Celebrating International Nurses Day - Meet Monteisha
Friday, 12 May is Internataional Nurses Day. We're so proud of all our Counties Manukau Nurses. Meet Monteisha Lafaele who's been in her role for about two years.
Celebrating International Nurses Day - Meet Michelle
This week, at Counties Manukau, we are celebrating International Nurses Day and we’re bringing you the stories of some our fine RNs.
Meet Michella Baguna, who works in one of Middlemore’s general medical wards, 33E.
Clinical News with Dr Andrew Connolly
Kia ora tatou Well, we’re starting to get into the chilly season and here at Counties Manukau and we have lots of plans in place to try to help keep our community safe and well.
Celebrating International Nurses Day
Friday, 12 May is International Nurses Day! We're so proud of all our Counties Manukau Nurses, and for the next three days we'll be providing profiles on three of our fine RNs. First, a Wahine Toa from Ward 7 Middlemore.
Comprehensive boost to health system for winter
24 initiatives to help reduce hospital demand
‘Hospital in the home’ services
Increased access to community radiology
Community rapid response tools to protect the vulnerable
Free access to pharmacy consultations and paracetamol for tamariki and CSC holders.
“She planted the seed I could be more” - Becoming a Midwife
“It was my eighth baby's midwife that encouraged me to become a midwife myself,” says Tania Webb, a Graduate Midwife who’s been working at Middlemore Hospital for the past year. “I’m Maaori, my partner is Samoan and we live in Manurewa. My partner's quite old fashioned.
Kelly’s journey – from near death to success
Twelve years ago, at the tender age of 21, Kelly came close to death, crashing her car not far from Middlemore Hospital. Kelly was taken by ambulance to Middlemore Hospital’s Emergency Department. She was put into a coma and spent a total of eight weeks in ICU.
Middlemore's Kidz First Hospital welcomes vaccine trial results
Middlemore’s Kidz First Hospital is welcoming the results of a vaccine trial which shows great promise for fighting RSV - otherwise known as Respiratory Syncytial Virus. The trial, involving pregnant mothers, was conducted at Aotearoa Clinical Trials based at Middlemore, and was part of an international effort.
Celebrating our Administrative Professionals’ today
Today is Administrative Professionals’ Day and is the perfect opportunity to thank all our admin professionals who are crucial in organising our hospital services! Out of our many hardworking admin staff, we are shining a light on Arlene Juventin-Laulua Paipa, who is the Executive Assistant to Chief Medical Officer,…
Clinical News with Dr Andrew Connolly
Kia ora tatou Here at Counties Manukau we’re very pleased with the recent announcements on easier immigration paths for health personnel wanting to join us from overseas. On the list are some professions we urgently need, and this should pay dividends in our hospitals and services.