Managing well at maternity
Hauora Tairāwhiti midwives have taken all precautions to ensure would-be mum's, newborn babies and their whanau remain safe during the Covid-19 lockdown.
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Advice for Employers at Level 3
Should employers get their staff tested before they come back to work? Dr Os Mansoor, Hauora Tairāwhiti Medical Officer of Health does not recommend this.
Read more ...Reminder to immunise your babies and infants
FIRST-time mum Sophie McElhone was relieved once her son Albert receive his three-month immunisations on time and safely at her general practice this week.
Connected and cared for through continued home help
Home-bound elderly continue to enjoy security, comfort and help from their regular hands-on support workers despite the level 3 lockdown restrictions.
“We haven’t missed a beat,” says…
COVID level 3 One visitor 2-5pm only
Under COVID-19 Alert level 3 Gisborne Hospital has expanded its visitor policy. One visitor per patient / one visit per day 2-5pm only
Two eyes are better than one
Hauora Tairawhiti ophthalmology registrar Dr Dan Scott with Ann Kerekere after her sequential cataract operation at Gisborne Hospital. The day after her surgery Ms Kerekere removed…
Read more ...The week that stopped a nation
Doctors, nurses and health emergency response staff share their stories of working during an unprecedented week in New Zealand’s history.
Read more ...Health in Tairāwhiti at Alert level 3
Tairawhiti health care organisations and services warn people not to put off getting the health care they need. Don't be afraid, it is safe.
Families rally around their working nurses
Nurse Carmen West is one of 20 nurses on a rotating roster working in Gisborne Hospital’s newly created isolation ward looking after people admitted for a…
Read more ...Tairāwhiti has a probable case of COVID-19
Tairāwhiti has a probable case of COVID-19. Across the four cases we now have in Tairāwhiti there is a link to overseas travel.
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