe South Waikato District mayor and several local councillors joined Waikato District Health Board members for lunch and a tour of the proposed changes at Tokoroa Hospital on 24 April. The function... Read more

The number of DHB employed specialists shows continued growth in the surgical workforce. Nationwide District Health Board data shows that between 2008 and 2012 the number of... Read more

Aged care and dementia services will benefit from an extra $70 million over the next four years, Health Minister Tony Ryall and Associate Health Minister Jo Goodhew say. “The... Read more

team A project which aims to make sure that all patients with a high suspicion of cancer get the best journey through the health system has a new team member, oncology nurse Wendy... Read more

record numbers from flu A record 3726 Waikato DHB staff members have been immunised against this year’s “killer flu” strain; a quantity that already surpasses last year’s end-of-season total of 3555, three months... Read more

One week left to nominate a health volunteer. There is only one week left to nominate individuals and volunteer teams for the inaugural 2013 Minister of Health Awards. This is a great opportunity to recognise and... Read more

a Waikato goal is the business for everyone involved in health. That is the message of this year’s Falls promotion, which got underway this week at Waikato District Health Board... Read more