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 p... 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 Men... 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 celebrat... 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 i... 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. T... 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 Univ... 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 han... 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 a... 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 permanent... 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 Vincen... 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 (DHB). C... read more

on track for 1 July Adult Cancer Transition Project – further update Work is progressing well for the transition of Tairawhiti cancer treatment services ... read more

from free dental packs Nearly 100 Waikato teenagers with rheumatic heart disease are at reduced risk of heart infection thanks to a collaborative initiative between Waikato District Health Board’s... read more

More negotiation posturing from senior doctors’ union leaderAssociation of Salaried Medical Specialists’ (ASMS) Executive Officer Ian Powell’s use of Medical Council data to suggest there are significant issues with New Zealand’s specialist workforce begg... read more

with health care assistant training An innovative Waikato DHB team has taken the reins in designing a training programme for their health care assistants with tremendous results. Colleen Mellsop, W... read more

For just short of a century, women alone have manned Community Oral Health Services in the Waikato region Until now. Ajeshwar Lal has joined The Cambridge Community Dental Clinic as the first ... read more

specialists’ union leader ‘unprofessional and untrue’ Public comments from the head of the senior doctors’ union, Mr Ian Powell, criticising three District Health Boards and their relationship with the union’s members, ar... read more

Waikato Hospital’s Medihotel will soon be open seven days a week, catering for patients coming in over the weekend. Patients admitted the night before elective surgery or who have a procedure planned for Monday will... read more

Former Taumarunui Hospital charge nurse manager Penny Neal has accepted the position of part time project manager to assist Waikato District Health Board (DHB) and a local governance group finali... read more

from killer flu and whooping cough This year’s “killer flu” has the power to take out an entire team of burly men and their families. And the risk is one that Chiefs players are unwillin... read more

at Waikato Hospital New state-of-the-art operating theatres and cardiac catheterisation interventional suites open soon in Hamilton, New Zealand at Waikato Hospital’s $130 million Meade Clinical Centre. And whe... read more

Following a severe stroke at just 17 months old, Jacob Flanagan backpedalled from being a strong baby beginning to walk and talk to “being just like a newborn again” all in a matter of minutes. Following more t... read more

theatre Waikato Hospital has improved the speed and performance of bypass surgery procedures by introducing a role rare within the New Zealand public sector. Jacque Roberts is the hospit... read more

Hospital pharmacy initiatives save health dollars Pharmacy staff at Waikato District Health Board's hospitals have been working hard with clinicians to identify ways reduce the amount the DHB spends on pharmaceuticals.  Several init... read more

Gaps in Waikato youngsters' smiles Forty two per cent of Waikato preschoolers have experienced tooth decay, a report on the 2012 oral health of 5 year olds shows.   “Once you’ve got decay, you’ve generally got a lot of it,” according to Diane P... read more

Parents acknowledge Waikato contribution to Meg's recovery This is a letter to acknowledge and thank a very large number of individuals who came to help our family at a time of desperate need. Recently a story ran that told of... read more

New Waikids Day Stay and Waikids Clinics blessed The new Waikids Day Stay and Waikids Clinics were blessed this morning in preparation for the services moving to level 6 of Elizabeth Rothwell Building on Monday (24 March) The bl... read more

No Waikato cardiac patients waiting more than six months In the week ending 10 March 2013, the Waikato DHB reported 11 operations against a plan of 13. For the year-to-date, Waikato DHB has provided 464 operations against a plan of 422. This ... read more

in Auckland Andrew McKenzie, the chief financial officer for Auckland Council, last night received the CFO of the Year Award at a dinner in Auckland. Waikato DHB's chief financial officer Maureen Chrystall was a f... read more

Take the aunties’ advice and when it’s time to get the girls out for breast screening, fit the mammogram around a day trip to Whakatane. East Bay Radiology, which provides breast-screening service... read more

The phone call to Adam El Gamel saying he was on the short list for a clinical director’s position at Waikato Hospital took one of the world’s most experienced heart surgeons by surprise. El Gamel was on... read more

Breaking the paper chains The Paperlite project has kicked off again in Meade Clinical Centre. Setting Waikato DHB free from paper-based systems is essential for improving healthcare.   Paperlite is a step in the right directio... read more

campaign Appalled by New Zealand’s “tragically high” youth suicide rate, Waikato DHB registered nurse Kahui Neho is geared up to raise some decibels for a good cause. Miss Neho... read more

An independent Police Conduct Authority report has today been released into the police response to events preceding the murder of Diane White in Frankton on Tuesday 19 January 2010. (http://www... read more

Hospice Waikato and Waikato DHB share resources for palliative care Within the Midland region, Waikato District Health Board and Hospice Waikato wants the very best palliative care services for patients and their families with lif... read more

Waikato District Health Board declines theatre-style debate Waikato District Health Board strongly supports the continued use of water fluoridation in the water supply and strongly advocates for its continued use, chief executive Craig Climo said t... read more

An audit of Waikato District Health Board’s newborn hearing screening programme has revealed anomalies in some of the results of babies screened between 2008 and early 2012. This follows the findings at six other di... read more

People living in South Waikato and north Ruapehu districts  will have the opportunity to access their elective surgery at Rotorua or Taupo hospitals, as well as Waikato Hos... read more

START service keeps retired farming couple together Murray Walter’s “near fatal” stroke in June last year robbed him of clear speech, ability to swallow, all movement on his left side and the ability to walk. Today the 78-year-old retired ... read more

across disciplines from day oneNew nursing, midwifery and Allied Health graduates were welcomed into their professional careers by senior management at Waikato DHB this morning. The integrated welcome is part of a develo... read more

Waikato Hospital’s occupancy rate is today sitting at 103 per cent prompting hospital assistant group manager Kevin Harris to appeal to staff to look closely at incidents of patient flow blockages to alleviate ... read more

Waikato women need to get whooping cough message There has been a good uptake of free whooping cough vaccine by pregnant women in the Waikato. However the ongoing national whooping cough (pertussis) epidemic is still resulting in many babies hospit... read more

Hamilton Police investigating an aggravated robbery of a female hospital worker overnight are urging two men in the vicinity of the attack to do the right thing and come forward. Detective Will Loughrin of the Ha... read more

The Ministry of Health has released its findings into an incident which led to 2000 babies being recalled for newborn hearing screening. An investigation by the National Screening Unit (NSU) found that some s... read more

Thames decision a hopeful sign for better oral health Waikato District Health Board is encouraged by the recent decision to retain fluoridation of the Thames water supply. The continuation of water fluoridation will now be incorporated in the Thame... read more

Little New Plymouth go-getter ventures to comfortable home After severing her thumb and the tip of her forefinger falling from a rope-swing two days ago, nine-year-old Jemima Hunter yesterday (Thursday 24 January) embarked on her second big adven... read more

"ED Style" video goes viral at hospital Move over Psy - it’s ED Style at Waikato Hospital. Internet hit video Gangnam Style by south Korean rapper Psy has spawned a thousand parodies – but one of the best is Waikato Hospital’s own “ED Style”.  ... read more

Patients with a high suspicion of cancer deserve the best journey possible through the health system and a new project underway at Waikato District Health Board will ensure that. Project managers Graham Gu... read more

and ready for patients The new renal ward on Level 3 of the Menzies Building at Waikato Hospital was blessed on Friday with kaumatua, chaplains and staff present for the occasion. The blessing paved the way for Acu... read more

After many years as a unit of eclectic expertise, Medical Day Care is today (Friday 18 January) temporarily relocating to five different areas within Waikato Hospital to allow for the Smith Buildin... read more

Waikato District Health Board (DHB) will increasingly encourage and support older people to stay in their own homes as part of a long-term strategy to address the needs of the region’s ageing population. Th... read more

Waikato Hospital’s new Medihotel welcomes first patient Waikato Hospital’s new Medihotel has opened its doors to the first post-procedural patient needing clinically supported accommodation the night before discharge. After suffering a ... read more

for Girl Guide leadershipWaikato Hospital midwife Gina Chaney is “blown away” at being one of three women nationwide to receive the national Kauri award for outstanding leadership and contribution to Girl Guiding New Zealan... read more

Kevin Lichtwark experienced problems with his balance after undergoing coronary surgery and it left him feeling “incompetent and very down”. Two months later, thanks to persistent support... read more

Christmas cheer continues into the New Year for children having treatment at Waikato Hospital’s Waikids Day Stay thanks to staff from Genesis Energy in Hamilton. During ... read more

for dedication during Canterbury earthquake Waikato Hospital mortuary technician Chris Byram has been acknowledged for his courageous and dedicated efforts as an anatomical pathology technician following t... read more

Well-known Cambridge dental therapist dies Alison Wallis, well-known dental therapist, passed away 29 December 2012. Her funeral was held on 5 January 2013 with a large attendance of her colleagues, friends and relations. Alison Wallis succumbed t... read more

American communications students learn from Waikato Sixteen students from Central Connecticut State University, Southern Connecticut State University, and University of New Haven in the United States toured Waikato District Health Board's media and... read more

Milestone reached for Emergency Department patients Waikato DHB treated its 100,000th patient in 2012 from its five Emergency Departments today. Mrs Claire Chapman, a former Wellington Hospital nurse, fell getting out of bed and sustained heavy bru... read more

Sock Monkeys make Waikids' day at hospital Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Earlier in December Hamilton City Libraries held a Sock Mon... read more

Hamilton Police are crediting hospital staff and members of the public for their assistance in the arrest of a man this morning in relation to an attempted sexual assault in a public car park yeste... read more

Xmas 2012 message from the family of the Turangi assault victimChristmas time is approaching. It is a time of joyful family gatherings in snowy Europe or at the beach in New Zealand. However, for us - and some Kiwis - it will also be a time of d... read more

More Waikato people are using the free telephone health advice service Healthline. There were 8361 calls to Healthline from the Waikato region for the last quarter (July-Sept 2012).   Many of those call... read more

Paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) warnings are in place on both the east and west coasts of the North Island. Twenty-six people have been struck down, with 13 admitted to hospitals i... read more

The Ministry of Health would like to remind New Zealanders that a change to prescription charges will be introduced on 1 January 2013. The Government subsidises prescription medicines and New Z... read more

The Ministry of Health appreciates there is considerable public interest in this issue of newborn hearing screening, however our priority is to ensure that families affected are communicated with firs... read more

Newborn hearing screening review The Ministry of Health has conducted a review into the newborn hearing screening programme which has led to 2000 babies being recalled for further screening.    As a result of the re-screening o... read more

Waikato Hospital's occupancy is higher than 100 per cent and some planned surgeries have been cancelled to help the hospital cope. People coming to the hospital's Emergency Department  are caus... read more

A Waikato Hospital initiative looking at long-stay patients is freeing up bed space, lifting elective surgery numbers and getting those “stranded” patients back to their communities. “We called them s... read more

Young oncology patients help design Waikato Hospital’s first youth lounge Waikato Hospital’s refurbished Ward M5 haematology and oncology now boasts the hospital’s first ‘hang-out’ space designed specifically for youth. ... read more

Tamati Parkes has kept his promise – and his ring finger. The 38-year-old – a smoker since he was 11 – has been off the cigarettes to honour a large team at Waikato Hospital who reattached the finger ... read more

Countdown presents Waikids with $144,774 for sick kids Thanks to tireless fundraising efforts from staff at Countdown supermarkets, Waikato DHB will provide children and families with $144,774 worth of new hospital equipment. ... read more

Hundreds of Waikato Hospital staff and some patients arrived at the first ever Waikato Hospital-wide Christmas celebration bearing gifts for vulnerable Hamilton children. ... read more

A relationship initiated by Waikato District Health Board staff and community health workers in the Huntly area has paved the way for better access to health services for Maori. It’s also saving a lo... read more

2011/12 New Zealand Health Survey released The Ministry of Health has published key findings from the 2011/12 New Zealand Health Survey. The survey contains information about smoking, nutrition, access to health care and oral health, ba... read more

: Rich with history After months of considerable remedial work both inside and out, one of the oldest historic buildings in Whitianga is now officially the new home to the town’s Communi... read more

Grant Christey didn’t muck around when explaining to a bunch of young people what happens to car crash victims when they come into the Emergency Department.   The clinical director of trauma service... read more

The work of four Waikato health workers called to help with forensic identification following last year’s Christchurch earthquake will be officially recognised on Friday. New Zealand Police is recogn... read more

Midlands Health Network and PodiatryNZ have joined forces to deliver more effective, integrated and timely care for people with diabetes-related foot complications. Midlands Hea... read more

Laboratory: Investment in future Waikato Hospital’s redeveloped laboratory will have a pivotal role in any national pandemic. The high-tech lab service, which carried out more than 7 million tests last year and is now capable of far more... read more

Waikato Hospital will receive a welcome donation from the Countdown Kids Hospital Appeal this week, thanks to hundreds of contributions from customers to help change the live... read more

Health professionals and DHBs work to improve clinical governance One of the largest and most complex surveys of New Zealand’s health workforce shows district health boards (DHBs) are increasingly working in partnership with the health professional... read more

Launching the Clinical Governance Assessment Project - final report Good morning. It is a pleasure to be here to open your seminar on clinical governance and help you launch the report of the Clinical Governance Assessment Project. The Project... read more

The extent to which District Health Board governance was ‘fit for purpose’ was robustly debated in an evening meeting of the NZ Institute of Health Management this week in Auckland (3 Decembe... read more

Volunteers gifted 38,720 hours of their time this year to help patients and the public visiting Waikato District Health Board’s hospitals and continuing care facilities. That time represents 18. 6 fu... read more

Minister of Health opens $7. 6 million Regional Renal Centre A new $7. 6 million ‘state of the art’ Regional Renal Centre in Hamilton officially opened by Minister of Health Tony Ryall on Friday 30 November came in “on time and below budget”. The... read more

It’s been a big year for Waikato Hospital dermatologist Amanda Oakley.  She was recently awarded Honorary Membership of the American Academy of Dermatology. This is a rare honour and seldom c... read more

Technology cuts kids' activity time Increased “screen time” due to advancing technology has been identified as a contributor to childhood obesity. Screen time is now one of the measures – along with diet and exercise – looked ... read more

When Te Puke orchardist Kelvin Reynolds’ general practitioner told him earlier this month blood tests showed he had acute myeloid leukemia, he knew he had a tough battle ahead. Th... read more

The new Midland Regional Renal Service has a new and bigger base at Waikato Hospital, and it’s desperately needed, says clinical director Peter Sizeland. The Regional Renal Centre cov... read more

“Make an appointment to see your GP now and free up the hospital emergency department to deal with patients who need serious and more urgent medical help”. That’s the message from Waikato District Health Board... read more

A wrap-up meeting to mark the conclusion of the Clinical Governance Assessment Project will be hosted by the University of Otago, the Health Quality & Safety Commission, the ... read more

Putting women’s health first – a vision to improve Three independent obstetric and midwifery experts brought in by Waikato District Health Board to review the current state and advise on a strategic direction for its Women’s Health service have c... read more

If you are a fit young person but suffer from backache, talk to your doctor. You may have Ankylosing Spondylitis, a type of arthritis which can strike relatively young people, mainly men, and is often n... read more

The successful Sport Waikato school programme Project Energize is about to begin trials in Northland and Franklin areas which will see a number of schools involved. Since its inception eight years ago, Pr... read more

concerns over staffing Earlier today the PSA issued a statement saying staff cuts could lead to rehabilitation delays for elderly Waikato patients. Please attribute this response to Barbara Garbutt, group manager Older Persons... read more

Waikato Hospital staff members are joining an international study on gout and its causes. Rheumatologist Dr Douglas White and laboratory senior scientist Sean Munroe are leading the hospital... read more

Waikato dental assistant in world series rugby sevens Chyna Hohepa has two great loves in her life right now – work for the Waikato DHB and sevens rugby. And both are providing plenty of travel. Chyna, 22, is a dental assistant in a Community Oral He... read more

Waikato District Health Board aims to provide high quality care for our patients. However incidents regularly occur which harm our patients and our staff. We know that many are preventable and we will continue to fo... read more

for Waikato DHB mothers Recently-released national maternity indicators show that nearly 80 per cent of women between the ages of 20 and 34 have a normal and uncomplicated birth in the Waikato District ... read more

After a two-year quest, a new rescue and air ambulance helicopter has been purchased for the Waikato and King Country community. The multi-role BK117 is a multi-million dollar investment for Philips Search &... read more

Patients have been the big winners in the ground-breaking Waikato District Health Board roll-out of an online system that gives health professionals digital access to x-rays and scans. The Pi... read more

Waikato DHB response to OIAFollowing an Official Information Act request from the Dominion Post on 15 August 2012, (see below) Waikato DHB provided this response. Please treat this request under the Official Information Act. And please provide the i... read more

Being on dialysis can be tough going, but some regulars at the Regional Renal Centre go out of their way to spread a bit of cheer. Jake Wharewhiti, Nigel Tupu and Daniel Teremoana are all on dialysis three times a... read more

Alison Williams has climbed a few mountains during her time in charge of the Waikato District Health Board’s Mothercraft unit. But with retirement this week she’s lining up a real mountain. First up is... read more

Hospital's Pembroke Street Carpark needs repairs An elderly driver escaped harm in an accident on the top floor of a Hamilton carpark building – but the guard rail and barrier were not so fortunate. The top two floors of the Waikato Hospital’s Pembroke St... read more

Trevor Ecclestone co-ordinates Waikato District Health Board’s  emergency management planning – and there have been plenty of real-event tests to make sure the plans work. Trevor is manager – emergen... read more

An internet-based carpooling initiative is proving increasingly popular with Waikato and Hamilton commuters. Hamilton City Council has been involved in www. letscarpool. govt. nz since July: the website allows commute... read more

The big health issues confronting Taumarunui now and in the future were aired at a well-attended Community Health Forum in Taumarunui on Wednesday 31 October. Representatives of the Waikato Distric... read more

When the Waikato District Health Board was looking at a new hi-tech laboratory system it wanted to improve productivity and workflow, without compromising clinical efficiency. This was a key factor in the decision to install a... read more

inted Robin Allen acting Laboratory manager is retiring after 43 years of stellar service in the Waikato hospital laboratory. Robin wanted to retire last year and was... read more

Visiting British nursing chiefs are impressed with the roll-out of their hospital productivity programme at the Waikato District Health Board. Productive Wards’ Releasing Time To Care frees up ... read more

services across New Zealand A report which helps district health boards (DHBs) track how they are performing when it comes to delivering maternity services has been released by the Minist... read more

Freelance journalist Kate Monahan is a big fan of Waikato Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). As a mother whose own child has been cared for in NICU, Kate believes parents in the Midland region are lucky to have acc... read more

Ally's story - the positive result of timely breast screeningAlly Armstrong had her first mammogram at the age of 46 after discovering a small lump to her left breast. She had heard horror stories of how painful mammograms were, but got one done and disco... read more

The video and editing skills of Waikato Hospital’s Mark Forster-King have helped a group of breast cancer campaigners win a national award and a $10,000 research donation. And for... read more

Midland workshops plan better cancer care coordination Cancer care coordination is important to make sure patient experience and outcomes keep improving. A workshop held last Tuesday (16 October) discussed how best to make use of significant new... read more

for healthThe Rivertones winning their NZ gold medal in Wellington in May last year. A bunch of Waikato District Health Board employees are proving that singing is great for their own health! They ... read more

Bridge spans hospital street Hamilton got a new addition to the skyline when a street-spanning bridge was lifted into place at Waiora Waikato Hospital tonight. The 38-metre footbridge spanning Pembroke Street links the main hospital campus with ... read more

Taumarunui Hospital’s community day activity programme will move to the Avonlea Rest Home and Hospital, 1. 6 kilometres away, from 9 November next month. Day ... read more

The Productive Wards programme has been so successful in Waikato Hospital in-patient wards and one out-patient area that it is spreading to non-clinical areas whose managers are showing interest. ... read more

There will be a strong Waikato representation on the next scientific evidence review of the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation. Waikato District Health Board registered nurse Kevin... read more

Claims in Fairfax newspapers today that Waikato District Health Board “bosses’’ flew to the US to lure medical staff to New Zealand are misleading, says chief executive Craig Climo. Three staff are in Denver: ... read more

Medsafe is again warning about the dangers of purchasing medicines online after the medicines safety agency once again joined the New Zealand Customs Service in ... read more

Snorkels, skis and stethoscopes don’t usually belong together, but for a recruitment campaign in Colorado next week, Emergency Department doctors have been strutting their recreational gea... read more

For 40 years the Mothercraft Unit at Waikato Hospital has been a vital stepping stone for mothers and their babies – just as founder, the late Elsa Wood, and her supporters imagined. Mrs Wood was a Karitane nurse and at... read more

An alert has gone out to surgeons in New Zealand implanting hip devices to advise that the Birmingham Hip Modular Head (BHMH) is no longer recommended for total hip replacement surgery. Smith and Nephew, a UK company, says its Birmingh... read more

The new 12-bed High Dependency Unit -- which opened today (Wednesday) at Waikato Hospital  --  offers the latest in medical technology.   And it’s been a team effort to bring the project ... read more

A group of Waikato DHB health care assistants (HCAs) graduated with a Level 3 National Certificate in Health, Disability and Aged Support last week. The graduates are mainly from Waikato Hospital's internal medicine ... read more

Heath care assistants graduate A group of Waikato DHB health care assistants (HCAs) graduated with a Level 3 National Certificate in Health, Disability and Aged Support on 28 September.  The graduates are mainly from Waikato Hospital's interna... read more

There will be plenty of people around Taranaki, Taumarunui, Hamilton and Cambridge who know Kay Rees.   And if they manage a broad toothy smile at the thought of her name she’s probably had a... read more

New campaign to improve healthcare quality & safety Associate Health Minister Jo Goodhew today announced the development of new Quality and Safety Markers for healthcare and a national patient safety campaign to launch early next ... read more

nounced! Australia: City of Marion CouncilTaking out the award for Australia, the City of Marion Council collectively lost 207 kilograms after completing 3 series of the Weight Watchers At Work program. A... read more

Waikato District Health Board has been named NZ Workplace of the Year at last night’s Weight Watchers Healthy Life Awards in Sydney after losing more than 4200 kilos - the equivalent of 33 Richie McCaws! After four cycles of the ... read more

Media Release sent on behalf of Hauraki Family Violence Intervention NetworkLocal champions from all walks of life are fronting a campaign against family violence in Paeroa, launching this weekend. A total of 26 locals have put t... read more

Dental treatment a first at Manaia school. Kids at a remote Coromandel Peninsula school are flashing wide smiles after a visit from the Waikato District Health Board’s Community Oral Health Service. ... read more

Waikato District Health Board hospitals participate in an independent data review process collated by the Health Roundtable. The Health Roundtable collates data from over 100 hospitals throughout New Zeal... read more

Thank you for inviting me to open the newly refurbished SouthCare integrated family healthcare centre in Hawera.    This week Social Development Minister Paula Bennett announced ... read more

The humble drip has given way to hi-tech infusion pumps in hospitals in New Zealand and around the world – but software glitches and issues around the usability of the new devices have raised questions about ... read more

Men's killer disease can hit with little or no warning If you’re male read this – it could save your life. Hamilton journalist Roy Burke last month completed 36 radiation therapy sessions for prostate cancer. He encourages men to take t... read more

The Ministry of Health’s chief dental officer says there are still many children and young people missing out on free health care that can set them up for life. Dr Robyn Haisman-Welsh said oral health care for children and young peo... read more

There will be more regular meetings between the Waikato DHB board and its Iwi Māori Council following the signing of a memorandum of understanding last week. Board chair Graeme Milne and Iwi ... read more

Staff at Tokoroa and Taumarunui hospitals are gearing up for the country’s biggest earthquake drill later this month. Their hospitals are taking part in the Shakeout earthquake preparedness campaign leadin... read more

Waikato District Health Board (DHB) has made a commitment to work with the Ruapehu District Council and primary care providers to meet the health needs of the 8500 people the ... read more

to integrated model THERE has been a lot of work over past months to develop a healthcare model for the northern Ruapehu district that is both integrated and sustainable. This resulted in the establishment of a highly experi... read more

Thames Birthing Unit will celebrate its first birthday next week (Wednesday 5 September) with nearly a 40 per cent increase in births in Thames compared to the previous year. Thames charge midwife manager Lou... read more

This year, Dr David Graham, a paediatrician with the Waikato District Health Board , has been awarded one of the four Clinical Educator Awards made for 2012. These awards were presented at a function at the Grafto... read more

Waikato mum Stacey Illingworth is sharing footage of her baby’s struggle with whooping cough to help prevent other parents going through the same trauma. Stacey and her daughter Sativah returned home t... read more

for Tokoroa Tokoroa Primary Care, Medicentre and Caldwell and Simpson will move to a new primary care space at Tokoroa Hospital in early 2013 as part of an ongoing commitment to improve access to health serv... read more

: Waikato DHB Waikato District Health Board has released its second Annual Quality Report. Whilst not yet a national requirement, it is the second report of its kind published by the DHB. “Waikato DHB is a he... read more

ED nurse Helen Rountree worked her last shift on Friday before she heads off to Ponte di Legno in Northern Italy this week for the World Mountain Running Championships. Helen was selected by Athletics NZ as one of nine... read more

Local Hamilton MPs Tim Macindoe and David Bennett have congratulated Waikato District Health Board staff for their excellent achievement in elective surgery. ... read more

The Maxillofacial and Dental department are now able to archive digital intra-oral dental radiographs as one of the outcomes of the PACS Extended Imaging Project. Dental specialist Graham Jull said staff are exc... read more

Retirement is calling Ivan Brooker after 30 years of service at Waikato Hospital. He recounts the past 30 years working in Clinical Records (or Medical Records as it was previously known) for Waika... read more

in the Waikato Over 19 Latch-on events were held throughout the Waikato last Friday 3 August as part of World Breastfeeding Week.   New Zealand in 2012 has a new record total of 1571 (up on last year’s record ... read more

Friday 3 August 2012 On Friday 3 August at 10. 30am (New Zealand time) hundreds of women around New Zealand gathered with their children to contribute an impressive total of 1571 to a new global record in 2012 of 88... read more

on Tongariro The Waikato Civil Defence Emergency Management Group says it will maintain a close watch on the situation at Mt Tongariro in case its personnel and resources are needed if volcanic activity escal... read more

Stuart Scoular, 42, the Sydney-based Kiwi injured in an accident in the Targa Rotorua rally on Sunday 10 June, has been discharged from Waikato Hospital and is on his way home... read more

The 2012 Countdown Kids fundraising appeal that raises money for hospitals with dedicated children’s areas kicked off in the Waikato today. Waikato District Health Board’s child and youth hea... read more

The Waikato health sector will next week celebrate the launch of a book called Changing Times, Changing Places: From Tokanui Hospital to Mental Health Services in the Waikato. The book launch on Friday 10 August a... read more

enjoy a taste of Taumarunui Two second year medical students from Queensland Australia’s James Cook University crossed the ditch to enjoy a taste of rural Taumarunui for their four-week elective placement. In June, David Housle... read more

Benjamin Blake, 25, from Chile was today discharged from Waikato Hospital and is returning home with his father Eric and girlfriend Macarena. Mr Blake was the sole survivor from a motor vehicle accident at National Par... read more

Te Puna Oranga is actively campaigning on a wide number of initiatives to promote Tupeka Kore (tobacco cessation).   Initiatives to date include the training of ... read more

at two DHBs The Midland region is entering a new era in preparation and recovery from bowel surgery, with the introduction of the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) programme. Wendy Carey, Project Manager of S... read more

Waikato Hospital Laboratory and Radiology attendant Dennis Kidd celebrated 40 years of service last week. Known by various names including 'Billy the Kidd', Dennis was presented with a cricket bat signed by his beloved No... read more

With major construction continuing at Waikato Hospital, Hamilton City Council has lowered the speed limit on the Pembroke Street hill alongside the campus.  Council’s General Manager City Infrastructure Ch... read more

Within Aotearoa New Zealand an alarming 270,000 children live below the poverty line, many more children live just above it.   Many whānau across the Waikato live in cold, poorly ventilated homes and this co... read more

Tairawhiti District Health has launched a new nurse-led flight service in conjunction with the Midland Regional Transport project. TDH Chief Executive Jim Green said the new service include... read more

Experienced health leader appointed chief executive of Lakes The Chair of Lakes District Health Board Deryck Shaw says he is delighted to announce the appointment of very experienced health manager Ron Dunham (pictured right) as the Chief Executive of Lak... read more

The Leadership Enabling Programme for Midwives (LEM) originated from the nursing Pebbles programme. Some midwives underwent the Pebbles programme and their feedback was that the contents needed to be m... read more

In February 2009 the Waikato Heart Failure group received funding for a community-based integrated heart failure service. The aim of the service was to improve, jointly with primary and secondary care, diagno... read more

will benefit health professionals and their patients After several years of careful planning and testing, Waikato DHB moved to a new laboratory information system over the weekend (14/15 July). The iSL system replaces the 20 year... read more

Significant and far-reaching changes are included in the new Community Pharmacy Services Agreement, which took effect from 1 July 2012. District Health Boards (DHBs) have been working with pharmacy representatives... read more

Midland plan approved, appointments made Three project managers will join Midland DHBs' shared services agency HealthShare to support the region’s recently approved clinical work programmes. The Minister of Health Tony Ryall this... read more

When Waikato Hospital booking clerks’ team leader Tracy Henderson clicked the send button on her new text messaging account at 9. 15am today, 217 people around the Waikato had instant text... read more

Children who need an operation at Gisborne Hospital now have a unique way to experience a visit to an operating theatre, thanks to an online tool launched this week by Tairawhiti District H... read more

Waikato Police and the Fire Service are concerned greedy metal thieves could potentially be putting lives at risk after the discovery that criminals have been targeting fire safety systems across Hamilton. City Deployment Ma... read more

Hauraki-Thames/Coromandel residents not keeping their hospital appointments between July 2011 and February 2012 have cost Waikato District Health Board nearly half a million dollars. Between July 2011 and February 2012,... read more

over the past 12 months Chief operating officer Jan Adams likened having no patients waiting longer than six months for treatment at Waikato District Health Board to "landing a jumbo jet on a pinhead". As the 3... read more

It was the sort of challenge pharmacy staff take in their stride but three months on from the opening of the new cytotoxic compounding unit at Waikato Hospital, Dr John Barnard and Jan Goddard realise what an o... read more

When Craig and Courtenay Paul decided they wanted to give something back to the community that helped them create a successful boutique cafe operation in Hamilton, they didn’t have to look far for their f... read more

Waikato DHB acts on inappropriate nitrous oxide use In May this year Waikato District Health Board property and infrastructure staff noted a spike in the usage of nitrous oxide. In three weeks we used what would normally last 10 to 12 weeks. The nitrou... read more

Hamilton student wins Transfusion Art competition Mark Stevenson, a 17-year-old Hamilton Christian School student, took out the Transfusion Art competition with a piece judge Tim Croucher programme leader of Wintec School of Media Arts described as "stun... read more

Midlands Health Network’s new model of care has been well received by patients with 85 per cent satisfied in all aspects of the service they receive and the options available to access their heal... read more

Health minister Tony Ryall was impressed by the standard of entries at this year's Pharmacy Today/ProPharma Pharmacy Awards "The Awards highlight the great work pharmacists... read more

Today is a big day for the Waikato Hospital Haematology Department and equally big for consultant haematologist Dr Humphrey Pullon who established the transplant service there 20 years ago. The fi... read more

If you are over 65 years of age, have been admitted to Waikato or Thames hospitals and need some help to recover once you return home, the Waikato District Health Board’s ‘START’ service is there to lend a hand. START is short ... read more

Cancer programme by Maori, for Maori   A twofold approach to promoting cancer awareness took place on 22 and 23 May. It was the first Kia Ora E Te Iwi programme to be held in a community setting, at the Waitomo Villa, Te Kuiti (Maniapoto iwi).   ... read more

Pleasing improvement for Waikato DHB Waikato District Health Board continues to make steady progress towards meeting the government’s target for shorter waits in emergency departments. The third quarter (January, February, March) results released by the... read more

Record ED success throughout the country Health Minister Tony Ryall says the latest national health targets results show record success for emergency departments throughout the country. Hospital EDs are treating patients faster than at any t... read more

One of New Zealand’s most senior clinical leaders, surgeon Mr Ian Civil, has been appointed Network Clinical Leader of a new Major Trauma National Clinical Network. The new network is a joint initiativ... read more

New member appointed to Waikato District Health Board Health Minister Tony Ryall has announced the appointment of Deryck Shaw, pictured, to the Waikato District Health Board (DHB). Mr Shaw is currently Chair of Lakes DHB. “I am pleased to app... read more

Happy birthday to 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 17 May 1887, there we... read more

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 of... 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 text... 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 intend... 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 f... 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 practitio... 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 He... 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 templa... 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 Award... 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

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 operating... 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 numbe... read more

1500 Pēpi-pods to reduce infant death in Waikato The free distribution of 1500 Pēpi-pod infant beds in the Waikato region is considered a “world-first” scale of investment in safe sleeping for the vulnerable young. ... read more

start this week Nurses and midwives around the Midland region are celebrating International Midwives and Nurses Days in a variety of ways in May. International Day of the Midwife is on S... read more

As Chair of the HealthShare Board I am pleased to announce the appointment of Andrew Boyd as Chief Executive of HealthShare. This appointment has been made as HealthShare expands to take... read more

The courtyard gardens at Thames Hospital have been a feature of the hospital’s environment since its redevelopment three years ago. And it is thanks to the work of many selfless volunteers from the loca... read more

will benefit Tairawhiti people Local people will have access to more timely cancer treatment services from 1 July 2013, when Tairawhiti District Health enters into a new agreement with W... read more

The mother of the 12 year old Turangi boy attacked by a dog in the bush near the town yesterday, has today released a statement thanking all those involved with helping her ... read more

Waikato Hospital’s emergency department (ED) is receiving electronic referrals from Midlands Health Network’s Waikato general practices, which makes sure patients’ medical information arrives instantly ... read more

Media release from Midlands Health NetworkThe Midlands Health Network has partnered with Medibank Health Solutions New Zealand to continue the development of its patient acc... read more

and facilitation for the stranded patient through their elective journey Introduction About 80 percent of elective patients complete their surgical journey in a timely man... read more

What was the problem? At Waikato Hospital, under the traditional model of processing patients for cataract surgery, a GP or optometrist would refer a patient, and ... read more

Former Waikato and New Zealand hooker Warren Gatland, who now coaches the Welsh rugby team, is stable in a ward at Waikato Hospital following a fall on Easter Monday. Read the Welsh Rugby Union release. ENDS Date: ... read more

PHO Performance Programme: DHB and PHO level performance reports available The PHO Performance Programme has released its public reporting package today. The latest information about PHOs’ performance is available at: http://www. dhbnz. org. nz/Site/Current... read more

Waikato Hospital today launches its Waikids Gateway Assessment Service. Gateway Assessments, announced in Budget 2011, is an interagency project between Child, Youth and Family Services (CYFS) and the healt... read more

There was an evacuation of a ward following a bomb scare at the Henry Rongomau Bennett Centre yesterday between 4. 32pm and 5. 39pm. Police attended, our usual emergency management processes followed. A search of th... read more

Clinical leaders will be responsible for the professional development of allied health staff at Waikato District Health Board (DHB) under a proposal now under consideration. Allied Healt... read more

A focus for Waikato Police remains the District's road toll which last year was the highest in the country with 52 road deaths. "Reducing the volume of road trauma remains a high priority. ... read more

With the onset of autumn Waikato Police are again urging members of the public, especially farmers, hunters and trampers to watch for suspicious activity linked to illegal drug growing operations. ... read more

Motorists using Pembroke Street near Waikato Hospital should expect minor delays next week when Hamilton City Council contractors reseal the road. Work on resealing the stretch between Selwyn Street and Ohaupo Road will begi... read more

Waikato District Health Board and Midlands Health Network are appealing to the public to see their doctors and get their scripts filled before general practices close down over Easter. The secondary care and primary ca... read more

has more focus on patients A proposed new model for community pharmacy has a stronger emphasis on services to patients with higher needs and a strengthened role for community pharmacists, working in partnership wi... read more

As the second report from the Growing up in New Zealand (Growing Up) longitudinal study is released today, Waikato public health physician and associate director of Growing Up Polly Atatoa-Carr reflects on the importance of the s... read more

Incidents galore show how the security team can help Security manager Dean Ria brings us up to date with some of the incidents and issues the Security team have successfully dealt with recently. Car damage last Saturday Saturday night’s apprehension o... read more

Waikato Hospital patients, staff and visitors get their chapel – and their stained glass windows – back as of today. The hospital chapel was decommissioned in June last year due to the construc... read more

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The successful introduction of a new model of primary birthing care at Thames has resulted in a proposal to expand the model to Matariki Birthing Unit in Te Awamutu. In a consultatio... read more

When you have trained together, worked together, lived together, cried together and had children together, you can’t help but become a family. That’s how Col... read more

From 2 April, Waikato District Health Board Pharmacy will be providing cytotoxic medicines (pharmaceutical products mainly used for the treatment of cancer) from their new Cytotoxic Compounding Unit.   The u... read more

A new fully managed print, copy and scanning device service between Waikato District Health Board and Ricoh New Zealand will result in a $250,000 saving for the DHB in its first full year. And the savings will co... read more

Letter from a former Waikato Hospital patient in praise I am writing in response to the recent spate of bad press criticising the Waikato District Health Board. On the 1st September 2011, I was admitted to the Waikato Hospital, Emergency Department. I wa... read more

Auditor-General's overview - Health Sector 2010-2011 audits The performance of district health boards is important for our health, and our health is vital to the economic well-being of New Zealand. The health sector is one of the ... read more

The parking system for the new Pembroke street car park was put out to tender in 2011 and the contract awarded to Innovative Parking Solutions Ltd of Auckland in August 2011 who had formed a joint venture with local ... read more

Five Midland DHBs work together to be Smokefree / tobacco free by 2025 The five Midland DHBs have combined with the Midland Iwi Relationship Board (MIRB) to renew commitment to making their central North Island districts entirely Sm... read more

Our systems failed Ms B three years ago. Our systems are better now and more robust. We accept the Health and Disability Commissioner’s findings (09/01581 www. hdc. org. nz). We’ve lea... read more

This year Children’s Day on March 4 is all about treasuring our children. One of the practical ways parents can do this is by protecting their child’s health and getting them immunised on time, says the Minist... read more

Maternity data is being reported in a way that allows comparisons to be made by District Health Boards (DHBs) for the first time. “The New Zealand Maternity Clinical Indicators re... read more

The parents of the 5 year old victim of the attack in Turangi last year have made the following statement following today's sentencing. "We are relieved a part of this nightmare is finished; even ... read more

The latest quarterly results for the six National Health Targets show record improvements.  "District Health Boards are focusing even more strongly on patients, and patients are benefiting from the Go... read more

at Waikato Hospital Waikato DHB has sent letters to 141 staff and contractors who worked or may have worked where airborne asbestos was present at Waikato Hospital. The affected areas are servicing tunnels ne... read more

and offers crutch amnesty Patients of Thames Hospital who no longer need their crutches are being asked to return them in a ‘crutch amnesty’. The hospital’s emergency department gives out about 100 pairs of crutches... read more

– 0508 TAUTOKO Auckland, NZ, 21 February 2012 - Lifeline Aotearoa‟s toll-free, National Suicide Prevention Helpline is extending its service hours. The helpline known as 0508 TAUTOKO is now open from 12 midday to... read more

- Making Our Hospitals Safer A total of 377 serious and sentinel events occurred in New Zealand’s public hospitals in 2010/2011 – a rate of more than one for every day of the year. The Health Quality & Safety Commiss... read more

Two new staff have been appointed in Gisborne by the University of Otago to lead and administer an exciting new programme for senior health professional students. The three year Tairawhiti ... read more

Family of 5 year old Turangi sexual victim donate $20,000 The family of the 5-year-old girl sexually assaulted in Turangi on 22 December last year today announced they have donated $20,000 to four organisations who helped them in th... read more

The 2012 Waikato District Health Board (DHB) Best of Health awards promise to unveil some hidden successes in the Waikato public health sector. Entries are now closed and there are 36 project submission... read more

Quality Report a New Zealand first by Waikato DHB The Health Quality & Safety Commission has congratulated Waikato DHB on being the first DHB in New Zealand to publish a Quality Account. Quality Accounts are annual reports to the public from provide... read more

For the first time in the Waikato health and social service professionals can access a wider range of postgraduate study options. Wintec has three new postgraduate programmes starting in February – the Post... read more

Are you pedantic, good at making connections, and have a recognised qualification in anatomy and physiology or medical terminology? You could make a great clinical coder. If you enjoy cryptic crossw... read more

for helping look for other exotic mosquitosHealth authorities are thanking residents close to the ports of Auckland and Tauranga for help in looking for two unwanted species of mosquito after they were found on a visiting cargo ship in earl... read more

Statement from Turangi assault victim's family 14 January 2012 The parents of a 5-year-old girl brutally attacked at a Turangi camping ground on December 21 last year have spoken out in advance of the next court appearance on Wed... read more

Waikato DHB discussion paper points finger at fast food The intense marketing of fast food is one of the reasons why obesity and type 2 diabetes have grown, according to a discussion paper issued by Waikato District Health Board’s Population Health servi... read more

2011 was a record year for ED presentations Read all the stats ENDSDate: 1-January-2012Contact:Mary Anne GillCommunications DirectorWaikato District Health Board021 705 213 ... read more

First baby born at Waikato Hospital Baby Louisa was born at 12. 35am on 1 January 2012 in Waikato Hospital weighing in at 3333 grams.  Parents Aleisha, 26, Tangimetua and Tuaine, 29, Tuaine (crcct) are from Tokoroa. ... read more

I'm not well, where should I go? Keep our emergency departments for emergencies Make sure you get medical attention - but at the right place! That's the message Waikato DHB is sending out as the very busy holiday period is now here. Waikato and Thames... read more

Turangi assault victim The parents of the 5 year old girl assaulted in Turangi this week have again thanked the public for the gifts, messages, emails and cards sent to them at Waikato Hospital and&n... read more

Non attendance of children for clinic appointments concerns Thames working partyThe Thames Coromandel and Hauraki 12 month transport trial nears the half way mark at the end of December. The trial started in July 2011. Sheryll Fitzpatrick, a member of the... read more

The number of parents who deliberately choose not to immunise their children is steadily dropping. Around 6 per cent of parents three years ago chose not to immunise, but the rate today is now less than 4 per cent. Thi... read more

Waikato District Health Board’s Population Health staff visited 31 retail premises in Hamilton City this week in a campaign to stop retailers selling tobacco to people under age. The premises visited were... read more

Employers are being enlisted to help fight two disease outbreaks. Measles and whooping cough both have the potential to disrupt workplaces if employees or their children catch either disease... read more

re referrals to Waikato Hospital Waikato Hospital has exceeded its bed occupancy particularly in internal medicine. The emergency department is also seeing high numbers including many GP acute referrals. We are asking that you do yo... read more

in prestigious medical journal Waikato Hospital cardiologist Martin Stiles, pictured right, has had an article published in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine. this is from Forbes magazine explaining m... read more

Hamilton Police are crediting the close relationship between government departments in being crucial in the timely apprehension of a prison inmate attempting to escape from Waikato Hospital. Hospital Liaison Off... read more

, join Waikato and BOP DHBs Tairawhiti District Health (Gisborne Hospital) has joined Waikato and Bay of Plenty DHBs in moving to the shared platform for radiology images and information. The completion of this project has... read more

or contact Waikato DHB Waikato District Health Board wants to hear from as many as 250 people who applied for jobs with it this week. The DHB's hosted server handles online job applications for Waikato DHB’s website www. ... read more

say five central North Island DHB Five district health boards covering most of the central North Island say they're determined to keep their 12 emergency departments for real emergencies over the Christmas/New Year period. A... read more

from Countdown Waikato District Health Board (DHB) will be able to check some items off its wish list this Christmas thanks to a generous donation of $95,668 from the Countdown Kids Hospital Appeal. This year’s... read more

A family spokesperson for Matakapua Glassie, the 36-year-old Tokoroa woman shot outside the town's police station on Saturday, has today issued a release on her behalf. The spokesperson would not be named but is... read more

Volunteers gifted nearly 33,000 hours to Waikato Hospital this year and many hundreds more gave their time to help patients and visitors to all Waikato District Health Board’s... read more

Ministry of Health and HRC invest in major new cancer research The Ministry of Health and the Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC), through the HRC’s Partnership Programme, have co-invested in three new cancer research project... read more

Waikato Hospital, by the numbers This week Waikato Hospital celebrates 125 years. On December 1, 1886, the first meeting of the Waikato Hospital and Charitable Aid Board took place in Hamilton – a significant day, marking the birth of Waikato Hospital. A n... read more

New Waikato Hospital history book reveals never-before-seen images To celebrate its 125th anniversary, a limited edition book on the history and people behind Waikato Hospital will be launched on December 1: The Village on the Hill: Celebrating 125 Years... read more

with book launchSome 125 years ago, Waikato Hospital was a small kauri farm cottage overlooking Lake Rotoroa in Hamilton. Today it stands as a sprawling campus undergoing a $430 million building programme – the... read more

Charges over teenage drug takingA mother and daughter at the centre of a Hamilton Police investigation into how a group of secondary school students came to need hospital treatment after taking pills have been charged and referred to Youth Aid respectivel... read more

Doctor warns young people, party pills kill Waikato Hospital emergency department doctor Tonia Nicholson, pictured right, today warned the public that party pills can and do kill. Dr Nicholson, who published a paper on the prevalence of use of 'herbal... read more

Waikato DHB's manager of Newborn Hearing Screening Lynne Forsman, pictured, is one of two screeners nationally who have completed a newly established national certificate that recognises her specific knowledg... read more

Buddies on campus to support child abuse awareness Several 'buddies' including Bud, Jakob, Fleur and Brodie were looked after by staff at Waikato Hospital campus as part of Buddy Day, a special Waikato day for awareness of child abuse. Waikato school ch... read more

Datacom picks up award for electronic whiteboard Datacom picked up the business intelligence award at the Microsoft NZ partner finals in Auckland last night with its e-clinical whiteboard solution used in the new Acute Services Building at Waik... read more

Waikato DHB backs Whānau Ora Exciting Whānau Ora innovations in the Waikato are getting strong support from the Waikato District Health Board. This includes DHB staff leading strategic planning work for the Waikato Whānau Ora Regional Leadership Group (RL... read more

Three clinical nurse specialists are making a difference for complex patients on inpatient waitlists at Waikato Hospital by ensuring their journeys through the hospital system are that much easier. Val Naidoo, Dean Blake a... read more

Māori staff keen to become Quit Coaches Iwi Māori Council and the Kaumātua Kaunihera Tobacco Cessation Plan Tupeka Kore was launched on the 10 and 11 November with the convening of Quit Coach training held at Kingsgate Conference Centre, Hamilton for ove... read more

Dedicated stroke units in every metropolitan and provincial hospital in New Zealand are highlights of the National Party's health workforce policy. Health spokesman Tony Ryall says, "If re-elected, ... read more

Professor Hatim Omar is a Professor of Paediatrics at the University of Kentucky and chair of the successful 'stop youth suicide' campaign. He is visiting New Zealand in November to present a series of lecture... read more

in major new cancer research initiativeThe Minister of Health, Hon Tony Ryall, and the Minister of Science and Innovation, Hon Dr Wayne Mapp, the HRC and the Ministry of Health have made a joint commitment to ... read more

Waikato DHB learns from gall-bladder operation An action plan was put in place in the weeks after a Waikato District Health Board (DHB) surgeon performed an operation to remove the gall-bladder of a woman whose organ he had already removed 13 years... read more

Two Waikato retailers fail tobacco compliance tests Two Tokoroa retailers are facing possible prosecution and a fine of up to $2000 each after selling cigarettes to a person under 18 years of age.   Waikato District Health Board’s Population Health s... read more

Waikato District Health Board (DHB) recently launched a new integrated system at Waikato Hospital using mobile phone technology to manage services and allocate jobs to attendants to reduce wasted time. In th... read more

Waikato District Health Board’s Best of Health Awards are back next year. The awards event, which showcases excellence in health innovation and quality, started in 2003 and is open to Waikato DHB staff and all health ... read more

Waikato asked to help Auckland, need to rationalise laundry stocks We are asking all staff to please be aware that the gas escape from a high pressure pipeline in Taranaki means we need to rationalise laundry supplies because our Waikato contractor has b... read more

A new website (www. inspiringpeople. co. nz) showcases Waikato’s aged care sector and provides a place for those working in it to share information. The website is another success for a joint workforce development projec... read more

Bovine genetics and bee pollen were the talk of the town at last night’s prestigious Kudos Awards celebrating science in the Waikato. Over 200 regional big business and science organisations attended the black tie event to show support for ... read more

The name of a man found critically injured on the roof of a Waikato Hospital corridor yesterday afternoon who subsequently died at the scene has been released. He was Craig Douglas STROTHER, 49, of Hamilton. Mr... read more

CapPlan gives you real time visibility of exactly what the state of your hospital is at any given point in time. It provides you with information on where you can expect to be in the 24, 48 and 72 hours, giving you the control o... read more

Prime Minister's visit to Waiora Waikato Hospital campusPrime Minister John Key today visited Waikato Hospital to see the country's largest construction site and new wards. He also unveiled a plaque in The Atrium, the centre point of the $48 million Acut... read more

DHBs looking forward to resuming senior doctors negotiations The 20 District Health Boards are looking forward to resuming negotiations with Senior Medical Officers (SMOs) when they meet with the doctors’ union – the Association of Salaried Medical Speci... read more

Hospital Revue - Die Laughing raises $15,000 for charitiesTwo Waikato charities are the recipients of $7500 each thanks to the questionable artistic talents of Waikato District Health Board (DHB) staff. For three nights in August they put on a show at Hami... read more

Waikato District Health Board Laboratory Manager this month after 34 years service. The man who began as a clerk temping in the payroll department now runs the DHB’s laboratory, and will be “... read more

at Waikato Hospital Waiata, Christian and Muslim prayers were all part of the blessing and opening today (Wednesday 21 September) of a new Quiet Room for people of all faiths at Waikato Hospital. The room was de... read more

at Waikato Hospital Clinical teams at Waikato Hospital tend to injury and illness, but another type of support is offered by the hospital’s chaplaincy team. Their role is to provide spiritual care and comfort patients... read more

Ella Turu got the biggest surprise of her life today when three All Blacks came unannounced to her room in ward 25 at Waikato Hospital. The 56-year-old Taumarunui mother of two looked up to see Daniel C... read more

When Whitianga barista Penelope Tee gave birth to her son Flynn Lucas at 10. 31pm yesterday, after 10 hours labour, she became the first woman to have her baby at the newly opened Thames Birthing Unit. To celebrate... read more

Dental therapists and oral health educators across the Midland district health boards area will promote healthy smiles for World Oral Health Day on Monday 12 September 2011. They want everyone to know visit... read more

Waikato DHB launches zero tolerance to violence campaign In the past year doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, social workers, health care assistants, attendants and reception staff at Waikato Hospital were punched, kicked, nudged, bitten, abused and spat ... read more

Waikato DHB's Dallas Honey is the 2011 Public Health champion A “tireless” public health worker with the Waikato District Health Board, Dallas Honey (pictured), was tonight named Public Health Champion for 2011. Paying tribute to Mrs Honey at the Public H... read more

for rural doctors and nurses Health Minister Tony Ryall and Education Minister Anne Tolley have launched a partnership with the Universities of Auckland and Otago that will train more doctors and n... read more

Brendan Hague dies The Waikato District Health Board is mourning the loss of one of its longest serving and most loved staff members. Building programme project director Brendan Hague, 62, died on Saturday 27 August while visiting friends in Australia. T... read more

Midland Regional Smokefree Director on smoking, quitting, and weight gain For many smokers, the fear of gaining weight when they stop smoking is enough to put them off trying to quit. It can feel like a choice between giving up smoking or staying slim. &n... read more

on abuse Waikato Police and St John fully support Waikato District Health Board's efforts to stop verbal and physical abuse of hospital staff. Waikato District Comm... read more

Final call for Waikato women to join breast cancer prevention study Australian New Zealand Breast Cancer Trials GroupWomen in the Waikato and surrounding areas with a family history of breast cancer are needed to join a vital breast cancer prevention stu... read more

By day they save lives, administer care to patients, balance the books, manage the region’s biggest business and keep Waikato District Health Board running 24/7. By night, for three days this week, they wi... read more

Social Development Minister Paula Bennett joined Police, District Health Board and Ministry of Social Development representatives to sign a new agreement to strengthen child protection. “A cross-government approach to ch... read more

Numbers of Waikato residents prepared for a disaster on the riseThe results of a national survey which have just been released show the number of Waikato residents prepared for a disaster has grown significantly in some cases, but still remains too low in... read more

in efficiency drive Waikato District Health Board (DHB) has just sealed a new deal with Ricoh New Zealand which means big savings, freeing up funds to channel into health services an... read more

One of the answers to fighting obesity lies on the land and for Waikato people a suitable climate and the appointment of Kathryn Mercer to lead a new community gardens project will go s... read more

Petrina Hunter - a Project Energizer back to previous page I started working for Project Energize four years ago, freshly qualified from Wintec with a degree in sports and exercise science and also a post graduate diploma. I have been a gymnastics coach... read more

Thousands of Waikato schoolchildren involved in a regional health programme are fitter and healthier than their national counterparts according to one of the largest child health evaluations ever under... read more

Primary Health Organisations continue to improve performance against health indicators Primary Health Organisations (PHOs) continue to make good progress against a set of agreed national health indicators. The PHO Performance Progra... read more

Getting to health services and hospital appointments will soon be a lot easier for Hauraki and Thames residents, thanks to the combined efforts of community, district, regional and national organisations. A ne... read more

Waikato District Health Board has extended its contract with Pathology Associates (Pathlab) until 30 June 2015 to aid in staff recruitment and retention for the community laboratory provider and to minimis... read more

Revolutionary heart treatment at Waikato Hospital turns 21 Waikato Hospital is celebrating 21 years of coronary angioplasty, the procedure that revolutionised the treatment of heart disease saving thousands of lives. Angioplasty has become almost routin... read more

Taumarunui Hospital kitchen reopenedTaumarunui kaumatua Harry Kereopa was told 15 years ago he was going to die but thanks to the surgical skills of Waikato Hospital cardiologist Clyde Wade, he is still alive and kicking. So when Kereopa caught up with Dr ... read more

A schoolboy critically injured while crossing a busy Hamilton road last month died in Waikato Hospital overnight. Shaun MALTHUS, 13, of Hamilton, had been in hospital since being struck down by a car as he crossed Ruak... read more

Prime Minister John Key and local Hamilton MPs Tim MacIndoe and David Bennett visited the Westpac Waikato hangar to present a cheque to go towards a new air ambulance. Mr Key gave the cheque for $73,434. 13 on beh... read more

BreastScreen Midland performed a record 33,000 screening mammograms in the financial year just ended – just over an eight per cent increase on two years ago. Manager Clare Coles puts the increase down to a more consisten... read more

by College The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists have honoured Ngaruawahia-born psychiatrist Graham Mellsop in part for his ongoing dedication to quality improvement for patients. The Waikato... read more

The family of the 13-year-old boy in a critical condition in Waikato Hospital’s intensive care unit say they’re grateful for the support of family, friends and the Hamilton Boys High School community. Shaun Malthus... read more

A career in health offers wonderful opportunities for youth Nearly 200 students from a number of Waikato and Bay of Plenty secondary schools had the chance to see if health is the career for them when they attended Waikato District Health Board’s... read more

By Kate Riddell Jeremy Gasson is a long way from home. From his offices on the ninth floor of the Elizabeth Rothwell Building at Waikato Hospital, the Welsh doctor looks out over Lake Rotoroa and Hamilton City. ... read more

By Kate Riddell Midwife Gina Chaney loves her job. “It’s always different, you never know what you will get in a day,” says Gina, who works as a senior midwife and Delivery Suite coordinator at Waikato Hospital... read more

 Top art student wins transfusion painting competition Hamilton Boys High School student Simon Blanchett won the Waikato DHB-supported Transfusion art competition in Hamilton tonight and received the top prize of a year’s free tuition at Winte... read more

Patient update Cambridge coupleRon, 70, and Joyce, 67, Fey, retired of Cambridge were involved in an accident in Cambridge yesterday (see release below). This statement comes from their sons Martin and Jonathan Fey. "The family would like to ... read more

Judges today (Wednesday) were sifting through the latest entries in the annual Waikato DHB-sponsored Transfusion schools' painting competition. The winner will be announced at Waikato Museum Friday night by organi... read more

Waikato Hospital now has the widest range of complex endoscopy intervention anywhere in the country with the return of former clinical director of gastroenterology ... read more

Taumarunui Hospital nurse practitioner Jane Jeffcoat takes nearly an hour to tell her life story. It's an epic yarn, told with an Aussie twang, which starts in Sydney 50 ye... read more

Waikato District Health Board (DHB) is part of a wider group striving to improve accessibility to Waikato marae for people living with disabilities. As part of the Marae Accessibility Project, a toolkit was produced ... read more

A regional initiative launched today involving Waikato, Bay of Plenty and Lakes district health boards will result in an improved service for cancer patients undergoing treatment in Hamilton. ... read more

Doctors and nurses are top of mind when the topic of hospital staffing arises, but what about those behind the scenes making sure that IT systems are running without hindrance, and designing exciting new technolog... read more

Stories from health, closer to home, launched today Community workers throat swabbing schoolchildren for rheumatic fever A rural woman with lung and heart disease managing her symptoms from home with a tele-health monitor An integrated family he... read more

not declining The Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) Year 10 smoking survey shows youth smoking has plateaued. ASH says this shows urgent action is needed to meet the Government’s target of a smokefree New Zealan... read more

Allied health professionals at Waikato District Health Board (DHB) will progressively transfer into a newly created allied health professional development unit from today. (Wednesday 1 June). Th... read more

Allied health professional leaders come together today (Wednesday 1 June) as part of a new allied health professional development unit. The unit came about following an all... read more

is key to Workforce challenges DHBs welcome Health Workforce New Zealand (HWNZ) reports which highlight opportunities for new and innovative ways of providing health services to New Zealanders. ... read more

with the Waikato District Health Board Retiring duty manager Jean Tabrum has had a long association with Waikato Hospital. She was born there, and as a teenager in 1954 Tabrum began working at the... read more

The South Waikato District Council installed four new signs, promoting smoke free playgrounds in the district yesterday on World Smoke Free Day. Council is working with Population Health Waikato District Health Board... read more

A group of 89 first-year registered nurses were recognised in a special graduation ceremony at Waikato Hospital today (Tuesday May 31). The graduates, all working in the Waikato Distri... read more

The cardiac surgery service at Waikato Hospital has not only met its surgical target for 2010, it has exceeded it. The service was working toward a target of 500 operations but actually did 617. That's the h... read more

for man injured in shooting accidentA new high-tech golf buggy is helping a man injured in a shooting accident get back to the sport he loves. Matthew Purchase, from Wimborne in Dorset, was shot in the head in a hunting accident four y... read more

National Hauora Coalition goes truly nationalIn a New Zealand first, the National Hauora Coalition (NHC) has gained the first national Primary Health Organisation (PHO) agreement. The coalition will integrate 6 PHOs representing 65 medical practices and f... read more

Service the focus, not just the building The staff in Older Persons and Rehabilitation Services (OP and RS) will now focus on improving the services they provide in preparation for the move to a new building at the Waiora Waikato Hospital campus in late ... read more

Partnerships with primary care and Thames ED lead target performances Partnerships between immunisation providers and Waikato District Health Board helped the DHB exceed its 90 per cent immunisation health target for the first time ... read more

Some 7000 Waikato children will benefit from a new Waikato District Health Board community dental clinic opening at Frankton Primary School in Hamilton tomorrow (Thursday 26 May). The Frankton Community Oral He... read more

Waikato District Health Board’s Supported Transfer and Accelerated Rehabilitation Teams (START) for older persons, is in place in Hamilton, Thames and Tokoroa and there are already reducti... read more

Twelve Waikato District Health Board nurses were today congratulated by chair Graeme Milne, chief executive Craig Climo and director of nursing and midwifery Sue Hayward for graduating with th... read more

Waikato analyst develops strategic planning tool By Kate Riddell Some might say Amber McTainsh can predict the future. She isn’t a fortune-teller and doesn’t have a crystal ball, but, as a business analyst in Health Waikat... read more

The Health Quality & Safety Commission says several programmes are underway to reduce medication errors. Medication errors are an ongoing and potentially serious cause of harm, says Commissio... read more

Hamilton Radiology appointed Midland PET-CT supplier Three Midland district health boards have appointed Hamilton Radiology as their preferred supplier of adult oncology Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and Computed Tomography (CT) scanning servi... read more

A group of Waikato midwives put on their walking shoes on Thursday and began walking towards South Africa. Clutching purple balloons and wearing T-shirts printed with the word for “midwife” in Maori (tapuh... read more

Waikato District Health Board is calling for achievers from a range of backgrounds and expertise to be members on its three statutory committees. Chair Graeme Milne said a good widespread skill base was i... read more

Waikato Hospital’s emergency department may be a busy place but that hasn’t stopped staff helping the DHB achieve two of the tougher health targets. ... read more

District Health Boards are pleased to announce that they have a formally settled with the  Resident Medical Officers (RMOs) (sometimes referred to as ‘junior’ Doctors). “This is good news for a health sector that wi... read more

for selling to an underage customerA Taumarunui retailer is facing prosecution and a fine of up to $2000 after selling cigarettes to a person under 18 years of age.   Waikato District Health Board’s Population Heal... read more

Waikato District Health Board’s administrative professionals were today thanked and formally recognised by Hamilton mayor Julie Hardaker and DHB chief executive Craig Climo. Administrative professionals work as ad... read more

to celebrate midwives' and nurses' daysEvents to recognise the professional practice of nurses and midwives across the Midland DHBs will be held as part of celebrations for International Midwives’ Day and International Nu... read more

International Sleep Study looking for hundreds of New Zealand volunteersAn international sleep research study that requires at least 350 New Zealand volunteers, some at Waikato Hospital, may lead to a new medical approach for the treatment of sleep apnea. ... read more

Reports paints picture of Waikato's youngest patientsFrom autism to childhood cancer. A leading public health physician will tomorrow (Thursday) present a report, which analysed the health of Waikato Hospital’s youngest hospital patients between the 10 ye... read more

Two North Island district health boards’ generous offer of their high-tech mobile dental vans will help look after Cantabrians that need hospital level dental care. The Christchurch Hospital Denta... read more

On 16 April 2011 ex Waikato Hospital chief pharmacist Harry Jones sadly passed away surrounded by his family. Harry was the chief pharmacist at Waikato Hospital from 1962 until his retirement in 1985. Harry commen... read more

leadership role Waikato District Health Board is set to take a lead role in research in the care of older people across the country with the appointment of New Zealand’s first Professor of Gero... read more

Matamata gets Waikato's first oral health dental clinic The heavy rain that fell as Rev Jimmy Clair blessed the Firth School fixed dental clinic in Matamata was a sure sign the Gods would smile on the new $600,000 facility, Waikato District Health Board ... read more

A Hamilton City Council workshop on fluoridation today provided no new, robust evidence to support a change in policy, says Waikato District Health Board. “Hamilton continues to have an AA rate... read more

in Waihi An evaluation of the three month 'It's not OK' family violence campaign held in Waihi last year has been released. The evaluation focused on the effectiveness of the campaign and ... read more

Patients heading to Waikato Hospital for elective surgery in the main operating theatres will come to a new unit from April 11. The new Day of Surgery Admission Unit, an adjun... read more

at ThamesThe Rehabilitation Unit at Thames Hospital has been very excited and grateful for the generosity of David Brown of 100% Browns who delivered a Nintendo Wii console programme for use with patients recover... read more

The 83-year-old Otorohanga man who drove into a train yesterday is in a ward and has minor injuries. The 41-year-old Taupo man who was burnt in a house fire is in a stable condition in the intensive care unit. ENDS... read more

to Christchurch to help out One of Waikato District Health Board's nine mobile dental clinics heads south to Christchurch later this week for three months to provide cover while repairs r... read more

’ regionalisation work All five Midland District Health Boards have now agreed to progress activities towards regional co-operation in a planned manner. This is in line with the Minister of Healt... read more

A one-stop-shop for jobs in the health sector. That’s the vision for a project underway to develop New Zealand’s most comprehensive health job site.   People looking for jobs in health can now search and ap... read more

A volunteer flower lady, care givers, a nurse manager, a memory service and a community trust are just some of the 19 finalists in a new awards event to recognise those ... read more

Lean methodologies eliminate waste and lend themselves to protecting volume delivery at a lower overall cost, Waikato DHB chief financial officer Maureen Chrystall told the Health Waikato Advisory Commit... read more

Working as an attendant at Waikato Hospital was only ever meant to be a short-term solution for 62-year-old John Osborne, but 40 years later, he’s still there. “I was only supposed to be up h... read more

Waikato Hospital is getting a bird’s eye view of what happens within the hospital following the introduction of an airline-style Operations Centre. Waikato DHB looked to airlines for new... read more

Project Energize will continue to make a difference in the health of young people with the Waikato District Health Board making the decision to extend funding for another 12 months. Sport Waikato Ch... read more

Waikato District Health Board’s nine new mobile dental clinics will take 27,000 hours to build. It is no mean feat but Hamilton manufacturer Action Motor Bodies is up to the task as Healt... read more

Friday March 4 is a significant day in the history of Health Waikato . It marks the 20 anniversary of the introduction of Video laparoscopic (keyhole surgery) of the abdomen to the Waikato, and in fact to New Ze... read more

Brian Coker was about to go to lunch on Tuesday 22 February 2011 when an earthquake registering 6. 3 strikes at 12. 51pm in Christchurch. Mr Coker, a financial adviser with Perpetual relives the day from his bed at Waikato ... read more

New centralised national arrangements have been announced for people wanting to make offers of free accommodation for those needing to leave Christchurch following the earthquake. Waikato people wanting to make such o... read more

PATIENT UPDATES FROM WAIKATO HOSPITAL Waikato Hospital has a 52-year-old Christchurch man stable in a ward who transferred overnight to Hamilton. He had both legs amputated above the knee on the scene at the PGC building on Cambridge Terrace by an Austra... read more

Waikato District Health Board has identified resources used in the treatment of alcohol related conditions as taking away from resources which would be better used in other areas such as addressing health targets. T... read more

with othersIt was while watching his wife suffer painful medical procedures as a burns patient that Waikato Hospital anaesthetist Chris Jephcott was prompted to dedicate the past four years to improving pain mana... read more

Construction of Thames Birthing Unit took a short break over the Christmas period but is now on track for completion in June. The 412 Mary Street site is a hive of activity with cranes, diggers and concrete trucks onsite. So ... read more

GPs working in Thames Hospital’s Emergency Department on Saturdays will change to work the afternoon shift from this weekend. The three-month pilot aimed at reducing the after hours demand on GPs and assisting with the inc... read more

V8 Supercar legend Murph takes to the skies to launch multimillion dollar appeal Today the Philips Search and Rescue Trust, the charitable trust that operates the Westpac Waikato Air Ambulance, announc... read more

At Waikato District Health Board we are focused on delivering high quality health services in a constrained fiscal environment -- characterised by limited funds and high demand.   We believe we are making rea... read more

Move to new Emergency Department exceeds expectations Today is day 13 for staff in Waikato Hospital’s new Emergency Department (ED), after a surprisingly smooth transition on 8 February. Staff treated 160 patients on move-day and 90 per cent were s... read more

In Roy Burke’s view Waikato Hospital is magnificent. In 1978 their teams saved his life when an infection complication closed his airway and he strangled in the accident and emergency department. There was n... read more

Waikato District Health Board is appealing to its previous and current patients to return hospital equipment once they’re finished with it. Over a three month period, Waikato Hospital’s Physiotherapy Department loses anywhere f... read more

Taumarunui Hospital’s first nurse practitioner will start later this month. Jane Jeffcoat, from Australia, completed her nursing training in Sydney and has held a number of nursing positions during her career incl... read more

After a quick cut of a ribbon and a few cheers, Waikato Hospital’s new Emergency Department opened its doors at 8am this morning. Nine-month-old Patrick Collins from Auckland and his mother Tina Sales (pictured right) were happy to take the ... read more

to avoid broken record syndromeWaikato District Health Board is working with its Midland Region partners in Lakes and Taranaki DHBs to improve recordkeeping practice. Waikato DHB’s corporate records advisors have been making wee... read more

Waikato District Health Board has recovered $143,400 from a doctor who was being paid as a fulltime employee while working two days every week in private practice. The tip off about the doctor came from a member of... read more

A new initiative, which started with the appointment of a clinical nurse specialist in July 2010 at Waikato District Health Board to prevent and or delay the progression of diabetic end stage kidney fai... read more

The School Dental Service 'Big day in' programme was held recently at Waikato Hospital’s Bryant Education Centre Auditorium (programme attached). The programme themed 'Early childhood caries from start to fini... read more

After years of planning, preparation and anticipation, Waikato Hospital moves into its new Emergency Department (ED) on Tuesday. The move will start at 5am, with patients treated in the new facility from 8am. ED clinical ... read more

In 2004, The New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation (NZBCF) launched a scholarship programme for Medical Imaging Technologists (Mammography) and Radiation Therapists. The Foundation has continued to grow the schol... read more

A white rose gifted to Waikato District Health Board by St John last year to commemorate its 125th anniversary, now has a home in Waikato Hospital's new emergency department. Nurse Bea Retter will keep a close eye on the rose ... read more

By Mary Anne Gill There’s a huge transformation taking place within Waikato District Health Board (DHB) and while the giant cranes and major building programme at Waikato Hospital are an obvious sign, it’s fr... read more

Media are invited to tour Waikato Hospital’s new Emergency Department tomorrow morning and view a special rose planting ceremony in association with St John. St John gifted Waikato District Health Board th... read more

A former Waikato Hospital Intensive Care Unit clinical director and board member is the latest member of the elite Waikato District Health Board emeritus consultants club. Dr Jack Havill is one of only five other Waikato DH... read more

The blessing of Waikato District Health Board’s newest mobile dental clinic today at Waikato Hospital marks the start of a significant year of changes for its School Dental Service. The van is the second of nine to... read more

A patient simulator put junior doctors to the test at Waikato Hospital this week by helping to orientate them in the new Emergency Department. The interactive and realistic wireless mannequin, known as SimMan, took ... read more

Waikato Hospital patient condition updates The 58-year-old Hamilton man shot during an aggravated robbery in Hamilton on Saturday night improved overnight. He continues to be in a serious but stable condition in Waikato Hospital's intensive care unit. A... read more

Waikato Hospital patient condition A 19-year-old Rotorua man is in critical condition in Waikato Hospital's intensive care unit after a three car crash on State Highway 2, Maramarua at 4pm today. A 55-year-old man is under assessment in Waikato Hospital... read more

Here are condition updates to the four people in Waikato Hospital's intensive care unit of interest to media outlets today. We have a 30-year-old from a Turangi explosion in a critical condition. The 58 year old Ham... read more

None of the patients fast tracked through Thames Hospital’s emergency department by a general practitioner as part of a three-month pilot required a referral to emergency department speci... read more

Laboratory workers accept DHBs' offerDistrict Health Boards are delighted laboratory workers have accepted an employment offer, ending a long-running dispute over pay and conditions. “This is good news indeed for patients, laboratory workers and all DHB st... read more

Resident doctors’ interest-based bargaining process beginsThe interest-based bargaining (IBB) process agreed to by DHBs and their resident medical officers (RMOs) – represented by the Resident Doctors Association (RDA) – to progress pay negotiations begin... read more

A report in one media outlet today wrongly suggested a Waikato Hospital ban on gang regalia came about because of an incident in the hospital's emergency department earlier this month. In fact, security staff suc... read more

Visiting hours at Waikato Hospital will remain from 11am-1. 30pm and 4pm-8pm following a four-month trial period. Waikato District Health Board director of nursing and midwifery Sue Hayward confirmed the times today and r... read more

Sacha Levings, a clinical cardiac physiologist at Waikato Hospital, is in the top six per cent of her profession in the world after sitting her International Board of Heart Rhythm Examiners exam. She was one of 624 people... read more

"This period has been an exceptionally busy one for the medical and surgical teams at both Waikato and Thames hospitals. "We have had record presentations at both emergency departments with a high number of those pr... read more

The 52-year-old Hamilton bus driver trapped under his bus outside Waikato Hospital's carpark building last week is now off life support in the hospital's intensive care unit and in a stable condition in the high dependenc... read more

The family of Hamilton bus driver Ross McSheffrey, 52, today publicly acknowledged all those who helped at Waikato Hospital yesterday after he was trapped under his bus outside the hospital’s carpark building. Hi... read more

Family time important, says Jan Adams It has been a challenging and busy year for Health Waikato chief operating officer Jan Adams who said she was proud of her dedicated staff who had produced "some excellent results" in providing good healthcare for th... read more

Appeal for stray referral letters Waikato District Health Board is appealing for residents in the Claudelands area of Hamilton East to contact the duty manager at Waikato Hospital if they find any medical referral letters. An investigation is already un... read more

The High Court has upheld a decision by the Liquor Licensing Authority not to renew the liquor licence of a Hamilton bar, which promoted speed drinking. Waikato District Health Board healt... read more

Six general practitioners (GPs) will join forces with Thames Hospital’s Emergency Department (ED) next month to help provide treat and discharge patients on weekends.  The initiative is a three-month pilot, f... read more

employees When busy staff are scattered around a hospital campus, across a city and in all parts of a large district, e-learning (creating a virtual learning environment via the web) makes a lot of sense. ... read more

Survival of New Zealand adults with cancer has improved in the 10 years to 2007, according to a report released today by the Ministry of Health. The report noted that between 1998 and 2007, survival of adults with ca... read more

People concerned with growths or changes on their skin can expect quicker diagnosis through teledermatology as Waikato DHB expands its virtual skin cancer clinic with MoleMap. The clinic proved its worth when piloted e... read more

Talking about feelings and asking for help - vital for young people at riskTalking about how you are feeling and asking for help are the key messages for young people at risk of suicide, the Ministry of Heal... read more

Hamilton Police want those who receive digital cameras for Christmas next weekend to put them to good use, helping to protect their home. Sergeant Neil Faulkner of the Hamilton Law Enforcement Team said over... read more

Six month secondment to Waikato for top Coventry executive A prestigious opportunity to learn about public health in another country means Ann-Marie Cannaby, Chief Nurse and Operating Officer at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust is... read more

With the pressure of Christmas becoming too much for some, Hamilton Police are finding they are being called to attend far too many domestic violence incidents, most of them alcohol related. Overnight Police attended six i... read more

Waikato District Health Board accepted $103,000 yesterday from Progressive Enterprises and their annual Fresh Future fundraising appeal.  The funds will be spent on hospital equipment for Waikids – children... read more

DHBs are pleased that resident medical officers (RMOs) represented by the Resident Doctors Association (RDA) have agreed to work with DHBs on common interests. “We are pleased that RMOs have decided to enga... read more

APEX, the union representing medical radiation technologists (MRTs), has accepted the DHBs’ offer to settle their collective agreement.   All threat of industrial action from radiographers has now been lifted. “We are pl... read more

from Minister Waikato immunisation stakeholders gathered on Friday afternoon to receive an outstanding achievement award for immunisation uptake, signed by Tony Ryall. Waikato DHB immunisation champion medi... read more

: Health TargetsWaikato District Health Board will be presented with an outstanding achievement award from health minister Tony Ryall today (Friday 26 November) for progress towards the immunisation health t... read more

New leading lady in clinical director chair in Thames Thames Hospital now has a new clinical director in specialist Ruth Large – and she’s no stranger to the ‘CD’ role. Born in South Africa to a medical family, Ruth resisted medicine initially... read more

Waikato District Health Board’s newest mobile dental clinic hit the road this week – first stop Te Rapa School. The van is the first of nine to be produced as part of the DHB’s major investment into oral health. Six... read more

at hospital Some of the Waikato’s best student artwork is now on display at Waikato Hospital and it’s already stopping traffic. The paintings were done by Waikato secondary school students as part of the Transfusion ... read more

From Belfast, Northern Ireland to Waikato Hospital, New Zealand, cardiologist Gerry Devlin has come half way around the world and all the way to the top of his field. Dr Devlin has been appointed clinical unit leader of t... read more

Toiora Whanau Ora centres launched Two Whanau Ora Centres were launched today in the Waikato by the Hon. Tariana Turia, Associate Minister of Health, as part of the Government’s new primary health care programme. The new Whanau Ora centres – Te Kohao He... read more

Waikato District Health Board is aware of a potential phone scam relating to Thames Hospital. The scam allegedly involves two women phoning residents, claiming to be from Thames Hospital and asking for donations... read more

for Serious and Sentinel EventsWaikato DHB’s Adult Deterioration Detection System (ADDS) aims to identify deterioration in an adult patient’s condition early, so they can be treated as quickly as possible. Waikato DHB nurse co-ordina... read more

New figures show New Zealand hospitals have a continuing focus on patient safety, says Professor Alan Merry, Chair of the Interim Board of the Health Quality & Safety Commission. The Commission has released the 2009/2... read more

Waikato DHB’s chief medical advisor says the 52 serious and sentinel events reported by the DHB to the Health Quality and Safety Commission in the year ended 30 June shows patient safety is a priority in the organisation. Dr To... read more

“Among the first Whanau Ora centres in the country”Two Whanau Ora centres, which are part of the Government’s new primary health care programme, are to be launched in the Waikato on Thursday 18 November by the Hon. Tariana ... read more

DHBs’ offer to go to radiographersAPEX, the union representing medical radiation technologists (MRTs), has agreed to lift industrial action while it takes the DHBs’ latest offer out to its members. “Getting to this point has been a difficult journey. We ar... read more

Wolfe family update 18 November 2010 1. 43pm The Wolfe family are devastated today at the loss of Kay, a much loved wife, mother, sister, aunty and friend to hundreds of people. They would like to thank the doctors and nurses in Waikato Hospital’s inten... read more

They did things differently at Taumarunui Hospital back in the 1990s. Just ask Paul Reeve, the newly appointed head of professional division of medicine at Waikato Hospital. Dr Reeve was working as a specialist physi... read more

APEX refuses to take offer to members; strikes to continueMedical radiation technologists (MRTs) are to continue strike action for at least another week while they think about whether or not to even consider a new offer from DHBs. The DHBs have spent three... read more

Strike lifted; back to the table APEX, the union representing medical radiation technologists (MRTs), has lifted its notices for full strike action across the country tomorrow and Wednesday. They will return to talks with the DHBs tomorrow afternoon. “T... read more

Union refuses to do what’s needed to avoid strikeDistrict Health Boards have reiterated their willingness to meet Apex, the union representing medical radiation technologists. “DHBs have repeatedly told the union that we will meet,” says Karen Roach, spok... read more

for baby boomers Dr Phil Wood has some words of advice for those baby boomers wanting to avoid the dreaded tsunami of old age, falls and Alzheimer’s disease. The Waikato DHB geriatrician says whatever is good for the ... read more

Enough is Enough, says Waikato DHBWaikato District Health Board has had enough of ongoing industrial action by medical radiation technologists and is letting its staff, patients and the community know. Chief executive Craig Climo today said DHBs have had h... read more

by the actions of a small group of health workers, says DHB spokesperson Karen Roach, in response to claims from the union representing medical radiation technologists (MRTs), the Association ... read more

for Health WaikatoDi Peers’ appointment as Health Waikato Allied Health group manager marks a new start for her and the allied health profession at Waikato District Health Board. Health Waikato chief operating officer ... read more

Mark Spittal will be the Group Manager Waikato and Thames hospitals for 12 months from today (Monday 1 November). Mr Spittal was the assistant group manager non acute services and brings a wealth of hospital operational an... read more

Waikato District Health Board has received the consent it needs to start work on Thames Birthing Unit. Thames-Coromandel District Council granted building consent today. The primary birthing facility will open at 412 Mar... read more

Unhelpful and inaccurate, is the DHBs’ response to union claims about payments to medical radiation technologists (MRTs) during their continuing industrial action. Karen Roach, spokesperson for the DHBs, says... read more

RDA rejects deal it asked forOn 14 September Dr Curtis Walker, president of the Resident Doctors Association, was quoted in the New Zealand media as saying: “We have offered to settle for less than that [the deal struck with senior doctors] and yet they a... read more

Waikato DHB’s Maori Health Service (Te Puna Oranga) is looking for a clinical advisor with a background in Maori health to help reduce the chronic condition rate of Maori. The Whanau Ora chronic disease clinical advi... read more

Resident medical officers (RMOs) appear to have rejected the offer made to them by District Health Boards on 29 September. “Their union, the Resident Doctors’ Association (RDA), has tabled a counter proposal which would i... read more

Mark Spittal will be the Group Manager Waikato and Thames hospitals for 12 months from next week. Mr Spittal is currently the assistant group manager non acute services and brings a wealth of hospital operational and... read more

New visiting hours at Waikato Hospital trialled over six weeks are so successful there has been an extension until the end of the year. There were a number of big pluses out of the trial, Health Waikato chief oper... read more

Waikato District Health Board and St John’s advanced paramedic pilot was officially launched at Taumarunui Hospital yesterday. Starting today, St John advanced paramedic Janet Curtis will work as a team mem... read more

Over 6,000 Waikato children get health checks6,230 Waikato four year olds have now received B4School health checks – a huge boost in numbers up from just 480 in July last year Congratulating Waikato DHB, and the PHOs, nurses and coordinators who deliver t... read more

People who phone Waikato Hospital over Labour Weekend may experience delays due to the installation of a new $2. 25 million PABX telephone system. And while they're waiting for a connection, callers will be ... read more

An offer is still on the table, but DHBs are losing patience as the Medical Laboratory Workers Union (MLWU) continues to add to a growing list of strike notices – now up to over 200 since mid July. “This is a well p... read more

Patients receiving radiation treatment at the Waikato Cancer Centre are expected to start their treatment at least two days earlier than they currently do, thanks to new computers and software for clinical st... read more

New Zealand's best brains bound for BritainA novel approach to restoring sight for the blind, using numbers to help explain how words have evolved over time, and creating domino reactions in chemistry to make pharmaceuticals more affordable, will be resea... read more

Taumarunui Hospital will be the first New Zealand hospital to trial an initiative which hopes to go some way towards alleviating staff shortages in rural hospitals. Workforce shortages are the greatest challenge to... read more

Waikato District Health Board will today celebrate the integration and launch of a new identity for all child and youth health services under the Waikids banner. WaiKids is short for Waikato DHB Kids reflecting a region-w... read more

A new recipe book launched next week will help Hauraki families/ whanau, health providers and community groups cook healthy kai on a budget. Kia Kaha Te Kai is a collection of nutritious, low-cost recipes put tog... read more

Patients before politics, say DHBsPatients come to hospital for treatment – not to get drawn into union campaigns for more money, says Karen Roach, spokesperson for the 20 DHBs. She was responding to a Resident Doctors Association’s complaint about being ... read more

Waikato Hospital doctors Martyn Harvey and Marianne Elston took out Kudos science awards at the annual awards ceremony in Hamilton tonight. (www. thekudos. org. nz)Dr Harvey, an Emergency Department doctor, won the Wai... read more

They are outstanding medical professionals in their respective fields, a group of men and women whose achievements put them at the forefront of their profession with skills sought worldwide. Waikato District Health ... read more

The national Mental Health Nurse Educators’ Forum started today with a challenging and controversial presentation by Professor Eimear Muir-Cochrane. The conference is this year being held at Hami... read more

New Zealand Mental Health & Addiction Nurse Educator forumProfessor Eimear Muir-Cochrane BSc Hons ( University of London ) RN, RMHN, Grad Dip Adult Ed, MNS, PhD (RMIT) FACMHN Credentialled mental health nurse. Chair of Nursing (Mental Health Nurs... read more

Waikato Hospital is once again officially deemed a ‘baby friendly hospital’. The hospital received the maximum three-year accreditation last week from the New Zealand Breastfeeding Association (NZBA) following an audit last... read more

instead of negotiationsTalk about fiddling while Rome burns. District Health Boards are astonished by the priorities of the Resident Doctors Association in the current collective employment contract negotiations for the cou... read more

By Heather ChappellMaureen Chrystall oversees a budget of more than $1. 1 billion and an organisation with a staff of around 6000 but with enough planning and organisation, still finds time for her passio... read more

Waikato District Health Board’s Population Health staff are warning owners of licensed premises in the Waikato that old bad habits creeping back in will not be tolerated. Population Health Smokefree enforcement off... read more

Hospital chaplain’s hard work celebratedCambridge woman Shirley Murray-Geary knows all too well the difference a chaplain can make to time spent in hospital. Mrs Murray-Geary, 74, has spent the last three weeks in Waikato Hospital recovering from a brok... read more

Six patients who would normally need open heart surgery for chronically blocked arteries had procedures in Hamilton this week, which opened the arteries using methods pioneered by the Japanese. So successful were the... read more

DHBs are pleased that new bargaining dates at the end of September have been agreed with the Resident Doctors Association (RDA), continuing negotiations on a collective agreement for Resident Medical Officers (RMOs). “We trust th... read more

The Resident Doctors Association (RDA) continues to make claims on behalf of its members that are simply unaffordable, says Karen Roach,  spokesperson for the DHBs. “Despite their statements to the contrary, the RDA has never m... read more

DHBs cannot afford union’s extra claimsDistrict Health Boards cannot afford the extra costs of claims made by APEX, the union representing medical radiation technologists (MRTs). “We have done everything possible to prioritise claims APEX says are importa... read more

Senior doctors and DHBs agree on ‘holding pattern’ in national collective agreement negotiations"Senior doctors and the 20 district health boards have agreed upon an innovative ‘holding pattern’ in the their negotiations for a national collective agreemen... read more

By Heather ChappellThe man in charge of Waikato Hospital’s multi-million dollar redevelopment and construction programme is in a unique position to know what makes a good hospital – he once spent a lot of time in one... read more

The medical laboratory workforce is relatively well paid and stable, with few vacancies and those that do occur are attracting good quality candidates, says DHB spokesperson Karen Roach. DHBs refute union claims of a cris... read more

HAMILTON - Since 2007, and including the cash on offer this year, the Kudos Awards have given over $112,000 in cash prizes to top scientists from around the Waikato. The prize money has enabled local scientist... read more

Parents and caregivers of more than 700 children who underwent a newborn hearing screening test at Waikato Hospital from April last year through to the end of June this year, will from today receive letters offering ... read more

Seek medical help if needed, say DHBsPeople who need medical help should seek it, advise DHBs, ahead of a national strike by APEX medical radiation technologists tomorrow. Contingency planning co-ordinator Anne Aitcheson says each DHB has its own plans in ... read more

DHBs are disappointed that APEX is determined to proceed with strike action that will affect patients throughout New Zealand. “DHBs have been clear in their communications with the union about their ability to affor... read more

to suit patients recoveryA six-week trial around visiting times and visitor numbers starts at Waikato Hospital next week. Waikato DHB director of nursing and midwifery Sue Hayward said the new visiting times – 11am-1... read more

A new drop-off parking area for Waikato Hospital’s Emergency Department  (ED) opens on Monday (6 September). Located on Pembroke Street, the new 30-minute parking area has more parks, better lighting and... read more

More than 12,300 patients have had elective surgery from Waikato DHB in the last financial year, which has contributed to a record increase around the country. Releasing the 2009/10 elective surgery totals, Health Minist... read more

Union needs to face financial reality, say DHBsAPEX, the union representing medical radiation technologists (MRTs), is clearly out of touch with the financial realities facing all DHBs, according DHB spokesperson Phil Cammish. “DHBs have been responding to... read more

sWaikato DHB will postpone some surgical bookings to cope with next Tuesday’s nationwide strike by union staff who provide x-ray, scans and other radiology services. The strike affects all Waikato DHB hosp... read more

These comments (on the APEX media release) can be attributed to Phil Cammish, spokesperson for the DHBs (CEO of Bay of Plenty DHB). The issues raised by the union its latest press release have been canvassed at the negotiation table si... read more

Months of industrial action lead to workers’ suspensionMonths of ongoing industrial action have led to district health boards’ decision to start suspending medical laboratory workers in some centres. The type of industrial action being taken by the union m... read more

A new start for forensic service, patientsThe Midland Regional Forensic Psychiatric Service was officially relaunched in Hamilton today, with new facilities, a new model of care and a new name. The name, Puawai, means the blossoming of human kind and refle... read more

Good improvement, could do betterIf Waikato DHB were a rugby team the coach would be telling the players they did okay but could do better when it comes to health targets, chief executive Craig Climo says. The end of year results for health targets are out... read more

There are now 100 extra paramedics filling ambulance rosters around the country as part of the Government's $48 million four-year spend to support national ambulance services. Health Minister Tony Ryall says, "... read more

for Maori and Pacific children Two Waikato primary health organisations worked tirelessly to immunise eligible two-year-olds and their 100 per cent strike rate helped the Waikato District Health Board achieve its immuni... read more

by escalation in industrial actionDistrict Health Boards are disappointed Medical Radiation Technologists (MRTs) have escalated their campaign of industrial action with a notice of total withdrawal of labour, which comes after some DHBs ... read more

Over 2,200 nurses are now spending more time caring for patients through a Health productivity initiative that uses Toyota-style “lean thinking”.  Nurses around the country are changing the way their wards w... read more

Arrangements for Hamilton GP Suresh Vatsyayann patients Enrolled patients of suspended Hamilton GP Suresh Vatsyayann, will still have access to primary health care services. Despite Dr Vatsyayann’s temporary suspension from today (Friday 5pm) by the New... read more

A visit from Waikato rugby players brightened the day for children in ward 26, Waikato Hospital, today. Alex Bradley, Zak Hohneck, Dom Waqaniburotu, Trent Renata, Christian Lealiifano and Dwayne Sweeney, were... read more

Waikato District Health Board is to spend $1. 2 million on a programme to provide and promote rehabilitation for patients 18 years and over within their home environment to keep them out of hospitals and residential... read more

18 months down the trackTe Kuiti GP Keith Buswell says a Waikato District Health Board-funded telephone triage service has changed the way GPs work in the King Country town for the better. The service, which sees patients... read more

for WaikatoDr Phil Wood has this week stepped into a key medical leadership role for Waikato District Health Board, heading Waikato Hospital's clinical units. Dr Wood came to Waikato in February 2009 with a wealth ... read more

By Heather ChappellSue Hayward bustles into her office at Waikato Hospital with an air of urgency and focus. Her office is tidy, which illustrates well that Hayward, Waikato District Health Board’s director of nursing and m... read more

Two services, which currently operate separately within Waikato District Health Board’s provider arm of hospital and health services, are to come together in a new $42 million building at the Waikato Hospital campus. The ... read more

Annual children’s appeal launching in Waikato The 2010 Fresh Future fundraising appeal that raises money for hospitals with dedicated children’s areas kicked off in the Waikato today. Waikato Hospital launched the annual campaign with staff from Progre... read more

When Chris O’Meeghan came to Waikato Hospital to work as an orthopaedics registrar in the early 1990s, he thought it would only be for a short stint. Nearly 20 years later, O’Meeghan is now the new clinical unit l... read more

Breastfeeding welcome here, everywhere Mothers should feel free to breastfeed their babies, whenever and wherever they need to according to a local advocacy group. That is the message more than 100 Hamilton retailers will be sending their customers this... read more

Records tumble at Health WaikatoHealth Waikato broke records galore in the financial year just ended but the most satisfying for chief operating officer Jan Adams was the "break even" financial performance which she described as the first she could recall... read more

Waikato District Health Board chief executive Craig Climo says he wants to see more action out in the rural communities towards a more joined up health workforce. Speaking at last week’s Taumarunui Community Health F... read more

The number of people receiving surgery at Waikato Hospital is set to rise with the opening of a new Elective Short Stay Surgical Unit on Monday. Based in Ward 4, Menzies Building, the 14-bed unit will provide care f... read more

Waikato District Health Board chief executive Craig Climo is presenting the rural health service delivery picture in Waikato communities starting this week. Rural health is one of six Waikato DHB prioritie... read more

Waikato Hospital, which has more than 6000 incoming telephone calls a day making it the country’s busiest hospital, is to get a new $2. 25 million telecommunications system. The Waikato District Health Boar... read more

Thames Hospital has been granted another three years certification by the Ministry of Health. All New Zealand hospitals are regularly put to the test to ensure the safe delivery of healthcare through a stringent ... read more

New Lab Information System for Waikato DHB Last week (Wednesday 30 June) Waikato District Health Board signed a NZ$2. 95 million deal with iSOFT for a laboratory information system to improve the speed, accuracy and reporting of 6. 5 million test results a... read more

Hillcrest High School student Julia King, 17, has taken out the Transfusion Painting Competition top prize tonight – the Wintec scholarship, with her landscape oil on canvas entitled ‘Ohiwa dunes’ landscape. Bel... read more

If you ask Sandra Haggar how she came to take an interest in palliative care nursing, she will tell you it was by default but it’s as if it was supposed to be. The South African-born Waikato Hospital nurse became qualif... read more

Waikato District Health Board, Pacific health providers and churches from throughout the region are joining forces to improve the health of Pacific people. More than 250 church ministers and members from six Pacifi... read more

The number of entries to the 2010 Transfusion painting competition, which will see Health Waikato hospital walls adorned with student artwork, has overwhelmed Waikato District Health Board's Media and Communications di... read more

A contract between Waikato District Health Board and Hamilton accident and medical centre Anglesea Clinic will result in cheaper consultation fees and the continuation of clinically led safe after hours’ medical and... read more

A visit from the All Blacks put a big smile on children's faces at Waikato Hospital today. Richie McCaw, Keven Mealamu, Israel Dagg and Zac Guildford received a warm welcome from a very excited bunch of kids on Ward 26 ... read more

Waikato Hospital Stroke Unit on the move Waikato Hospital’s Organised Stroke Service this week moved from ward five to refurbished facilities in ward 55 of the Elizabeth Rothwell Building. Staff and management attended a blessing early Monday m... read more

pitals Tokoroa Hospital & Family Health Team manager Joanne Knight will take Taumarunui Hospital & Family Health Team under her wing at the end of this month. Health Waikato’s Rural and Communit... read more

New Zealand's first prescribing pain nurse practitioner A Waikato Hospital nurse who says she is passionate about pain management is now New Zealand’s first pain nurse practitioner able to prescribe medication herself. Sue King, 54, a nurse for 33 years... read more

DHB realigns project team Waikato District Health Board’s Development and Support Unit moved reporting lines this week in an effort to reduce duplication and maximise efficiency. The unit now reports to Planning and Funding general manager Brett Paradin... read more

Waikato District Health Board is calling for more members to join its Pacific Advisory Group. The DHB relies on this group to advise on health matters relating to Pacific people. The group also influences policy change a... read more

Henry Rongomau Bennett Centre ‘quits’ for good Waikato District Health Board’s mental health facility in Hamilton will be smokefree seven months ahead of schedule. The Henry Rongomau Bennett Centre’s four adult inpatient wards will go smokefree on 31 Ma... read more

Waikato Hospital’s Opportunistic Immunisation Service coordinator Kim Hunter administered the service’s 1000th vaccination to six-month-old Bryan Shortland today. Bryan today received the Pneumococcal im... read more

Waikato District Health Board improved in each one of the six national health targets released today by the Minister of Health. Chief executive Craig Climo thanked staff for their efforts particularly on the smoking... read more

It will be a special day tomorrow for one child at Waikato Hospital. Sometime in the morning, that child will become the 1000th child opportunistically immunised at the hospital under the newly established Hospital Opp... read more

Staff at Waikato DHB hospitals and other facilities are asking most of their patients if they smoke and providing 47 per cent of smokers with help to quit. The quarter three health target results were released nati... read more

Waiting times at Waikato District Health Board’s Emergency Departments continue to decrease as staff work to achieve the government’s six-hour target. Quarter three results released today rank the DHB at 1... read more

rvices A top placing in today’s publication of the six health targets results is a gratifying result confirming that Waikato provides the best access to radiotherapy services in the country, says Waikato ... read more

s A new virtual skin cancer clinic established at Waikato Hospital by Health Waikato has raised international interest with hospitals in the United Kingdom planning to implement a similar diagnostic servi... read more

Brush your teeth twice a day and eat lots of vegetables – that’s what Putaruru Primary School students will tell their parents they learnt at school today. At a special assembly, organised by Waikato DHB‘... read more

A ward in Waikato Hospital previously used for adult and children's orthopaedic care has been transformed into a dedicated children's surgical ward. From Tuesday May 4, children who have had surgery in Waikato Hos... read more

Youth: have your say about your changing healthcare Making the transition from child to adult health services is a process that involves and affects many young people in the Waikato. A successful transition of young people to adult health services optim... read more

Construction of a primary birthing unit in Thames is all go again with Jennian Homes Coromandel selected for the job. The announcement comes after Waikato DHB put construction on hold in February because of over-priced... read more

Approval has been given for Waikato DHB to add two dedicated elective surgery theatres to its $113 million redevelopment project at Waikato Hospital. Health Minister Tony Ryall says, "Planning w... read more

Immunisation health target exceeded ahead of schedule Waikato District Health Board has managed to not only reach their under-twos immunisation target six weeks ahead of schedule, but also exceed it by three per cent. This year immunisation coverage of ... read more

Diabetes, immunisation in the spotlight on hospital TVs When Dave Macpherson was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes last year, he was unsure what to do. But when the Hamilton city councillor learned he was entitled to a free check-up each year, he made an ... read more

Waikato District Health Board’s regional rheumatology service at Waikato Hospital is now accepting referrals thanks to a boost in clinical staff numbers. Clinical director Dr Alan Doube said until recently the work... read more

Waikato Hospital group manager Dr Grant Howard today announced three significant appointments at the 600-bed tertiary hospital in Hamilton. Dr John Bonning, 43, becomes the new emergency department clinical director s... read more

Waikato emergency 'players' put to the test for V8s Waikato emergency response agencies put themselves to the test with a state-of-the-art virtual emergency training exercise in anticipation of the Hamilton V8s this weekend. St John and the Ministry of... read more

xTwo months after the Conficker virus attacked Waikato District Health Board’s computer network, the vendor updated the software in a global fix aimed at ensuring other organisations with similar patches d... read more

Waikato Hospital’s pharmacy services will take over the supply of medicines and pharmacy service at Tokoroa Hospital from 1 July. All pharmaceuticals will come from Waikato Hospital with a technician and pharmacist provid... read more

Allied Security is the successful tenderer for security services at Waikato District Health Board. The company was one of 15 nationwide that filed an expression of interest for the $1 million contract when ad... read more

o DHB Medical radiation technologists, cardiology radiographers, sonographers and other similar roles will continue their industrial action this weekend which could impact on members of the public. Those t... read more

Waikato District Health Board will not negotiate with members of the Unite Incorporated (Unite) union while they are either on strike or under notice of strike action. Seventy-five attendants – 75 per cent of the tot... read more

dren Construction of new dental clinics at six Waikato schools and the roll out of nine new mobile dental vans this year represents a $9. 78 million investment by Waikato DHB in children’s teeth. While th... read more

The Minister of Health made the following release yesterday about the Midland Regional Trauma System launch at Waikato Hospital. For more information on the system, see the powerpoint presentation and download... read more

A change to the way the Health Waikato Ear Nurse Service operates in southern Waikato towns has seen a decrease in waiting times and a warmer, more inviting clinic set up – just in time for the colder months. Wh... read more

Chance for Waikato’s young artistsWaikato’s talented young artists have an opportunity to showcase their best work and make a difference to the lives of others by having their work hang in Waikato DHB hospitals. The 2010 Hamilton Boys High School and Waika... read more

Integrated services, whether in one location or by improved communication and commitment to pool resources, is the way of the future as Waikato DHB strives to sustain rural health services. Health Waikato chief operating officer ... read more

A new ultrasound machine will provide a much clearer picture for assessment, diagnosis and treatment of patients with kidney problems at Waikato Hospital. The Tzu Chi Foundation presented the $60,000 machine to... read more

Waikato District Health Board frontline staff are now offering ‘better help for smokers to quit’ to 40 per cent of patients. These are the latest figures from the second quarter Health Targets report released by the M... read more

Waikato’s innovation pays off for targetThe Ministry of Health says Waikato District Health Board should provide an immunisation leadership role in the Midland region due to its outstanding improvement towards reaching the national immunisation health tar... read more

Waikato is the most improved DHB in the country for emergency department wait times, according to new figures released today. The figures are from the latest Ministry of Health Targets performance for the quarter ende... read more

Waikato health targets improve, more to doWaikato District Health Board showed significant improvement in two of the six second quarter health target results released by the Ministry of Health today (Friday 26 February). Emergency departments at Waikato an... read more

Waikato Hospital has begun a worldwide search for a new clinician to head its emergency department, not only one of the busiest in the country but soon to be the newest. Dr Shameem Safih, the department’s cl... read more

Funding for a dedicated volunteers recruitment officer has seen 38 people apply for volunteer work for Hauraki-Coromandel St John. As volunteers become harder and harder to recruit and workload continues to ... read more

looks in control as all around him is chaotic. It’s just another typical day in Waikato Hospital’s emergency department. From next month Dr Safih, the hospital’s clinical director will swap the job he’s held for nearly 10 ye... read more

Waikato's Integrated Heart Failure Service started in December at Te Kuiti Hospital with the second community-based clinic planned in Tokoroa next week. With nearly twice the heart failure admission rates of Ham... read more

Alzheimer's New Zealand will provide support and education for carers of older people with dementia as a result of Waikato District Health Board awarding a new contract to Alzheimer's New Zealand to provide the ser... read more

The Unite Incorporated (Unite) union called a 24-hour strike this Friday 29 January for members employed as attendants at Waikato Hospital. The direct impacts on patients and the public will be minimal.   ... read more

murderWaikato DHB chief executive Craig Climo today said he’s perturbed at the inaccuracy of some of the reporting in the media following the murder of a 53-year-old woman in Frankton, Hamilton on Tuesday. ... read more

NEW IV PUMPS TO REDUCE MEDICATION ERRORS Waikato District Health Board is one step closer to eliminating medication errors after the arrival of 200 new volumetric infusion intravenous (IV) pumps last week. IV pumps are invaluable devices used at all Hea... read more

Matamata Police arrested a 42-year-old man in relation to a number of alleged thefts from Waikato Hospital. A staff swipe card and two large sets of hospital keys were recovered in his home. Attached is the release from police... read more

A 20-year-old Huntly security guard will appear in the Huntly District Court next week to face theft charges from Waikato Hospital. Police this week arrested the man after they searched his home and found several cellphones allegedly t... read more

Further to this release, the 18-year-old Auckland woman is seriously ill in Waikato Hospital's intensive care unit. Further updates:The 81 year old Waihi farmer brought to Waikato Hospital on Sunday 20 December after he was pu... read more

Nine Hamilton, Morrinsville and Matamata dairy owners and employees are facing prosecution and a fine of up to $2000 after selling cigarettes to people under 18 years of age.   Waikato District Health Bo... read more

Hospital continues to provide after hours care Taumarunui Hospital will continue to provide all after hours' health services until further notice due to a break down in discussion with Taumarunui GPs. Taumarunui Hospital has been providing after hours ... read more

Waikato District Health Board today called in Audit New Zealand to undertake the external review into the Conficker virus event, which saw more than 3000 computers shut down at the DHB for periods from 34 hours to fo... read more

Key clinical areas in Waikato District Health Board hospitals are now back on line after the board's 3000 PCs and laptops became paralysed  by the virulent Conficker worm. All wards and the emergency department at W... read more

Waikato DHB board member Dr Suresh Vatsyayann has been suspended from the board for questioning the integrity of his fellow board members and DHB management. Chairman Graeme Milne said today he asked Dr Vatsyayann to withd... read more

Waikato DHB has been infected with the CONFICKER Virus, identified as variants A and D. There are five known variants of the virus. At 10pm yesterday issues were noticed with the system and investigations st... read more

A computer virus called Conficker has infected Waikato District Health Board's computer network. The virus affected the organisation’s 3000 computers logged onto it’s network in Hamilton, Taumarunui, Te Kuiti, Toko... read more

More than 200 copies of Under One Roof, the most comprehensive history of Waikato Hospital ever published, sold at the official book launch in Hamilton last night. The Bryant Education Centre auditorium at Waikato Hos... read more

Under One Roof will be of interest to anyone who has worked at Waikato Hospital or who has an interest in the history of health or of the Waikato region. The book, written by John Armstrong is 518 pages and includes... read more

This 58-year-old Papakura man is in ward 8, our neurosurgery ward at Waikato Hospital. Date: 12 November 2009Mary Anne GillDirectorMedia and CommunicationsWaikato District Health BoardP. O. Box 934Hamilton 3240Ph: 07 834 3684 Mobile: 021 705 2... read more

The 47-year-old Blenheim man on the bike is in Waikato Hospital's intensive care unit in an improving condition. Date: 8 November 2009Mary Anne GillTaupo Rescue HelicopterThis afternoon the Youthtown Rescue Helicopter responded to a ca... read more

o DHB A new system that replaces film x-rays with digital images is live at  Waikato, Thames, Tokoroa, Taumarunui and Te Kuiti hospitals. The Picture Archive Communication System (PACS) allows hosp... read more

Please note the earlier releases from Westpac Waikato Air Ambulance and Waikato Police. This family all from Glen Murray, came under the care of our trauma team at Waikato Hospital. Patient updates:Mother, 40, serious ... read more

Fresh Future raises $75,000 for Waikato kids Children’s areas at Waikato Hospital are set for a spruce-up after Progressive Enterprises handed over a $75,000 cheque today, marking the end of the 2009 Fresh Future appeal. Health Waikato chief operat... read more

The condition of the 42-year-old Putaruru woman involved in this head-on collision today is serious. She is in Waikato Hospital's intensive care unit. Date: 3 November 2009Mary Anne GillDirectorMedia and CommunicationsWaikato District He... read more

Rural and community services get the big tick Caring for the health of one of New Zealand’s most rural regions is a big job, and somebody must do it - but do Waikato Rural and Community Services do it well? Yes they do, according to those who need them... read more

Leigh Singers takes up the new position of Waikato Hospital nurse manager, operations from November 23. It is the first of the nurse manager positions reporting to Waikato Hospital nursing director Suzanne Lawes ... read more

Suzanne Lawes is passionate about nursing and the challenges it provides which is why she’s so excited about her appointment to the Waikato Hospital nursing director’s position. Mrs Lawes, 42, currently service manage... read more

Earlier today you would have received two releases from the Westpac Waikato Air Ambulance. The following patient updates from Waikato Hospital:Kerepehi:a man in his 40s in critical condition in intensive care unita 15-year-old girl stable in... read more

Further to the Youthtown Trust Rescue Helicopter release, the man is in a critical condition in Waikato Hospital's intensive care unit. Early this morning the Taupo based Youthtown Rescue Helicopter was call... read more

The following condition updates from accidents in the Waikato region the  last 48 hours. Te Pahu  - patients taken to Waikato hospital - 4. 30pm  Friday16-year-old male critical in intensive care unit37-year-... read more

The nine-strong Waikato Hospital team in Samoa are sending back blogs and pictures at the end of every day for staff at the hospital and for their family and friends. They've asked me to share it with you. High res pi... read more

Seth Tera, 15, the Tokoroa schoolboy allegedly chased and hit by a four-wheel drive vehicle in the South Waikato town last month, was discharged from Waikato Hospital today. His parents John and Liz Tera said the ca... read more

Webhealth. co. nz a leading online health and social services directory has created a print functionality that allows anyone to print their own hard copy directories on demand. Graham Potter Manager Funding &... read more

The Waikato District Health Board has performed elective surgery on a record number of people in the 2008/09 year, with more than 11,400 patents treated. More elective surgery for Waikato patients - 30 September 2009... read more

Nearly 22 months ago Matthew Purchase was near death in Waikato Hospital’s intensive care unit. Doctors feared he would never walk or talk again. Earlier today the 23-year-old completed a 500 metre sponsored walk near his ... read more

It was two years ago tomorrow (25 September 2007), William Pike was caught in a lahar on Mt Ruapehu. He lost his right leg below the knee but that hasn't stopped him maintaining an energetic lifestyle. In fact... read more

A 41-year-old woman from Vanuatu is under assessment in Waikato Hospital's emergency department following the accident near Ngatea south of Thames earlier today. Four other patients are still in Thames Hospital with on... read more

The Waikato Hospital ward where Hamilton firefighters recovered after last year’s Icepak Coolstore fire at Tamahere now has two fold out sofa chairs and a two-seater couch courtesy of a fund set up for their fa... read more

Seth Tera, 15, Tokoroa is seriously ill but stable in Waikato Hospital's intensive care unit. His parents Liz and John Tera asked me to thank the media for their caring coverage over the past two days. They now want to concentrate ... read more

Seth Tera, the 15-year-old admitted to Waikato Hospital yesterday after an alleged hit and run in Tokoroa, is today in a serious condition in the intensive care unit. Date: 14 September 2009Mary Anne GillDirectorMedia and CommunicationsWaik... read more

A 47-year-old and a 35-year-old, both from Tokoroa, are under assessment in Waikato Hospital's emergency department following this accident north of Thames today. Date: 12 September 2009Westpac Waikato Air AmbulanceDat... read more

Waikato Hospital has employed a security manager at its Hamilton campus. The appointment was one of four recommendations made by Waikato Police in a research review completed last month by a police district problem... read more

Colin Lightbody, 41, an IT consultant from Malvern East, Melbourne, Australia who survived a 200 metre fall from Mt Ruapehu yesterday asked us to release the following statement. Colin is in a stable condition in Wa... read more

Taupo Rescue Helicopter release At 10 o'clock last night the Youthtown Trust Rescue Helicopter responded to a call from the Medical Centre at Whakapapa ski field, a 41-yo man fractured his ankle and sustained multiple abrasions when he fe... read more

Waikato Hospital has employed a security manager at its Hamilton campus. The appointment was one of four recommendations made by Waikato Police in a research review completed last month by a police district pro... read more

A Hamilton woman who became the face of “I came back to nursing” and bowel cancer awareness campaigns, died this week after a 16-month battle.  Lorraine Stringer, 64, passed away at home on Tuesday morning. Her f... read more

Waikato Hospital medical staff say the 37-year-old West Coast man involved in this incident, did not amputate or chop off his finger. He came through the one and a half hour operation well and will likely be discharged either today or tomor... read more

Waikato District Health Board’s hospital and health services provider arm Health Waikato had a year to remember. In the financial year 1 July 2008-30 June 2009, the organisation:did 21,686 surgical operationssaw 78,275 people in... read more

As part of its ongoing commitment to providing state-of-the-art patient care, Midland MRI has added GE Healthcare’s 3 Tesla DiscoveryTM MR750 MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) system Midland MRI announced today. MRI is a... read more

Hospice Waikato is to appoint its own palliative care physician based in Hamilton at the Gallagher Family Hospice and working throughout the Waikato community. Chief executive Elizabeth Bang today said the hospice hoped t... read more

toThe appointment of Dr Daniel Ninin as histopathologist at Waikato Hospital’s Histology Department is more good news for the department. Dr Ninin arrived from South Africa in July and brings the total num... read more

Tests back today confirm the diarrhoea and vomiting which hit more than 20 staff and patients at Tokoroa Hospital was norovirus. The hospital's inpatient ward reopened today although there is still one patient with diarrhoe... read more

Further to the Westpac Waikato Air Ambulance release below, a 37-year-old man is under assessment in our Emergency Department and likely to be admitted. RegardsDate: 14 August 2009Mary Anne GillDirectorMedia and Communication... read more

Another member of staff at Tokoroa Hospital has gone home with norovirus-like symptoms bringing the number of those affected to 21, 10 of them patients. The virus, which results in violent symptoms including diarrhoea ... read more

A 30-year-old Hamilton man is under assessment in Waikato Hospital emergency department following an explosion at Gas Pro in Grey St, Hamilton earlier today. The man sustained burns to his face. The owner of Gas Pro said th... read more

Sven Christensen, the husband of Margit Christensen who was attacked by eight dogs at Arapuni yesterday, witness Christina Eigner, emergency department doctor John Bonning and Westpac Waikato air ambulance pilot Loren Haisley... read more

Margit Christensen, 36, of Putaruru underwent nine hours of surgery overnight at Waikato Hospital and is now stable in a ward at the hospital. Plastics surgery registrar Dr Katerina Anesti said she had never seen so many extensive w... read more

Sven Christensen, the husband of the 36-year-old woman involved in the dog attack yesterday, and Christina Eigner, who was present during the attack will hold a media conference at midday:Waikato HospitalHockin ... read more

2 August 2009The two men aged 31 and 34 admitted to Waikato Hospital early Saturday morning after a stabbing incident in Cambridge on Friday night are today both in wards and listed as stable. 1 August 2009An u... read more

Joining families together can be a challenge, especially when children are involved, but one Hamilton course is helping families get through these tough times. Piloted by the Western Community Centre in April, a Blend... read more

Fundraising appeal for children’s health launching next week Progressive Enterprises’ 2009 Fresh Future campaign will launch in the Waikato next week. Health Waikato is kicking off the campaign with a celebration at Waikato Hospital for Progressive Ente... read more

We have a 43-year-old man stable and recovering in an orthopaedic ward and a 24-year-old old woman stable and recovering in a surgical ward. Date: 27 July 2009Mary Anne GillDirectorMedia and CommunicationsWaikato District Health Boar... read more

The mother of injured Palmerston North jockey Ricky McIntosh today thanked everyone involved in treating and ensuring her son got to Waikato Hospital after his fall at the Paeroa races yesterday. Roz Lumsden said Ricky, 34, is ... read more

Health Minister Tony Ryall has announced that Waikato DHB has signed a $118 million construction contract with Hawkins Construction Ltd to build the new Waikato Clinical Centre. "The 32,000 square-metre, five lev... read more

Waikato scientists can win cash prizes totalling $40,000 in the Kudos Awards, New Zealand’s only regional science excellence awards. The awards recognise the innovation of Waikato scientists over seven categories of research: agr... read more

The University of Auckland’s School of Medicine has appointed Ian Campbell as an Associate Professor in Surgery. A well-known breast surgeon in the Waikato, Ian Campbell has a proven track record in clinical... read more

William Pike asked me to forward this newsletter to you. In September it will have been two years since the eruption on Mt Ruapehu. William has said he wants to have a fundraiser at Waikato Hospital to raise money to upgrade our intensive care u... read more

A Westfield NZ policy that supports breastfeeding in its malls is a step in the right direction according to Waikato District Health Board. Now in force at Chartwell, the breastfeeding policy supports and allows al... read more

besity Tokoroa and Mangakino residents can expect to see some changes in their town over the next few months. Thirteen local schools have joined forces to improve the health of their community through on... read more

The generosity of local community groups and businesses has replaced three breast pumps stolen from Waikato Hospital. Thieves stole two pumps from the hospital’s Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU) on Christmas E... read more

The father of Zachary Wilson, 19, has had the all-clear from his doctor for Influenza A(H1N1) swine flu. Zachard died on June 28 in his father's home and his father was tested and remained in isolation on tamiflu pending the swab... read more

Police officer's condition updateThe 36-year-old police officer admitted to Waikato Hospital as a result of the attached police activity, is tonight resting comfortably in a ward. We'd be grateful if you contacted police communications manager Andrew McAll... read more

The parents of Zachary Wilson, 19, who died in Hamilton on June 28 of swine-flu related causes, today urged the media to leave them alone. Some media outlets visited the father's Hamilton unit over the weekend... read more

Hamilton Boys High School student Hamish Carter tonight (announced at 5pm) took out the inaugural Waikato Transfusion secondary schools’ painting competition. His work will hang for a month in Waikato Museum at the ... read more

fety Waikato District Health Board was a winner at the 2009 NZ Pharmacy Awards last weekend. The DHB’s Pharmacy Services team won the Innovation in Hospital Pharmacy award for their project that highligh... read more

Nighties, pyjamas, dressing gowns and slippers were a common sight in Waikato Hospital’s oncology ward today and not just on the patients. Ward 25 staff hosted a pyjama day and everyone got involved – nurses, docto... read more

Waikato's radiation oncology patients know exactly what they're in for before they get to Waikato Hospital thanks to a doctor's initiative to use online videos. Waikato Regional Cancer Centre's radiation oncology ser... read more

Forensic patients ready for new, improved ward Eleven forensic mental health patients at Waikato Hospital will move into their newly refurbished ward tomorrow. It is the first of three wards in the Henry Rongomau Bennett Centre to undergo renovation as ... read more

They are there to cheer you up when you are at your worst, a listening ear to keep you company and will sit and talk at all hours of the day. They are your Friends of the Emergency Department (FEDs) and yesterday they... read more

Grant Howard, group manager Waikato Hospital with Ruapehu District Council chief executive officer David Hammond received the award for equal top graduating MBA students 2008 at Manukau Institute of Technology (MIT) grad... read more

Mark Sainsbury and the team from TVNZ's Close Up were in Kidz Place on Friday (29 May) to film 10-year-old David Pearce. The piece aired on Monday night. David mows lawns and washes dishes for money and he uses the money to buy gift... read more

Dennis Lattimer, 63, is in a stable condition in the High Dependency Unit at Waikato Hospital following surgery earlier today. Rico Ryder, 4, from the other vehicle went by helicopter to Auckland Starship Hospital around l... read more

New Zealand 'medical first' at Waikato Hospital A 77-year-old Cambridge woman this week became the first person in New Zealand to get a new pacemaker system developed for use in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machines. The operation was at Waikat... read more

This 59-year-old Turangi man (in the media release below) underwent surgery yesterday at Waikato Hospital and is today recovering in a ward. He lost four fingers and most of the thumb on his right hand. A 20-year-old Gisborne forestry worke... read more

Waikato Hospital staff today got a glimpse of how the hospital’s structure could look; now all it needs is their feedback. Health Waikato chief operating officer Jan Adams and Waikato DHB director of nursing and midwif... read more

A weekend of Waikato pirate adventures will see Waikato Hospital's children's wards fitted with a new bedside entertainment unit. The 'pirates', a group of fun loving people who volunteer four weekends every year to shake... read more

! Waikato Hospital's children wards may just have a new $2500 bedside entertainment unit after this weekend if the 'pirates' have anything to do with it. The pirates, a group of fun loving people who give up four weekends a year to ... read more

Olympic gold medallists Rob Waddell, 34, and Wybo Veldman, 62, came through keyhole heart surgery at Waikato Hospital last week both itching to get back to full fitness. Waddell told a media conference at the hosp... read more

Health Waikato staff will continue to offer women who plan to have an abortion the opportunity to view their ultrasound scan beforehand. Chief operating officer Jan Adams today said any woman having an ultrasound had the righ... read more

A new initiative which frees up nurses’ time for direct patient care is in full swing at Waikato Hospital. ‘Releasing Time to Care - Productive Wards’ focuses on improving ward processes and environments to help nurses and therapists ... read more

A third mobile breast pump has gone missing from Waikato Hospital’s newborn intensive care unit. Charge nurse Cathy McBride said the pump, worth $3000, was taken sometime between 7pm yesterday and 10am today. Police are in... read more

Waikato Hospital is getting lots of media requests to speak to the families of the children in our hospital from the fatal car accident north of Taupo. Denise Pie, mother of Kirstin-Leigh Pie, 11, wishes to correct some misi... read more

Five children are recovering in hospitals from three different accidents in the Waikato region in the last four days. From Friday night's fatal crash on SH1 north of Taupo, Kawana Kemp, 9, is in a stable condition in Waikato... read more

Two of the three children who survived yesterday's fatal car accident north of SH1 Taupo are tonight in Waikato Hospital. A 9-year-old boy, a passenger in the van, was transferred from Rotorua Hospital this afternoon and is ... read more

The 11-year-old girl brought to Waikato Hospital last night after a fatal car accident north of Taupo on SH1 is today in a stable condition in the intensive care unit. Ryan Hodgkinson, the 14-year-old Christchurch boy admitt... read more

An 11-year-old girl is under assessment in Waikato Hospital's emergency department following today's fatal crash on SH1 north of Taupo. She arrived about 20 minutes ago. We only received one patient from the accident. See St John... read more

The 40-year-old woman airlifted to Waikato Hospital last night by Westpac Waikato Air Ambulance is today comfortable in a ward. Date: 24 April 2009Below is the air ambulance release. At 6pm this evening the Westpac ... read more

Waikato Hospital patient updateRyan Hodgkinson, 14, a student at Middleton Grange School in Christchurch - photo now available in our Photo library under News photos. Statement from his father Ian Hodgkinson and Waikato Hospital tra... read more

The 14-year-old Christchurch boy brought to Waikato Hospital by Westpac Waikato Air Ambulance yesterday (see below) following a glider accident at Matamata is critically ill but stable in our intensive care unit. H... read more

Imagine working somewhere for 38 years, and only wearing three different outfits to work the whole time. Waikato Hospital attendant Dave Phelps today celebrated the unveiling of a new attendants' uniform and his four... read more

Further to this police release, the boy is 11-years-old and now in a stable condition in our intensive care unit. Date: 17 April 2009Police release17 April 2009 Waikato Police are urging parents and caregivers to be ensure ... read more

Positive results from the Project Energize programme have convinced the Waikato District Health Board to continue the programme and extend it to 86 extra primary schools by the middle of the year. The programme that tackles ... read more

One of the country’s largest mental health facilities is going smokefree - two years ahead of schedule. The Henry Rongomau Bennett Centre at Waikato Hospital was to be smokefree by January 2011. Staff and consumers wer... read more

Pharmacy evening proves beneficial for the community A new liaison pharmacist position at Waikato Hospital has opened many doors already but none as significant as the community pharmacy evening held onsite this week. Fiona McNabb started as the Waikat... read more

  Waiting in a hospital emergency department is not much fun, and something most people want to avoid.   Waikato Hospital’s Emergency Department (ED) is implementing changes to its waiting syste... read more

Waikato Hospital group manager Dr Grant Howard says he is committed to improving operational and capacity planning so nursing staff go where patients need them in the hospital. In his report to the Health Waikato Advisory... read more

Further to this release from Westpac Waikato Air Ambulance. The 12-year-old was transferred to Auckland's Starship Hospital about 5pm in a serious condition. Date: 22 March 2009 7pmWestpac Waikato Air Ambulance22 March 2009, ... read more

Patients visiting Health Waikato rural hospitals and continuing care facilities will get some extra special care now. Someone to speak up for them, ask the questions they didn’t even know they needed to, help get them b... read more

Phil Wood is the new clinical services leader for Health Waikato's Older Persons and Rehabilitation Services. Dr Wood comes to Waikato with a wealth of knowledge in the sub-specialty of older people's health. Dr Wood... read more

Further to this release from Westpac Waikato Air Ambulance, the girl aged 2 years 7 months, was transferred to Auckland Starship Hospital last night. Westpac Waikato Air Ambulance12 Mar 2009, 1845The Westpac Waikato Air Amb... read more

A couple aged in their 30s used a wheelchair and a blanket to take patients’ food from unattended food trolleys and fridges tonight at Waikato Hospital. The European woman with sandy, longish hair sat in the wheelchair p... read more

Further to the media release from the Youthtown Trust Rescue Helicopter, a 76-year-old Taumarunui man is in a critical condition in Waikato Hospital's Emergency Department following an accident on the Pungapunga Rd east of M... read more

Two men are in Waikato Hospital's emergency department following this accident at the New Zealand Blood Centre's Hamilton base. The 25 year old and 42 year old drivers are under assessment - the first with a head inju... read more

Waikato Hospital’s Emergency Department had its busiest day ever yesterday with almost 200 patients seen in a 24-hour period illustrated by a surge of alcohol-related injuries. Staff assessed and treated 191 pati... read more

One of Waikato Hospital's senior emergency department doctors, punched and kicked by a drunken patient on Saturday night, is today considering pressing charges. The attack came after the man, who earlier in the... read more

Martin Kepa was back at Waikato Hospital yesterday to say thank you to all the staff associated with his operation in December last year. The specialists, surgeons, anaethetists, nurses, attendants and other support staff don... read more

Callum Graham, 17, a student at Kristin School in Auckland is in a stable condition in an orthopaedic ward at Waikato Hospital. A 17-year-old classmate was treated for a sprained ankle in our emergency department and discharged. Earlier medi... read more

Waikato DHB’s commitment to quality improvement in its hospitals and health services is reflected in the release today of the serious and sentinel events for the 2007/2008 year. The number of serious and sentinel events ... read more

Family and friends who have spent time in Waikato Hospital’s old Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) can return this Friday for one last visit before it closes. Refurbishment of the area will get underway next week following the mo... read more

An 11-year-old Hamilton boy admitted to Waikato Hospital this morning after he was allegedly knocked off his bike by a bus just after 8. 30am, is in a comfortable condition in Kids Place. Michael, a student at Pe... read more

A 42-year-old UK-based South African holidaying in New Zealand had an unfortunate encounter with a stingray at Hot Water Beach in the Coromandel Peninsula today. The keen fisherman was staying with his family at a local camping ground and... read more

Ahead of the Vodafone Warriors' preseason trial against the Melbourne Storm in Hamilton tonight, the team found time to visit some of their little fans at Waikato Hospital yesterday. Warriors' captain Steve Price and tea... read more

A 17-year-old is in a serious, but stable condition, in Waikato Hospital's intensive care unit following a shooting today in the Hamilton suburb of Fairfield. Date: 10 February 2009 Mary Anne GillDirector of Media and ... read more

Mangakino meatworker Bryan Speers says he thought he was going to die when he saw how much blood he lost following an industrial accident in Bennydale yesterday. The 26-year-old is today recovering from a 13-hour ope... read more

Waikato Hospital is the first hospital in New Zealand to install an ultrasound technique which identifies potentially fatal liver disease and alleviates the need for painful biopsies. The Fibroscan provides a p... read more

A 26-year-old King Country meat worker underwent 13 hours surgery at Waikato Hospital to save his left hand which was partially severed by a band saw at a Benneydale meat and processing plant yesterday. The man is n... read more

A 26-year-old King Country man, whose left hand was partially amputated in an industrial accident at a meat and processing plant in Benneydale earlier today, is still being operated on at Waikato Hospital. The Westpac Waika... read more

Westpac Waikato Air Ambulance The Westpac Waikato Air Ambulance was called out to an industrial accident near Bennydale this morning. An employee at a meat processing and packing plant lacerated his hand at the wrist whi... read more

Two 48-year-old women, one from Matamata and the other from Te Aroha, are in Waikato Hospital's Emergency Department under assessment following a head-on motorcycle accident on Waipapa Rd near Mangakino this morning. The Westpac Waikato Air... read more

Acting Maori Health GM steps up today Waikato District Health Board Maori health strategist Ditre Tamatea today took on the role of acting general manager: Maori Health. Interviews for the position will take place on Friday, and Mr Tamatea will continue... read more

More than 14,000 people who used to visit the Waikato Regional Diabetes Service at Waikato Hospital now go to newly refurbished premises in Hamilton. The Diabetes Clinic is now at 26 Clarence St, just over a k... read more

Bigger, better birthing rooms opening Waikato Hospital has a delivery suite equal to anything available internationally following a major overhaul. The suite had its first upgrade since 1979 and now has larger, modern and more private rooms. Waikato Di... read more

A 10-year-old Australian girl is in a comfortable condition in Waikato Hospital's burns unit after she stepped into a thermal pool of boiling water near Tokaanu in the central North Island. Her family, holidaying in New Zealand, today said ... read more

Thomas Yates, the 16-year-old tramper rescued from Mt Ngauruhoe on Wednesday, remains in a comfortable condition in Waikato Hospital.  Free to use high resolution pictures of him and his mother Michelle feature in our photo l... read more

Three key Health Waikato management positions are announced by chief operating officer Jan Adams today. Intensive care specialist Dr Grant Howard becomes group manager: Waikato Hospital until December 31, Richard Poole... read more

Tramper condition update:A 16-year-old Auckland boy is in a comfortable condition in Waikato Hospital. Previous release:The YouthtownTrust Rescue Helicopter based in Taupo was called  to respond to a call from ... read more

This morning the Youthtown trust rescue helicopter was call to assist a forestry worker who had been cut by a chainsaw. The 20 year old Rotorua man was treated by St John paramedics before being flown from the Karangah... read more

Westpac Waikato Air AmbulanceThe Westpac Waikato Air Ambulance helicopter was called out to Kawhia to retrieve a young man who fell down an  embankment while hunting. The helicopter was unable to locate a safe landing site close enough to the patient... read more

The Pirongia mother of two children killed with their father in a collision between a car and a truck in rural Waikato four days ago wants Saturday’s funeral  to be a “fun and bright” celebration. Kylie Nichola... read more

The three-year-old girl who last night was the sole survivor from a car accident in Ngahinapouri, 16km south-west of Hamilton, is today in a stable condition in Waikato Hospital. The driver of the car and two children... read more

Two mobile breast pumps are missing from Waikato Hospital’s newborn intensive care unit and nurses say they are sure it was intentional theft. Charge nurse Cathy McBride said the pumps, worth $2000 each, were... read more

The 89-year-old Cambridge woman who was the second patient to undergo an innovative heart procedure in New Zealand at Waikato Hospital spoke publicly today for the first time since her operation last week. Peg Robinson, w... read more

The 89-year-old woman who was the second patient at Waikato Hospital today to undergo an innovative heart procedure is Peg Robinson of Cambridge. Mrs Robinson is originally from Belfast, Ireland and came to New Zeala... read more

o An 89-year-old Hamilton-based Irishwoman became the second patient today to have an innovative heart procedure at Waikato Hospital. Surgeons took just over an hour to complete the woman’s aortic valve ... read more

Waikato Hospital surgeons today successfully completed an innovative heart procedure on a 78-year-old Thames man. Noel Howard had an aortic valve replacement in an operation led by cardiothoracic surgeon Nand ... read more

A 78-year-old Thames man due to have an aortic valve replacement done through a small incision in the chest on a beating heart last week, will undergo the operation at Waikato Hospital sometime this week. Noel Howard was p... read more

Waikato Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) manager Gem Williams reckons her unit is so impressive; it could attract more much needed NICU nurses to Waikato Hospital. Construction of Waikato Hospital's brand new NI... read more

An 86-year-old Otorohanga woman today died at Waikato Hospital while undergoing surgery for an aortic valve replacement using a procedure being done in the southern hemisphere for the first time. Ailsa Eunice Fleming, ... read more

Two patients having heart operations at Waikato Hospital on Wednesday will be the first in the southern hemisphere to have aortic valve replacements done through a small incision in the chest on a beating hea... read more

The final piece of the new Thames Hospital puzzle is almost complete and will open on Wednesday 17 December, but not before the public gets the chance to see inside. The 54-bed Inpatient Unit will be open for the Thames-C... read more

The happy operation team at the end of the eight hour operation on Martin Kepa, a patient from Papua New Guinea. The specialists, surgeons, anaethetists, nurses, attendants and other support staff donated their t... read more

Waikato District Health Board (DHB) is committed to improving the health and well-being of its Pacific people and is offering funding to local groups. The Healthy Eating Healthy Action (HEHA) Pacific Communi... read more

Surgery for Papua New Guinea patient on SaturdayA large team of surgeons, theatre nurses, anaethetists and support staff will be working this Saturday 29 November at Waikato Hospital - for free. They have donated their skills and time to give a 28-year-ol... read more

This Christmas: Emergency for Emergencies Health Waikato physicians are asking Waikato residents to keep an eye on their health before the Christmas/New Year holiday period. In 'silly seasons' gone by, trauma cases and those presenting from alcohol and ... read more

The Midland Region’s Kaupapa Māori Addiction Residential Centre opened late in September in Rotorua and is now accepting referrals. The Residential Wellness Centre is based at Te Utuhina Manaakitanga Trust’s ... read more

A 42-year-old Whangamata man is recovering in cardiac care after becoming the first person at Waikato Hospital to have an atrial fibrillation procedure to correct a heart rhythm disorder. Hamilton-born cardiologist Mart... read more

Health Waikato gratefully accepted a $125,000 cheque for Waikato Hospital today from Progressive Enterprises as part of their 2008 Fresh Future fundraising appeal. The hospital plans to spend the money on improvements t... read more

More information and photos can be found in our ShowcaseBest of Health newspaper adWaikato District Health Board awarded four local health projects special status at the 2008 Waikato Best of Health Awards on Friday night. ... read more

Jane has appointed Kip Mandeno 027 663 5553 as her official spokesperson. What I can say is her condition has improved throughout the day. So she is recovering in a ward at Waikato Hospital. Thank you. Date: 7 November 20... read more

Waikato Hospital has its wish list ready and now staff and children are just waiting for the good news about how much money Progressive Enterprises raised in its 2008 Fresh Future appeal. Waikato Hospital is one of 10 dedic... read more

We've had a number of media enquiries today asking for an interview with Jane Furkert, the caver rescued from Waitomo overnight. Ms Furkert is in a stable condition in a ward at Waikato Hospital. She's asked me to release th... read more

(picture and sound bite available – contact details below)The 50 year old Taupo woman rescued from thick bush after a mountain bike riding fall earlier this week yesterday (Fri) urged people to support the emergency... read more

New way-finding signage at Waikato Hospital will help patients and visitors easily find their way around an ever-changing site. Media and communications director Mary Anne Gill said hospitals could be intimidating ... read more

More than 450 people came from all over the Thames-Coromandel region last Friday to take up the chance of being the first to see inside the brand new Thames Clinical Centre. Everyone was invited to attend between 2-6pm and... read more

Waikato Hospital yesterday celebrated five months of its new stroke service – one that is becoming increasingly important due to higher incidence of stroke in the Waikato. The Organised Stroke Service team opened t... read more

Thames Hospital’s new clinical centre is all set to open its doors at the end of the month but local residents are invited to a special preview next Friday, 17 October. The Thames Clinical Centre will house the hospit... read more

Thames is to get a new stand alone primary maternity facility. The Waikato DHB board today voted unanimously to approve the building of the facility in Mary St, Thames at a cost of $893,000. Primary birthing facilities (where... read more

Generous, committed, hospital hosts thanked Waikato Hospital’s host service was established in 2003 with 18 dedicated volunteers giving up their own time to help patients and visitors find their way. Since then, the service has doubled and the hospital ... read more

Waikato Hospital's clinical director of cardiology Dr Gerry Devlin last night won the Medical Science award at the Kudos Awards ceremony in Hamilton. The award was for the research he is doing with AgResearch on heart attac... read more

Health Waikato will lead out a new system for delivering trauma care to the rest of the Midland region next year. The model, led by Waikato Hospital director of trauma Grant Christey, is a holistic and ... read more

New Zealand's first nurse practitioner celebrates DVD Seven years ago, Waikato neo-natal nurse Deborah Harris became the country's first nurse practitioner. Therefore, she sees last week's release of a Ministry of Health DVD focusing on the work of nurs... read more

Waikato District Health Board has granted more than $225,000 to seven local schools and two early childhood centres for their planned projects aimed at improving nutritional environments. Two ‘cluster projects’ a... read more

Waikato District Health Board installed Health TV in Waikato Hospital's Emergency Department and Orthopaedics waiting rooms yesterday.   Eventually another screen will go into Thames' Emergency Department. &... read more

Waikato Hospital medical staff accompanied a 32-year-old Hamilton man to the Navy Hospital's hyperbaric chamber on Auckland's North Shore this afternoon where he is likely to spend the next day. He remains i... read more

They're out there - second hospital open day a success They came back again. Former nurses and midwives are obviously still out there in the community and keen to come back to work if today's open day at Waikato Hospital is any indication. More than ... read more

Matthew Purchase, 22, the British agricultural student shot in the head during a rabbit hunt in the Waikato last year, has settled in well into a new rehabilitation centre in Dorset not far from his parents’ famil... read more

The situation at Waikato Hospital remains critical today prompting hospital management to set up an incident management team under the control of Hayley McConnell. The goal for the team is to reduce hospital occupancy to ... read more

They came back and now Waikato District Health Board wants more. Nurses and midwives are in high demand both nationally and internationally. While recruitment campaigns traditionally focussed on the ov... read more

Waikato Hospital's fifth recipient of the Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation was 79-year-old Tokoroa man Graeme Gubb. Mr Gubb, also known as Taff, has recovered extremely well from his operation and is due to re... read more

Occupancy at Waikato Hospital is critical today at 109 per cent by 2pm with no respite in sight. Sixteen patients are waiting for inpatient beds with only two projected to be available in the next six hours. In addition... read more

Taumarunui is the latest of Waikato District Health Board's largest rural communities to implement a 'telephone nurse triage service'. The changes to the delivery of after hours' medical services in the King... read more

Maeroa Intermediate added a touch of colour to the Children’s Clinic at Waikato Hospital today when students presented four murals they had created for the area. Clinic staff approached the school last year... read more

No matter how long you stay away from nursing, you can always come back. Just ask Katarina Simon of Hamilton who is back on the wards at Waikato Hospital after 16 years away. When Katarina went along to the Waikato District... read more

A six-member taskforce has been established to provide advice and recommendations on a programme to improve bowel cancer outcomes for all New Zealanders.    Health Minister David Cunliffe and Associate Health Min... read more

educatorIn 1988, nineteen year old, Sarah Walker was not only the youngest competitor but was the fourth female to cross the finish line at the Cape Cod Ironman in USA  - a result that earned her an a... read more

Progressive Enterprises’ Fresh Future fundraising campaign to support children’s health was launched in the Waikato region with a celebration at Waikato Hospital. More than 100 people attended the launch fr... read more

Waikato Hospital’s Transit Lounge helped the hospital get through a busy time last week by freeing up a record number of beds and taking pressure off the wards. The hospital was close to full capacity at the en... read more

When Hamilton mother-to-be Fiona Reid went into labour on Tuesday she wasn’t expecting to see brand new facilities at Waikato Hospital, and be the first to use them. “It was quite a surprise. They moved me in h... read more

Patient occupancy at Waikato Hospital could go 5 per cent above capacity this weekend, hospital bosses warned today. Already there have been major disruptions to elective surgeries at the hospital, said group manager Hayl... read more

Many Thames Hospital staff were unable to get to work today because of road closures due to flooding. Some of those at work today may have to leave early to attend to family and property and also avoid being stranded. Clini... read more

Three Cambridge retail employees and a Morrinsville dairy employee face possible prosecution and a fine of up to $2000 after selling cigarettes to people under 18. Waikato District Health Board's Populat... read more

Babies born in Waikato Hospital’s refurbished delivery suite on Tuesday (July 29) are getting an extra special start in life. Not only will they be the first born in the revamped premises but they will also... read more

Red seats have been installed on Waikato Hospital’s main corridors to provide a much needed rest-stop area for visitors. The seats are the latest addition to the services available for patients or visitors wh... read more

This statement is from Waikato District Health Board group manager clinical and support services Melinda Ch’ng in response to media enquiries today. Contact details for the Funeral Directors Association of New Zealand app... read more

This statement has come from the son of the woman identified in a Waikato Times story on Saturday July 19 and subsequently picked up by other media, including the New Zealand Press Association. http://www. stuff. co. nz/waikatotimes/46... read more

The 13-year-old boy attacked by four dogs at Waitoa on Monday has today thanked the three women who came to his aid. The boy, who prefers to be unnamed, said that without them his injuries could have been worse. The teena... read more

Months of hard work by staff has resulted in Thames Hospital getting the tick of approval from the Ministry of Health for a further two years. All New Zealand hospitals are regularly put to the test to ensure the saf... read more

The 13-year-old boy bitten by dogs at Waitoa on Monday is in a fair condition in Waikato Hospital today. His mother thanks the media for their understanding and messages of support. She is still traumatised by the attack on her so... read more

The mother of a 13-year-old Waitoa boy attacked by four dogs on Monday says her son is in good spirits today despite his horrendous injuries. Police today confirmed the boy was cycling through the township when four... read more

More than 200 guests braved the cold and fog this morning to attend the official opening ceremony at Waikato Hospital today (Tuesday) for its new carpark and main entry building. Te Arikinui King Tuheitia and Rt Hon Hele... read more

An independent review of the Wellington region's maternity services commissioned by the Ministry of Health begins next week. Director-General of Health Stephen McKernan said the review will look at the relatio... read more

One of the country’s largest operators of mental health facilities has slammed a website set up to name and shame mental health providers and staff who breach codes of practice. Waikato District Health Board’s hospital and he... read more

Stroke victims will now have world-class coordinated care through Waikato Hospital, thanks to a new Organised Stroke Service introduced at the hospital this week. The aim is to be proactive in early diagnosis... read more

Dr Charles De Groot is the new Midland Cancer Network clinical director. Dr De Groot joined the Regional Cancer Centre in Hamilton five years ago as a radiation oncologist. Before that he worked as a consultant i... read more

Waikato District Health Board’s key focus during the next strike by junior doctors will be on maintaining patient safety. For this reason, Waikato Hospital will scale back many elective services so that emergency ... read more

Mary-Beth Wood, 15, remains in a comfortable condition in a ward at Waikato Hospital in Hamilton. She has indicated she is not prepared to do any media interviews or filming. Her mother Donnamarie Wood provided the follo... read more

Mandatory credit: Waikato District Health BoardThe 18-year-old involved in a serious crash at Whangamata on the Coromandel yesterday afternoon is Nigel Loll (crrct) Fluharty of Tauranga. Mr Fluharty has multiple fract... read more

Mary-Beth Wood, 15, thought the driver of a car that lost control and slid into the crowd outside a bach in Otahu Rd, Whangamata yesterday was just “kidding and showing off”. Someone yelled, “run”, but the Otumoeta... read more

An 18-year-old male remains in a serious but stable condition in Waikato Hospital's high dependency unit today. The teenager, who has multiple injuries, was one of two brought to the Hamilton hospital after a car ploughed into... read more

Gate one off Pembroke St will be the only entry and exit point into Waikato Hospital in Hamilton from Monday May 5.  The closure of the entrance at the eastern end of Selwyn St allows for completion of roading up... read more

Waikato Hospital’s shuttle service has been expanded to include a bright red van that will give patients and visitors rides to their appointments. The shuttle bus will travel around the hospital every 20 minutes on weekdays... read more

The Waikato is strongly represented in this year's New Zealand Health Innovation Awards (HIA), with three out of 20 finalists coming from the region. The New Zealand Health Innovation Awards are a long-standing ... read more

Junior doctors’ strike affects non-urgent servicesWaikato Hospital will be reduced to providing emergency cover only during next week’s planned two-day national strike by junior doctors. The hospital is scaling back services in order to reduce the number ... read more

David Beanland 44 stable in a wardAdrian Brown 40 stable in a wardBrian Halford 37 stable but transferred out of a ward to the High Dependency Unit for closer monitoringAlvan Walker 44 has been dischargedDennis Wells 59... read more

The media interest in the condition of the firefighters injured in Saturday's explosion and fire at Tamahere is continuing and we here at Waikato Hospital are happy to provide ongoing condition updates. We ... read more

David Beanland, 44, Adrian Brown, 51, Brian Halford, 37, Alvan Walker, 35, Dennis Wells, 51. They are all stable and improving in Waikato Hospital. Regards Mary Anne GillDirector of Media and CommunicationsWaikato District... read more

David Beanland, 36, ICUStable and likely to be transferred to a ward todayAdrian Brown, 51,Stable in a wardBrian Halford, 37,Stable in a wardAlvan Walker, 35,stable in a wardDennis Wells, 51,Stable in a wardRegardsMary ... read more

Condition update for firefighters in Waikato Hospital - 1500 hoursAlvan Walker, 35, stable in a wardDavid Beanland, 36, ICUStill intubated, awake, serious but stableAdrian Brown, 51,Stable in a wardDennis Wells, 51,Stable in ... read more

Media advisoryThis is to advise there will be a media conference with trauma surgeon Dr Grant Christey and possibly other surgeons on duty Saturday at Waikato Hospital when the eight firefighters from the Tamah... read more

Condition update for firefighters in Waikato Hospital - 1100 hoursAlvan Walker, 35,  stable in a wardDavid Beanland, 36,  ICUStill intubated, awake, stableAdrian Brown, 51,  ICUStable, going to WardDennis Well... read more

Date: 6 April 2008(Pictures available on request)Two of the firefighters admitted to hospital yesterday following the explosion and then blaze in Tamahere are in a critical condition. A 36-year-old, listed as stable in a... read more

Date: Sunday 6 April, 2008 Some media reports in the last 18 hours suggested Waikato Hospital’s emergency department struggled to cope with the mass casualty involving eight firefighters from the Tamahere blast. Th... read more

6/4/2008, 11amPlease find attached a sound bite of Waikato Hospital group manager Hayley McConnell who is incident controller for the Tamahere fire at the hospital. The following are condition updates for the six male firefight... read more

Sunday April 6, 2008Waikato Hospital staff are saddened by the death of firefighter Senior Station Officer Derek Lovell after the explosion and fire in Tamahere, south of Hamilton. Mr Lovell was well known to us at Waikato Hos... read more

5/4/2008 8. 55pmPlease find attached a recording from tonight's press conference at Waikato Hospital  involving Owen Kinsella, fire region manager/commander and Hayley McConnell, incident controller and Wai... read more

5/4/2008 8. 40pmPlease find attached an interview with Waikato Hospital group manager Hayley McConnell - incident controller at Waikato Hospital. These are the details. We have three fire fighters in a critic... read more

Waikato District Health Board’s Population Health Service group manager Barbara Garbutt will manage the Older Persons and Rehabilitation Service in an acting capacity from Monday. She takes over from Jeff Benn... read more

Jeff Bennett has been appointed to the top management job in Health Waikato’s Mental Health and Addictions Service. Currently group manager of Health Waikato’s Older Persons and Rehabilitation Service, Mr Bennett has a s... read more

The 59-year-old Taumarunui man who had his hands injured in a logging accident today is in a Waikato Hospital ward and awaiting surgery in a stable and comfortable condition. Prince Ripo was transferred to Waikato Ho... read more

A $5. 9 million investment in radiology and cardiology digital imaging systems at five Health Waikato hospitals will make viewing traditional x-rays outdated. Waikato and Bay of Plenty district health boards yesterday f... read more

Ian Purchase, the father of Matthew Purchase, 22, who was shot in the head while out hunting near Putaruru last year has asked me to issue a statement as a result of the death of a Napier teenager Aaron Colin Timms who... read more

When Waikato Hospital clinical nurse manager Dinny Oakley put the call out for nurses interested in returning to the workforce she had no idea the response would be so good. More than 100 people turned up for two open day ... read more

What started as a regular afternoon tea session for one group of 1940s registered nurses has spiralled into one of the biggest reunions of its type in Hamilton. Tomorrow (Saturday March 15) 250 past and present n... read more

Would you mind going back? Health Waikato and anyone else within the region that has ever required hospital treatment, needs you. The country is full of nurses no longer registered or practising who are i... read more

Matthew Purchase, the English agricultural exchange student shot in the head while out rabbit shooting near Putaruru in December last year, flew out of Hamilton International Airport today (3. 30pm) bound for home. Th... read more

Waikato District Health Board’s 94 sentinel and serious events suggest an organisation with a heightened focus on quality and safety, chief executive Craig Climo said today. Waikato DHB reported 19 sentinel and 75 seri... read more

An enhanced focus on quality and safety was already top of the agenda for Health Waikato before today’s publication of serious and sentinel events, says chief operating officer Jan Adams. A consultation document ... read more

Ill-fitting nightwear has plagued hospital patients for years - now Thames Hospital staff are doing something about it. Small adjustments can make big differences to patient comfort and staff time, said Thames Hospit... read more

Taumarunui is in dire need of at least one more midwife before pregnant women are sent elsewhere for their antenatal and birthing needs. While Taumarunui has previously had two operating midwives until last week, Diane ... read more

Waikato Hospital is holding a Summer Celebration this Saturday (9 February) 10am-1pm outside its new main entrance and carparking building in Hamilton.  Your hospital is celebrating the progress that has been ma... read more

(Media please note, Mr and Mrs Purchase and their son Matthew are unavailable for individual interviews. They would like to thank the media for their continued sensitivity. ) The 21-year-old English agricultural exch... read more

The family of Matthew Purchase, the 21-year-old English exchange student shot in the head near Putaruru on December 8 last year, will not be attending the court hearing in Tokoroa tomorrow (February 5) when a 48-year-old Danish to... read more

Health Waikato's new Transit Lounge opened today (Monday) to provide a peaceful place for discharged patients who need somewhere to wait before going home. The facility at Waikato Hospital is staffed by registered nurses who ... read more

Health Waikato has been forced to buy 69 new wheelchairs at a cost of $280 each because more than 50 at Waikato Hospital have been stolen or damaged. In recent times wheelchairs have been found ruined at a local s... read more

The 46-year-old Ngaruawahia man shot in Taupiri yesterday is in a stable condition in Waikato Hospital's high dependency unit. The man had laparotomoy surgery overnight,  a surgical procedure involving an incis... read more

The drivers of a car and mini van involved in a head-on accident at Kihikihi, south of Te Awamutu on New Year's Day, have today been moved out of Waikato Hospital's high dependency unit and into wards. The 3... read more

Four of the eight New Zealand-based Chinese people in a mini van involved in a fatal head-on accident at Kihikihi south of Te Awamutu on New Year's Day have now been discharged from Waikato Hospital. However doc... read more

The 34-year-old male driver of a car and the 30-year-old driver of a van involved in a fatal accident near Kihihiki south of Te Awamutu today are both in critical condition in Waikato Hospital. The only pas... read more

Waikato Hospital clinical unit leader Dr Tom Watson has been appointed Waikato District Health Board chief medical advisor (CMA). Dr Watson, who has been acting CMA since Dr Pim Allen resigned in May, takes up his appointment... read more

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 Je... read more

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 n... read more

Fiona McCarthy has been appointed Waikato District Health Board human resources general manager. Ms McCarthy, currently HR general manager at Hutt Valley District Health Board, starts on July 16. She currently manages a... read more

Award-winning journalist Mary Anne Gill has been appointed to the newly-created position of Communications Director at Waikato District Health Board. Mary Anne will take up the role from 19 February, and will ... read more