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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  Waikato District Health Board has received the resource consent it needs to start work on Thames’ new Primary Birthing Unit.   Service and Campus Redevelopment project director Ian Wolstencroft ... 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

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

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

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

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

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

  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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(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

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