Whangarei Hospital

Name :

Whangarei Hospital

Address  :

Maunu Road, Private Bag 9742

Town  :

Whangarei

State  :

Northland

Country  :

NEW ZEALAND

Post Code:

0148

Phone  :

09 430 4100

Fax  :

09 430 4132

Web URL  :

Facilities

Total Number Of Beds : 223

Other Facilities

  • Pathology
  • X-Ray
  • Physiotherapy


Description

Whangarei Hospital is Northland DHBs main hospital It is a secondary hospital providing specialist care to all of Northland

The hospital has 223 inpatient beds and 23 renal dialysis stations
Busy emergency rooms stretch budgets

A steady rise in numbers at emergency departments at Invercargill and Dunedin had created quota heightened state of anxietyquot ahead of budgeting for the annual plan the Southern District Health Board deputy chairman said There were 2749 emergency room visits at Southland Hospital in February compared to 2579 in February 2011 January had als... Read More

Concerns in UK over feeding tube diet

Dieticians have warned of the dangers of losing weight with a starvation diet available in Britain for the first time The British Dietetic Association BDA says there are huge risks to the diet in which people are given just 130 calories a day through a feeding tube that goes up their nose and down to their stomach The 10day regime forces the ... Read More