From left: Board Chair David Scott, pilot and chief executive of Air Gisborne Andrew Reid, Flight Nurse Deb Murphy, Patient Jeff Hussey and Paramedic Greg Fisher.
In…
Rachel Cook ready to give Aylene Harper an Avastin injection into the eye
A new nurse led service at Hauora Tairāwhiti is ensuring that there are no…
Margret Porter started 50 years dedicated to nursing in Gisborne in January 1965 by reporting for training at the old Cook Hospital on Hospital Hill.
Marg retired…
by Dr Heather Robertson
In August 2015 I had a car accident in Waikato that resulted in multiple injuries: a broken neck, pelvis and lumber spine. I…
Diagnosing heart disease in Tairāwhiti has come a long way in the last couple of years. Previously if there was a suspicion that you might have…
Read more ...In February this year, Cyclone Winston officially became the worst tropical storm recorded in the south pacific. The category 5 storm wreaked havoc across a number…
Read more ...A very special gathering was held in the medical day ward last month. It was to acknowledge a retired staff member who has been spending a…
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Rural Midwives Learn to Respond to Emergencies
As part of “working across the region” a team from Hauora Tairāwhiti’s Maternity & Neonatal Unit spent a day at…
Last week, Hauora Tairāwhiti teamed up with the Heart Foundation and Waikato Cardiologist Martin Stiles to raise awareness of atrial fibrillation. Gisborne Hospital staff and visitors…
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An expo will be held for people with disabilities and their whānau on Friday 9 September.
The expo will also be of interest to service providers and…
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