Waikari Hospital

Name :

Waikari Hospital

Address  :

16 Littles Drive
Waikari

Town  :

Christchurch

State  :

Canterbury

Country  :

NEW ZEALAND

Phone  :

03 314 4005

Fax  :

03 314 4965

Web URL  :

Not Available

Description

One hours drive North from Christchurch on State Highway 1 and inland from Waipara is Waikari village where Waikari Hospital is located

The hospital is set in beautiful grounds overlooking the Alps Waikari Hospital meets the needs of the local community as well as covering a large rural district
Plan to reduce heart patient wait times

Cardiologists around New Zealand are watching a pilot project at Waikato Hospital in the hope it will help reduce treatment times for acute coronary syndrome The number of patients going to hospital emergency departments with symptoms of the syndrome which include chest pain nausea and sweating is rising nationwide putting pressure on bed availa... Read More

Better to transplant smokers lungs than staying on wait list UK study finds

Transplant patients who need new lungs have a better overall chance of survival if they receive donor lungs from smokers than if they remain on wait lists new British research shows The study provides strong evidence there is a net benefit to patients receiving smokers lungs even though recipients of such organs are less likely to live as long... Read More