Gastro illness in Havelock North update Monday 15th August
Presentations to accident and medical centres continue to increase. Yesterday 183 people presented to a GP and Hawke’s Bay Hospital had 11 people present overnight, two were admitted.
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Presentations to accident and medical centres continue to increase. Yesterday 183 people presented to a GP and Hawke’s Bay Hospital had 11 people present overnight, two were admitted.
Casual patients onlyNapier Health
76 Wellesley Road
Napier
Hours open 24/7
Phone 06 835 4999
Casual patients onlyNapier Health
76 Wellesley Road
Napier
Hours open 24/7
Phone 06 835 4999
Cases of syphilis, a sexually transmissible infection (STI) that can cause serious health problems if left untreated and poses a serious risk to unborn babies, are expected to rise in Hawke’s Bay with national figures more than doubling since 2015.
The Emergency Department or ED is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Some of our patients are referred by local doctors, some by ambulance and some arrive in the department without a doctor referral as they believe they have an urgent health care problem.
Emergency departments provide the highest level of emergency care for patients, especially those with sudden and acute illness or severe trauma, such as:
Suspected heart attack
Suspected stroke
Serious head injury
Serious accident
You should always phone 111 for an ambulance if someone is seriously ill or injured and their life is at risk.…
With a Bachelor of Health Science under her belt Paramedic Lindsey Hope is the perfect recruit to the after-hours urgent medical care team for people who live in Napier, Hastings and Havelock North.
The HBDHB sexual health service provides free sexual health services for people across the lifespan. Services are provided by specialist clinicians with advanced knowledge and education specific to sexual health.
Hawke’s Bay health officials are urging parents to check their children’s immunisation status following three cases of mumps being confirmed in Hastings. One child was a student from Hastings Boys High School and the other two cases are adults.
Central Hawke’s Bay Health Centre provides a myriad of services to its local community. The health centre offers six inpatient beds, afterhours care, inpatient and outpatient physiotherapy and occupational therapy clinics, as well as a district nursing service.