Thames Hospital acting service manager Katrina Fraser said the collaboration has been beneficial for both patients and staff. It s meant faster treatment and shorter waiting times for many patients who arrive at the Emergency Department, she said.
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An influx of visitors to the Coromandel over summer also means an influx of medical help required (FILE). While the Emergency Department has seen very busy days, having the support of Te Korowai Hauora o Hauraki has been hugely appreciated by all staff,” Fraser said. This has been a great illustration of health services working together for a common cause which is to ensure the wellbeing of our communities.
Monday, 18 January 2021, 11:40 am
The Thames Hospital summer
clinic has proven to be a success, halving the number of
patients needing to be treated within the Emergency
Department during the holiday period.
The
collaboration with local health provider Te Korowai Hauora o
Hauraki to create a temporary GP clinic at the hospital site
began on December 14, 2020, to cater for the influx of
visitors to the Coromandel.
By January 8 the clinic
had treated 296 of the 577 patients (51.2%) who had turned
up at the ED, following triage which identified them as
non-urgent. On one day, 80% of patients were able to be seen
by the GPs and nurse practitioners at the clinic.
State Highway 2 reopens after person thrown from vehicle in Waihī crash
5 Jan, 2021 08:38 PM
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A two-car crash in Waihī has left two people injured, one seriously. Photo / Supplied
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One person has been thrown from a vehicle after a crash on State Highway 2 in Waihī this morning.
Police were alerted to the two-car crash about 9.20am. The highway was closed between Waihī and Paeroa but reopened about 3.15pm.
A police spokeswoman said the crash happened near Dean Cres and the road was blocked.
A rescue helicopter arriving at the scene. Photo / Supplied
One person has serious injuries, and another moderate injuries, she said.
It was a return journey they’d done hundreds of times before. But this time was different.
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The car that went down a 25m bank with Joe and four friends inside. On their way back down the gravel road, driving at what Joe described as “normal speed”, they hit a sharp corner a bit hard. The back wheels slipped out and the car crashed through a barrier. As they plummeted down the 25m sheer bank, the car flipped four times and landed on its roof in the river. “We were all just screaming,” Joe recalls.
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Joe has to have plates put into one of her ankles but says she is feeling fine.