at Waikato Hospital on its 125th anniversary A 72-year-old Cambridge man called John made history today when he had a two and a half hour laparoscopic appendectomy at Waikato Hospital starting on the stroke... Read more

Happy birthday to us! You can celebrate with us It has been 125 years since the first patient was admitted to Waikato Hospital, on Thursday (17 May). On this day 125 years ago, the first patient was operated on by candle-light, for a gun-shot injury. On... Read more

Turangi crash - patient updates and family statement Date: Thursday 17 May, 9am Meg Theriault remains in a critical condition in Waikato Hospital's intensive care unit today. Her parents Todd and Deb say they've been overwhelmed by the many... Read more

Waikato Hospital anaesthetist Aidan O’Donnell (pictured) has written a book about the “bewildering specialty” that is anaesthesiology. The book, entitled Anaesthesia: A very short introduction is not a... Read more

from 'The Girls' Breast Screen Midland (BSM) has experienced a rapid boost in the number of compliments about their free breast screening services. Since May 1, 17 notes of written gratitude have been received... Read more

Te Puna Oranga, Waikato District Health Board’s Maori Health Service, is offering free quit card provider training to all Maori staff working within the Midland region on 30-31 May. This quit card training is... Read more

Budget 2012: $144m more for disability support Budget 2012 will make available $143. 7 million over the next four years to improve the lives of people with disabilities. Speaking at the New Zealand Federation of Disabilities... Read more

Health Minister Tony Ryall today announced the Government will increase the $3 prescription charge to $5 per item up to a maximum of 20 items from 1 January 2013. The savings will be... Read more

Budget 2012: $101m for surgery, cancer services The Budget next week will provide $101 million of extra funding over the next four years for more elective operations and scans, and improved cancer services, Health Minister Tony Ryall... Read more

Knights bring experience, family values – to Waikato Hospital For some Waikato Hospital staff, work is a family affair. It’s not unusual for husbands and wives or sibling sets to work for such a large organisation, but it’s rare for four members of one... Read more

Nurse practitioner palliative care role appointed for WaikatoSandi Haggar has been appointed to the new role of nurse practitioner - palliative care with the Waikato Regional Palliative Care Service. She is one of only four palliative care nurse... Read more

More productivity = More operations More patients will get operations sooner as a result of a $7 million investment announced by Health Minister Tony Ryall.  The funding of $7 million will expand productivity programmes led by... Read more

evening Project Energize has won the 2012 Waikato District Health Board Best of Health Awards tonight. Project Energize, a collaborative programme run by Sport Waikato and funded by Waikato DHB, has won total... Read more

A Population Health immunisation initiative looking at immunising children opportunistically in hospital and health settings, has won a top prize in the Waikato District Health Board Best of... Read more

Primary health care provider Midlands Health Network has tonight claimed a top prize worth $1500 in the Waikato District Health Board Best of Health Awards. The project, ‘eReferral best practice generic... Read more

A Waikato Hospital project looking at delivery and capacity planning within the hospital, has been deemed so effective, it has won an award at tonight’s Waikato District Health Board Best of Health... Read more

The road outside a farm gate is probably one of the most familiar stretches of tarseal or gravel for most farmers. It is also the strip where they are more likely to have a car accident than any other road in the country. That... Read more

Colds, stomach bugs and winter coughs are becoming more common as colder weather approaches.    Dr Allan Moffitt, associate medical director at Midlands Health Network, says children are most vulnerable during... Read more

Waikato District Health Board has today accepted the findings of coroner Gordon Matenga into the death of baby Adam Barlow at Waikato Hospital on 25 October 2009. Chief... Read more

New Wintec programme builds on Midlands Health Network’s medical centre assistant role Midlands Health Network and Wintec have worked together to pilot a new 18 month training programme to support the medical centre assistant role being tested in a... Read more