WHAKATANE HOSPITAL
PO Box 241
Whakatane
Fax 07 307 0451
Visiting Hours:
* Children & Young persons ward, Medical, Surgical, Maternity Ward. Daily 2-8pm
* Coronary and Intensive care - family only by arrangement with nursing staff.
* Laboratory, physio and X-ray 8am-4.30pm Mon-Fri (not public hols.)
Whakatane has an excellent hospital providing a good range of core health services. There are over 20 General Practitioners in Whakatane and Doctors in Edgecumbe and Murupara. Pacific Health Whakatane Hospital provides 24-Hour acute and elective capability in emergency, surgical, maternity and child health, medical, and mental health services. The hospital has more than 160 beds and is assisted by clinical support services of laboratory, radiology and pharmacy. See below for more information.
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Whakatane Hospital
In-house facilities include laundry, catering, cleaning, orderlies, store, medical information and records, receptionist and telephony and property.
The hospital has benefited from a major upgrading project. The upgrade provides the facility with three fully equipped theatres, allowing acute theatre to be maintained without interrupting elective lists. The day stay facility was improved with new laparoscopic equipment purchased.
The Laboratory installed a BACTEC 9120, which is an Automated Blood Culture Machine. This equipment is a huge advance in both sensitivity and speed of results, ensuring that medical staff can respond very quickly and accurately to infections. The equipment also saves laboratory technologist time.
The pharmacy now purchases through a single warehouse and this has saved many hours in the ordering and receipting of pharmaceuticals. The new pharmacy computer system was implemented on 1 June 1999 and will ensure the Hospital keeps up with rapidly advancing technology.
A new maternity unit provides delivery units with ensuites, post natal support and newborn unit.
Whakatāne Hospital facilities
Available facilities for patients and visitors:
Accommodation for relatives in the Community Whānau House
Cafeteria
Chaplaincy and pastoral care, including onsite Chapel
Interpreter services
Mailbox
Māori Health service - Te Pou Kōkiri
NZ Herald and local newspapers available for purchase
Telephone service
Televisions in patient lounges
LOCAL HEALTH SERVICES
TOTAL HEALTH CHEMIST
ABOUT WATER
BODYMECHANICS
EAST BAY DENTAL CENTRE
EAST BAY HOMEOPATHY
FACE & FRAGRANCE BEAUTY THERAPY CLINIC
DEBOD BODY THERAPIES
HEALTH 2000 WHAKATANE
HOUSE OF MANY FACES
KATHRYNS PILATES
LIFE PHARMACY
MCTIMONEY & CRANIOSACRAL HOLISTIC THERAPY
NATURE ZONE HEALTH SHOP
ONIHO DENTURES
SPEC SAVERS
SUNNY GYMZ
THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE WHAKATANE
UNICHEM PHARMACY
TRITON HEARING
WHAKATANE AQUATIC CENTRE
WHAKATANE DENTAL CENTRE
WHAKATANE DENTURE CLINIC
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