Press Release – Bay of Plenty District Health Board Outpatients should attend hospital appointments as normal but some restrictions on hospital visitors will apply as the Bay of Plenty goes into Alert Level 2. With cases of COVID-19 identified in the Auckland community, the Bay of Plenty has been …
Outpatients should attend hospital appointments as normal but some restrictions on hospital visitors will apply as the Bay of Plenty goes into Alert Level 2.
With cases of COVID-19 identified in the Auckland community, the Bay of Plenty has been moved to Alert Level 2 but there is no disruption to hospital services.
“Anyone with an Outpatients Appointment should attend as normal,” said Bay of Plenty District Health Board (BOPDHB) Incident Controller Karen Smith. “Entry to the hospitals is only through the front entrances and you will be asked to sign in using the COVID-19 QR Code or fill in a tracing form.”
Bay of Plenty region has one of the highest decline rates of immunisations as Covid-19 vaccine rolls out
14 Feb, 2021 05:00 PM
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The Covid-19 vaccine will be given to border workers from Saturday of next week, PM Jacinda Ardern told reporters today.
The Covid-19 vaccine will be given to border workers from Saturday of next week, PM Jacinda Ardern told reporters today.
One in 10 children in the Bay of Plenty didn t get vaccinated against dangerous diseases because their parents declined treatment.
However, one doctor has concerns the decline rate in children would be much larger with adults as the Covid-19 vaccine becomes available.
Revealed: What St John ambulance was called to in Bay of Plenty in 2020
3 Feb, 2021 11:00 PM
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The Covid-19 lockdown is believed to be the main reason ambulance callouts in the Bay of Plenty were down in 2020. Photo / File
The Covid-19 lockdown is believed to be the main reason ambulance callouts in the Bay of Plenty were down in 2020. Photo / File
Demand for ambulance services in the Bay of Plenty is climbing, particularly for people suffering heart problems, strokes or abdominal pains. New data from St John shows the number of callouts in the Lakes District related to abdominal pains rose from 405 to 536 while callouts for strokes increased from 252 to 312.