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Only half the beds in a newly opened, state-of-the-art intensive care unit at Starship Hospital are being used after a $40 million upgrade - partly because

The state-of-the art unit now has 30 beds. The hospital has only enough staff for 16 beds.

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"So were part of their foundation which is doing a fundraising drive to assist in this project and you can go to their website and donate and you can donate any amount, but we thought wed do something different rather than our normal celebration for our annual birthdays." Harpreet Singh Radio Tarana managing director Robert Khan, left, pictured with Hemant Parikh, who has been with the station since day one, 25 years ago. Young lad in the front is Kiyaan, Roberts son. Starship has New Zealand...

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Population growth, combined with changes in care and treatment for critically sick and injured children and the growing complexity of cases, means Starship’s PICU is under “ever-increasing pressure”, Beca said. An expansion plan is set to get underway later this year, starting with the addition of 10 new intensive care beds before winter 2022, lifting capacity by 45 per cent. Abigail Dougherty/Stuff There are about 1200 admissions to Starship’s paediatric intensive care unit each year...

New Zealand’s only intensive care unit for children has hit peak capacity, with staff working overtime and non-emergency surgeries for the countrys youngest patients being delayed. To help meet demand there are plans in motion for a total $40 million expansion of the paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) that would see 10 new beds built in time for next year’s winter, if it can secure the current $8 million funding shortfall. Meanwhile, unit staff are working hard to service the health need...