Westport acute care rationing continues
Ongoing staffing pressures has again delayed the reopening of 24-hour acute care in Westport.
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Ongoing staffing pressures has again delayed the reopening of 24-hour acute care in Westport.
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Allegations emergency medical cover at Buller Health is at breaking point has been denied by Health NZ West Coast, which says the level of urgent medical support in Westport has never been higher.
Westport hospital facilities 100km from the nearest alternate services on the West Coast are nearly at a point where there is no emergency doctor cover and people "are going to die".
+Undoctored Media Release from West Coast DHB Sunday 18 July 2021, 08:30 PM 8 minutes to Read Buller Health remains closed and is likely to be closed for at least a week due to flood water damaging the centre’s boiler-house and getting into the tunnels under the health centre. The boiler-house provides the energy to heat the facility and is also the source of hot water for the health centre. An Emergency Operations Centre has been set up within Buller Health where some portable heaters can be used. The Health Centre itself doesn’t appear to be too badly damaged. It’s expected t...