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Critical Care
Critical Care is located in a state-of-the-art facility in the Waikato Hospital’s Meade Clinical Centre. The new area is near the Emergency Department, operating theatres and main hospital circulation routes.
It provides a healing and a supportive environment for patients and families, as well as ideal conditions for staff attending to patients.
The Critical Care team co...
START (Supported Transfer Accelerated Rehabilitation Team)
Patients identified are over 65 years of age and must have rehabilitation potential. A registered nurse, physiotherapist and occupational therapist will all visit the patient at home and help them to set some goals of their...
Giving birth at Waikato Hospital
We have seven birthing rooms in the delivery suite, a Women’s Assessment Unit (WAU) for triage (a bit like an emergency department), an induction of labour area, and a ward for postnatal women (after care). We are able to care for women requiring induction, caesarean section births, having preterm or unwell babies, and other complications in pregnancy and b...
Waikato Hospital
Phone: 07 839 8899
Enquiries desksThere are two Enquiries desks at Waikato Hospital:
Enquiries desk by Emergency Department
Monday to Friday 8.30am to 8pm, Saturday & Sunday 8.30am to 5pm
Enquiries desk on Level 1 Meade Clinical Centre (MCC)
Monday to Friday 7.30am to 4pm
Visitors can also get directions and assistance from Hospital Host vol...
Your mental health after birth
talk to your midwife straight away, don’t wait
call your GP practice and ask for an urgent appointment
go to your nearest emergency department
call the mental health crisis assessment team 0800 50 50 50
in an emergency call 111.
HelplinesYou can also access the following helplines 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to talk to someone straight away for free.
1737, N...
COVID-19: Restricted visiting Waikato DHB hospitals
A key support person may attend 24/7 in the following areas:
Delivery Suite
Emergency Department
Women’s Assessment Unit
Paediatrics
Intensive Care Unit
Henry Rongomau Bennett Centre
We are not able to accommodate any physical visiting to HRBC at this time. We encourage the use of technology to stay in contact with loved...
First year house officers and NZREX doctors
The clinical learning stations include:
pain management
ordering radiology investigations
infection prevention and control
laboratory and blood bank
medication and prescribing
Emergency Department and acute admissions
outpatient overview
completing electronic discharge summaries
accessing the High Dependency Unit (HCC)
anaesthesia
cultural competence with Maori and Pacific patients.
Postgraduate Year 1 training s...
Visiting rules and tips
A key support person may attend 24/7 in the following areas:
Delivery Suite
Emergency Department
Women’s Assessment Unit
Paediatrics
Intensive Care Unit
Other areas:
One key support person per patient only will be allowed in the inpatient wards during normal visiting hours only (11am – 1.30pm and 4pm – 8pm daily).
All k...
COVID-19 testing
• stomach bug (diarrhoea or vomiting)
RATs for healthcare and critical workers can be ordered online.
If you need immediate or urgent help, do not hesitate to seek medical care by calling 111 for an ambulance or going to your nearest hospital emergency department. Let staff know straight away that you’re concerned you may have symptoms associated with COVID-19.
It is free to get a COVID-19 test.
All GPs are able to provide assessment and testing – please phone your practice first.
P...