Taupō Hospital s chemotherapy service now has its own home
3 Mar, 2021 08:32 PM
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Ngāti Tūwharetoa kaumātua Chulla Wall (left) and Lakes District Health Board chief executive Nick Saville-Wood cut the ribbon to open Te Oranga Wairua at Taupō Hospital. Photo / Supplied
Ngāti Tūwharetoa kaumātua Chulla Wall (left) and Lakes District Health Board chief executive Nick Saville-Wood cut the ribbon to open Te Oranga Wairua at Taupō Hospital. Photo / Supplied
Taupo & Turangi Weekender
A new space for patients undergoing chemotherapy and other infusion treatments has opened in Taupō Hospital.
The room, which was officially opened on February 24, has been named Te Oranga Wairua. It has four chairs and one bed and is the first dedicated space for these patients.
Covid 19 coronavirus: Rotorua and Taupō testing centres open every day
1 Mar, 2021 11:26 PM
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A consistent flow of vehicles lined up at the Rotorua testing station at Kahukura Rugby Club today. Photo / Andrew Warner
A consistent flow of vehicles lined up at the Rotorua testing station at Kahukura Rugby Club today. Photo / Andrew Warner
Rotorua Daily Post
The Covid-19 testing centres in Rotorua and Taupō are open every day this week.
Lakes District Health Board said their testing stations at Kahukura Rugby Club on Pukuatua St and at 79 Miro St in Taupō would be open every day from 9am to 3pm for anyone wanting a test.
Covid 19 coronavirus: First border workers in Rotorua get Covid vaccine
27 Feb, 2021 01:01 AM
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Victoria Smith is receiving one of the first Covid-19 vaccines in Rotorua.
Rotorua Daily Post
The first of hundreds of frontline staff will be getting their Covid jab today.
And the Lakes District Health Board is seeking additional staff as the health board will be significantly increasing the numbers of people being vaccinated.
About 30 people who work across Rotorua s three managed isolation facilities were scheduled to be vaccinated today as the Covid-19 immunisation programme rolls out in the city.
The first vaccinations in Lakes District Health Board area are for health, hotel, police, welfare navigators and administrative staff working across the three facilities.
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Pink breast cancer caravan coming to Rotorua with free breast health advice
21 Feb, 2021 09:12 PM
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Pinkie the breast cancer caravan in Rotorua for free breast health advice next week. Photo / Supplied
Pinkie the breast cancer caravan in Rotorua for free breast health advice next week. Photo / Supplied
Rotorua Daily Post
A pink breast cancer awareness caravan will be making a pit stop in Rotorua next week offering two days of free breast health advice.
The public are invited to hop on board Breast Cancer Foundation NZ s iconic pink caravan, Pinkie , next week, where specialist breast nurses will be available to chat about breast health.