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General public health advice available on novel coronavirus

Media Release 30 January 2020 |Public health advice regarding the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) is available on the Ministry of Health website. From today, 2019 N-CoV has been classified as a notifiable illness.

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27 days ago
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Whakaari/ White Island generosity humbling

Media release 30 January 2020 | Counties Manukau Health has acknowledged the generosity of the community and companies who responded to calls for support in the wake of the Whakaari/White Island tragedy.

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28 days ago
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CM Health welcomes $5 million boost for Kidz First

Media release 29 January 2020 | Counties Manukau Health (CM Health) welcomes the Government’s announcement today of an estimated $5 million investment for a neonatal refurbishment at Kidz First.

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28 days ago
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Statement regarding three month sonography strike (18 January to 11 April, 2020)

Combined Media Release from the metro Auckland region District Health Boards 17 January 2020Contingency plans are in place at metropolitan Auckland DHBs to minimise the impact of the three-month sonographers’ strike on our patients and ensure we continue to deliver the highest-possible standard of service.

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Fun ways to stay active on the rehab wards

Media Release 24 December 2019 |Eighty nine year old Mrs Sproul is currently second equal on the scoreboard in Middlemore’s Ward 5 corridor golf championship. The spritely octogenarian is one of several Counties Manukau Health elderly patients being put through their paces in the name of rehabilitation.

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Christmas to be dished up at CM Health

Media Release 24 December 2019 |Being in hospital on Christmas Day is probably not anyone’s idea of fun. However, for those patients who can’t be home for December 25, a bit of festivity will still be served up on their dinner tray.

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Postponement of surgeries inevitable as Middlemore responds to ongoing care of White Island patients

Media Release 20 December 2019\Ongoing pressure on Middlemore Hospital’s surgery and critical care departments, as a result of the essential role it is playing in the coordination and care of burns patients affected by the Whakaari/White Island volcanic eruption, means elective surgeries are being postponed.

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Donations of money will help support long term recovery of burn patients

Media Release 19 December 2019|In the wake of the Whakaari/White Island tragedy, Middlemore Hospital, host of the National Burns Service has been overrun with generous offers of help. Members of the public, deeply moved by the tragedy, have offered food, accommodation and transport.

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CM Health encourages patience during White Island response

Media Release 13 December 2019|Counties Manukau Health is urging the community to be patient as Middlemore Hospital continues to respond to the Whaakari/White Island volcanic eruption tragedy.

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CM Health providing national leadership in care of White Island patients

This afternoon CM Health hosted a media conference to provide an update on the current situation regarding patients injured in the White Island volcanic eruption.

The National Burns Unit at Middlemore Hospital is providing national leadership to the National Burns Service, and coordinating the provision of care and supplies to the other hospitals Waikato, Hutt Valley, and Christchurch.

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