Work underway on long-awaited new ward
Work underway on long-awaited new ward
Work on the long-awaited new neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is getting under way at Dunedin Hospital.
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Colonoscopy cases revisited
Colonoscopy cases revisited
Hundreds of people turned down for surveillance colonoscopies at Dunedin Hospital in recent years are being contacted to see if they still need one.
Operating theatre put back
Operating theatre put back
Dunedin Hospital's long-awaited ninth operating theatre has been delayed by about two months.
Vending machines before art
Vending machines before art
An art print in Dunedin Hospital has been ''obliterated'' by vending machines ''plonked'' either side, art advisory committee acting chairwoman Barbara Brinsley says.
Dunedin doctors clean up their act
Dunedin doctors clean up their act
The number of Dunedin Hospital doctors washing their hands leapt by 20% in the latest "hand hygiene audit".
Surprise guest at wedding
Surprise guest at wedding
An early arrival pushed a wedding out a day and into the chapel of Dunedin Hospital.
Board's letter about 'serious problems' offends doctors
Board's letter about 'serious problems' offends doctors
The senior doctors' union is unimpressed with what it calls a "petty point-scoring" open letter Southern District Health Board management has sent Dunedin Hospital emergency department staff.
Southern patient complaints up but no horror story, Menzies says
Southern patient complaints up but no horror story, Menzies says
A near doubling of patient complaints to the Health and Disability Commissioner (HDC) is not a "shock horror story", Southern District Health Board deputy chairman Paul Menzies says.
Patient waiting times reducing
Patient waiting times reducing
Dunedin Hospital's new $2.7 million emergency department (ED) observation unit appears to be making a dent in patient waiting times, but management says it is too early to measure the benefits.
Otago C-section rate 20.3%
Otago C-section rate 20.3%
Otago has recorded the country's second highest rate of Caesarean section births, a Ministry of Health report shows.
Staff idea gets instant approval
Staff idea gets instant approval
Two Dunedin Hospital operating theatre staff were pleasantly surprised yesterday when their pet project was approved on the spot after it was pitched to a Southern District Health Board judging panel.
Three-week waiting time for urgent CT scans
Three-week waiting time for urgent CT scans
Patients are waiting three weeks for "urgent" computerised tomography (CT) scans at Dunedin Hospital - a week more than the target of two weeks.
Friends and family allowed back into staff cafes at hospitals
Friends and family allowed back into staff cafes at hospitals
Rules to prohibit members of the public entering staff cafes at Dunedin and Wakari Hospitals have been relaxed, despite a survey showing the move is opposed by nearly a third of staff.
Otago patients offered MRI scans in Southland
Otago patients offered MRI scans in Southland
Otago patients are being offered routine MRI scans in Invercargill because waiting lists are too long at Dunedin Hospital, a report to a Southern District Health Board committee says.
Patients rewarded with goodies trolley
Patients rewarded with goodies trolley
For young cancer patients, filling in the hours while receiving treatment at Dunedin Hospital can be a added challenge.
Staff levels prompt ED warning
Staff levels prompt ED warning
Dunedin Hospital Emergency Department (ED) specialists have warned the Southern District Health Board they cannot provide adequate cover for the department's new observation unit.
Ex-Dunedin Hospital nurse suspended over relationship with patient
Ex-Dunedin Hospital nurse suspended over relationship with patient
A former Dunedin Hospital nurse has been censured by the Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal for professional misconduct for having a relationship with a patient.
Money directed elsewhere
Money directed elsewhere
An acute surgery special project at Dunedin Hospital granted $419,000 last year never began because of staff recruitment problems.
Dunedin Hospital at full stretch coping with seasonal illnesses
Dunedin Hospital at full stretch coping with seasonal illnesses
Dunedin Hospital was at 100% capacity yesterday, but a Southern District Health Board spokesman says the hospital is coping.
Hospital hand-washing habits disturbing: DHB member
Hospital hand-washing habits disturbing: DHB member
A Dunedin Hospital hand-cleaning audit found only 53% of staff were washing or sterilising their hands, Southern District Health Board figures show.