Hawke’s Bay District Health Board - Corporate Office

Details

Name :

Hawke’s Bay District Health Board - Corporate Office

Address  :

Corner Omahu Road and McLeod Street
Private Bag 9014

Town  :

Hastings

State  :

Hawkes Bay

Country  :

NEW ZEALAND

Post Code:

4156

Phone  :

06 878 8109

Fax  :

06 878 1648

Web URL  :

Specialization
  • Cardiology
  • Dermatology
  • Gastro-enterology
  • General Medicine
  • General Surgeon
  • Gynaecology
  • Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Neurologist
  • Oncologist
  • Ophthalmology
  • Otolaryngologist
  • Urology
  • Vascular Surgeon
Facilities

Total Number Of Beds : 11


Description

The Hawkes Bay health sector

The Hawkes Bay health sector is moving forward it is becoming more effective in improving health and health care and ensuring that its services are clinically and financially viable

Hawkes Bay DHB serves a population of 155000 people It is one of 20 DHBs established in New Zealand in 2001by the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000

The DHBs district lies on the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand and includes the populations of the following Territorial Local Authorities Wairoa District Hastings District Napier City Central Hawkes Bay District and Chatham Islands Territory

Stretching from the north of the Mahia Peninsula to just south of Porangahau and encompassing the Chatham Islands Hawkes Bay district covers 14164 square kilometres and accounts for 51 of New Zealands land area In the west the district is bounded by the Ruahine Huiarau and Ahimanawa ranges and the Pacific Ocean is in the east

Our VisionHawkes Bay and the Chatham Islands to have the healthiest families in New Zealand

We want Hawkes Bay to be known not only for its climate wine and people but also because it has the healthiest families in New Zealand We recognise that our goal will not be achieved through the efforts of the District Health Board alone Partnerships with families and working across professional and organisational boundaries are central to realising our goal

Our Mission
Working with others to maximise the health and wellbeing of people in Hawkes Bay and the Chatham Islands

Our Values
Care
Deliver Making a Difference
Cooperate Working Together
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