DHB investigators met with residents and staff on 2 December resulting in a briefing to the health board. The verbal report raised concerns for the DHB and they asked us to make some interim management changes while the report is finalised and details are worked through with all parties, said a memo from Masonic Care chief executive Warick Dunn.
A new temporary manager to provide additional management support and short-term clinical management support from the DHB were being brought in.
The home has added a Masonic Trusts employee in regular management, and two DHB personnel in clinical support.
The final audit report is expected to be completed by 20 January.
Photo: Woburn Masonic Care Trust
Dunn said it was entirely coincidental the trust was now proposing to close down the 53-year-old home for two years for a $20 million rebuild.
The rooms were incredibly small , lacked ensuites, and Covid-19 had brought home problems with constrained facilities, he said.
The rest home s 45 staff, 57 residents and their families were told yesterday of the plan, Dunn said. Consultation will continue for two weeks.
A letter from Dunn to residents yesterday said the aim was to build a 61-room rest home, as its commitment to carry on providing care cannot be in the current building .
Five years later, the Hutt Valley District Health Board has apologised to Johnson after a Health and Disability Commissioner report found a series of staff failures contributed to Piper’s injury. But Johnson still wants answers from a hospital where multiple babies have suffered preventable brain damage since her daughter’s birth.
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It’s been five years since twins Piper and Eva were born in Hutt Hospital. The DHB have just apologised for mistakes made at the birth, after an HDC report. “I’m just heartbroken, because this shouldn’t be happening. I can’t understand how they can’t see what they’re doing – there s babies dying, babies being injured, women being injured giving birth,” she says.
Monday, 14 December, 2020 - 13:34
Waitaki District Council and Waitaki District Health Services Limited are pleased to announce the appointment of two new directors to the Board, Andrew Blair, and Scott Wilson.
Both bring significant healthcare governance and leadership experience. Possessing complimentary skill sets, their appointment will build on the recent key management leadership appointments of Stuart Mologne as Clinical Director, Kelvin Kite as CFO, and Phil Jamieson as CEO.
Mayor for Waitaki Gary Kircher said this was a fresh start with an incredible line up of talented professionals. Andrew Blair brings very strong governance skills to the Board, and Dr Scott Wilson is a rural specialist, bringing a new level of clinical expertise to the team. Combined with the DHB experience, community engagement, and the general practitioner skills that already exist within the Board, we have a very able team to continue improving Oamaru Hospital and health services.