More than 100 staff, kaumatua, chaplains and guests gathered this morning (Thursday 6 June) to celebrate the blessing of Waikato District Health Board’s new $40 million Old... 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 (IC... read more

Waikato Hospital’s new Intensive Care Unit (ICU) was blessed this morning (Wednesday 17 April) in preparation for its big move from level three of Menzies Building in four weeks time. The new ICU is... read more

Board to spend $1. 9 million at Tokoroa Hospital Waikato District Health (DHB) Board today approved an investment up to $1. 9m at Tokoroa Hospital to accommodate primary care providers and relocate the DHB’s blood collection service. “This project b... read more

A part of the Waiora Waikato Hospital campus will always remind staff of the outstanding contribution made by one of its paediatric orthopaedic surgeons, following the installation of a str... read more

The countdown is on ……. 17 weeks until Waikato District Health Board's Older Persons and Rehabilitation Building opens in Hamilton. The $40 million bui... read more

for final goodbye A crowd of more than 50 gathered on the roof of Waikato Hospital’s 48-year-old Smith Building this morning (Friday 25 January) for an emotional final commemoration before the $2million demoli... read more

Another project in the $500 million Waikato DHB rebuilding programme involves a major demolition job taking down two buildings on the Waiora Waikato Hospital campus in Hamilton. Demolition of the seven-f... read more

The first Waikato Hospital patient to move from Ward 24 in the Smith Building to the freshly refurbished renal ward in the Menzies Building relished her new environment. U... read more

The newly refurbished Ward E7 Waikids Surgery was blessed this morning (Tuesday 22 January) in preparation for Ward 26 Paediatric Surgery "returning to its home" in Elizabeth Rothwell... read more

The new endoscopy rooms on Level 3 Meade Clinical Centre were blessed early Monday morning with Kaumatua, chaplains and staff present for the occasion. Endoscopy opens for procedures ... read more

Living with kidney failure is challenging for patients and their families – so it’s a pleasure to be here today to officially open this new $7. 6 million regional renal centre which will provide better renal services fo... read more

About 70 Waikato DHB staff and supporters gathered yesterday afternoon to bless the refurbished Ward M5 Haematology and Oncology. The new ward replaces the old Ward 25 loca... read more

The new $7. 6 million Regional Renal Centre on the hospital grounds received a colourful blessing this morning. Kaumatua, chaplains, staff, contractors, patients and a band were among the 80-strong group... read more

Motorists are being urged to avoid using State Highway 1 and 3 near the Waiora Waikato Hospital on Tuesday evening (16 October) when a large bridge will be transported to the hospital. The 38-metre... read more

While Hamilton people are used to seeing a changing skyline above Waiora Waikato Hospital there will be a permanent addition when a 56-tonne footbridge is installed later this month. The 38-metre bridge spanning Pembroke Street will lin... read more

The migration of clinics to Waiora Waikato Hospital’s new $130 million Meade Clinical Centre is continuing with Level 2 opening today. The moves have been going smoothly for patient... read more

Running 'front of house' With Ali Wilkinson in charge you expect things to run smoothly. And that’s the way she likes it. The team leader for the Meade Clinical Centre reception staff steps into her new role on Monday, 1 October, as the migration of... read more

Let’s go shopping Fitting out a building the size of the Meade Clinical Centre doesn’t happen without a lot of planning, budgeting and hard work. Bulding Programme Office equipment manager Daniel McKay and his team are the ones making it happen. Dan... read more

It’s a better place for patients and staff One of the first clinics to move into the new Meade Clinical Centre sees the benefits every day for themselves and their patients. When Hands, Burns and Scar Therapy moved into the Meade Clinical Centre thr... read more

The $130 million stage one Meade Clinical Centre at Waikato Hospital welcomed its first patients today (Monday, 10 Sept) while the doors closed on another hospital landmark, th... read more

Graeme Milne's speech at the opening of the new Meade Clinical Centre Tena koutou!  Tena koutou! Tena koutou katoa! Prime Minister John Key, I extend a warm welcome to you and Associate Minister of Health Jo Goodhew to our Waiora Waikato Hospit... read more

Prime Minister John Key (pictured right) opened Waiora Waikato Hospital’s new $130m Meade Clinical Centre this morning. Mr Key and Associate Health Minister Jo Goodhew were among the 100-str... read more

Today’s blessing and partial opening of Waikato DHB’s new Meade Clinical Centre brings central North Island residents closer to a one stop shop for their healthcare needs, Associate Healt... read more

Ryan Singh (23) was the last oncology patient to be moved from ward 25, which occupied parts of both the Menzies and Smith buildings at Waikato Hospital, to level three of the Smith Building, today. The temporary ... read more

The very first moves into the Meade Clinical Centre are underway at Waikato Hospital. Today, Biomedical Engineering, Clinical Equipment Pool and Linen Services start moving into Level B1 of the $130m Meade Clini... read more

Waikato Hospital atrium a "knock out combination" They thought of everything – even the surface material is permanently anti-bacterial and easy to clean. This clever design aspect is just part of the reason that the Atrium in Waikato Hospital’s Acut... read more

Work began on Waikato District Health Board’s $430 million building and redevelopment programme at Waikato and Thames hospitals eight years ago. While Thames is now complete, the focus shifts to the Waiora ... read more

Hague Road joins Hamilton City’s road map Hamilton has a new road. Hague Road is the main road into and out of the Waiora Waikato Hospital campus and is named after a man who left a big hole in the staff of Waikato District Health Board’s Building Program... read more

Hospital On a recent visit to Hamilton, Tairawhiti District Health Board (TDHB) chief executive Jim Green (pictured) took the time to tour current building projects at Waikato Hospital. As TDH prepares to s... read more

, 20 weeks to go There’s 20 weeks to go until the Meade Clinical Centre opens on the Waiora Waikato Hospital campus site in Hamilton and already members of the public are having an input. An outpatient feedback eve... read more

After 16 months of construction, upgrade of the laboratory on Waiora L3 is complete. During construction, requirement for the laboratory to function on site and maintain a 24-hour service created interesting challenges for bot... read more

Waikato Hospital wants feedback from people who have attended an outpatient appointment at the hospital in the last 12 months.   It’s been quite an experience for outpatients because the hospital is on... read more

Construction of the $40 million new building for Older Persons and Rehabilitation services at the Waiora Waikato Hospital campus in Hamilton is underway. The new four-level building will have 113 beds for... read more

at Morrinsville Primary School Hundreds of Morrinsville children will get an improved oral health outcome after the opening of a new school-based dental service today at Morrinsville Primary School.   The Morrinsville Communi... read more

at Waikato HospitalA second carpark building will open at Waikato Hospital tomorrow (Monday 23 January) in Pembroke Street opposite the Acute Services Building and the Emergency Department. The five-level building has space for... read more

Crane incident in Pembroke Street One of the mobile cranes working on the new Pembroke St carpark building site taking down the tower crane was forced to use a controlled drop procedure and as a result the crane tower has come down over (but not on) Pemb... read more

The new state-of-the-art Thames Birthing Unit will allow women in the Thames, Coromandel and Hauraki regions to receive excellent maternity care in a welcoming, holistic new facility. The new facility was opened... read more

Time to welcome excellent maternity care to Thames THE BEST PLACE to give birth to your baby is close to home, say Waikato’s top midwives. Now Thames-Coromandel area women will have a new, modern birthing unit right on their doorstep. Read all about it. ... read more

's Acute Services Building Hamilton’s Peggy Sweeney was well prepared for her move from the old to the new at Waikato Hospital today. The 82-year-old did her hair, set up her flowers and waited for the attendant... read more

Builders have handed over the keys to the $48 million Acute Services Building at Waiora Waikato Hospital campus in Hamilton and now the work begins in earnest to get the second and third floors of the facility up... read more

More parking and easier access to the Emergency Department is on the cards for Waikato Hospital with a second carpark building (pictured right) to open later this year on Pembroke Street. Foundation and piling works are... read more

Waikato Hospital’s new Emergency Department will open on 8 February 2011. Tainui Kaumatua and the hospital chaplaincy blessed the facilities at an early-morning ceremony in front of almost 100 people today. The ceremon... read more

Hospital laboratory upgrade underway A major upgrade of Waikato District Health Board’s main laboratory started this week, with a focus on improving patient care. The $4. 5 million refurbishment will create major facility and process improvements and sup... read more

The region’s biggest hospital building project hit a milestone today with a giant concrete pour. Work on Waikato Hospital’s five-level Meade Clinical Centre began in late 2009. It will open in three stages f... read more

The name for the $118 million Clinical Centre now under construction at Waikato Hospital will honour a man who played a central role in Waikato Hospital’s transformation from a general cottage hospital into a mod... read more

Waikato Hospital’s creamy terracotta buildings are a familiar view for many Hamiltonians and people travelling through town. They are in sight from almost everywhere in the city, but come June these iconic ... read more

Construction of a new primary birthing unit in Thames, due to open in June, is on hold. The DHB announced 18 months ago it would construct the unit on Mary Street after a survey found that more than 90 per cent ... read more

Waikato District Health Board will acknowledge the past and look to the future at a dawn blessing ceremony next Friday (12 February). The 7am ceremony led by Tainui Kaumatua with the Waikato Hospital chapla... read more

  Waikato District Health Board has received the resource consent it needs to start work on Thames’ new Primary Birthing Unit.   Building Programme project director Ian Wolstencroft said work woul... read more

Waikato Hospital’s carpark building had a busy day yesterday protecting hundreds of patients and visitors from the stormy weather. More than 900 vehicles were recorded using the building; the busiest day since it open... read more

The first stage of redevelopment at Waikato Hospital is almost complete and will be celebrated next week with an official opening ceremony. The new carpark and main entry building will be officially opened on... read more

Stage one of Waikato Hospital's $252 million redevelopment is complete with the new main entrance and carpark building now open for use. Visitors coming to the hospital can now enter through the new Gate 1 entranc... read more