Two firearms-related incidents in three hours in Napier
11 May, 2021 06:02 AM
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Police are currently responding to a firearms incident in Onekawa, Napier. Photo / NZME
Hawkes Bay Today
Police attended two firearms incidents in three hours in Napier on Tuesday night.
The first report was in the suburb of Onekawa, where one person was injured about 6pm.
Emergency services were called to the scene on Harold Holt Ave where an injured man was later transported to Hawke s Bay Hospital in a moderate condition by St John Ambulance.
A police spokesperson said enquiries were underway to establish the circumstances leading to the man s injuries.
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“When we have this kind of demand on our services it’s very tough on our staff who are working under enormous pressure and at the same time our patients with more minor illnesses and injuries have to wait longer than they should to be seen,” Barlow said. Whyman said clinical teams were working to improve the flow through the hospital to relieve the pressure on ED. Healthcare colleagues in urgent care facilities across the community had also experienced a surge in demand over the past weekend and yesterday, he said. A
Stuff analysis of the data monitoring ED performance shows a sharp decline since January 2018 when the Government axed public reporting of District Health Boards (DHB) “shorter stay in EDs” target.
Hawke s Bay Hospital ED flooded by single-day record number of patients
11 May, 2021 01:08 AM
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Hawke s Bay Hospital s ED had a record number of patients needing medical assistance on May 4. Photo / NZME
Hawke s Bay Hospital s ED had a record number of patients needing medical assistance on May 4. Photo / NZME
Hawkes Bay Today
A record number of people were seen at Hawke s Bay Hospital s Emergency Department on Monday last week.
The hospital saw 188 presentations to its ED over 24 hours, forcing some planned care operations to be postponed.
Chief medical and dental officer Robin Whyman said the hospital was experiencing very high demand with the majority of presentations being serious medical conditions that needed hospital admission and care – most of the patients were aged over 50.
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