Hospital computer system back online
Hospital computer system back online
The Southern District Health Board's computer system, which collapsed early yesterday morning, is operational again.
Dunedin Hospital
Over in a flash
Over in a flash
Dunedin Hospital staff perform a Christmas-themed ''flash mob'' at lunchtime yesterday.
$134,521 for neonatal intensive care unit
$134,521 for neonatal intensive care unit
Dunedin Hospital neonatal intensive care unit medical director Dr Roland Broadbent (left) chats to Countdown representatives Robert Moffat, of Auckland, and Pam Cookson, of Dunedin, after the department received a $134,521 donation yesterday from the Countdown Kids Hospital Appeal.
Scepticism over Ngai Tahu plan
Scepticism over Ngai Tahu plan
Health unions are expressing fears about a Ngai Tahu proposal to invest in Dunedin Hospital.
Tribe to invest in hospital?
Tribe to invest in hospital?
Ngai Tahu Property could help finance a major overhaul of Dunedin Hospital - expected to cost hundreds of millions of dollars - as part of the tribe's investment drive in the city, it has been suggested.
Children's ward well under way
Children's ward well under way
Dunedin Hospital's new baby, a combined neonatal and paediatric ward, is on course to open by the end of this year.
Smoking policy 'not tenable'
Smoking policy 'not tenable'
Allowing mental health patients to smoke on hospital grounds suggests to them they are second-class citizens whose health does not matter, a staff proposal to a Southern District Health Board committee says.
Hospital sorry for failings
Hospital sorry for failings
Dunedin Hospital has apologised to the Otago Association for Deaf Children for ignoring its concerns about audiology failings.
Cannabis laws not helping - health workers
Cannabis laws not helping - health workers
The legal status of cannabis puts a ''massive block'' between client and clinician, Pact mental health clinical leader Matthew Peppercorn told a cannabis public forum at Dunedin Hospital.
Hospital lifts restriction
Hospital lifts restriction
Visiting restrictions at a Dunedin Hospital ward have been lifted after an outbreak of illness was confirmed not to be norovirus.
Big drop in wait times for scans
Big drop in wait times for scans
Dunedin Hospital scanners are working overtime to reduce waiting times, which should be within the targeted 12 weeks by the end of this month.
New mothers spending less time in hospital
New mothers spending less time in hospital
The Southern District Health Board is playing down figures showing new mothers are on average spending less time in Dunedin Hospital despite funding to allow longer stays.
Hospital ED to target 'hazardous drinkers'
Hospital ED to target 'hazardous drinkers'
Patients at Dunedin Hospital emergency department are being asked how much they drink, and referred for help if necessary.
Deepbrain stimulation discussed
Deepbrain stimulation discussed
A ''thought-provoking'' talk on therapeutic stimulation of the brain has highlighted the wider benefits of strengthening academic neurosurgery in Dunedin, Prof John McMillan says.
Delay with HDC report disappoints
Delay with HDC report disappoints
An investigation into whether a group of Dunedin Hospital mental health patients was unwittingly involved in an experiment casts a shadow over those awaiting the outcome, an advocate says.
Hospital catheter procedure faulted
Hospital catheter procedure faulted
Hospital safety markers released last week reveal Dunedin did not meet a key measure designed to reduce bloodstream infections.
Hospital upgrade progress slammed
Hospital upgrade progress slammed
Health executives have occupied at least five different well-appointed suites during the 18 years they have stalled on upgrading Dunedin's gastroenterology facility, a highly critical report released this week says.
Early discharge option for older patients
Early discharge option for older patients
Older patients at Dunedin Hospital are likely to be offered an early discharge from next week.
Ninth operating theatre means more surgery time
Ninth operating theatre means more surgery time
Dunedin Hospital's ninth operating theatre is expected to increase available surgical time by 40 hours a week, the Southern District Health Board says.
Saturday work is clearing backlog
Saturday work is clearing backlog
Dunedin Hospital is performing colonoscopies on Saturdays to clear the backlog.