New HB Hospital

17/12/2023

Without a doubt Hawkes Bay needs a new hospital.
It will be great for the business case to be provided to the regions leaders as they’ve requested.

Reti gives no indication of where hospital business case is at.

22/09/2023

The commitment of a new hospital for Hawke’s Bay announced by the Prime Minister and Labour Party leader Chris Hipkins is welcome news and long overdue.

We appreciate the work by Tuki Tuki MP Anna Lorck who has strongly pushed Hawkes Bay's need for better health services in Wellington with Prime Minister Hipkins and Health Minister Ayesha Verrall.

The issues with the existing dilapidated regional hospital are well known and we now have a once in a lifetime opportunity to raise the quality and capacity of health delivery for all residents across the region. This is a major project, one of the largest that will be undertaken in the region this century, and we hold firm that the best solution is building a new hospital on a green fields site such as York Road.

It enables a staged construction approach that supports a less disruptive transition from delivery of already strained services at the old hospital to York Road. The purchase of the land is only a small fraction of the overall $700-$1.1 billion build and the current site can be repurposed for much needed affordable housing.

We look forward to participating in the wide and transparent community consultation which has been signaled by Te Whatu Ora and strongly encourage the community to do the same.

Dan Druzianic Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand
Te Whatu Ora ‐ Te Matau a Māui Hawke’s Bay
Anna Lorck - ALL 4 Tukituki

Funding relies on Labour being re-elected this election.

13/09/2023

Time for a new hospital at a new location!

29/08/2023

Regional Recovery Agency chair Blair O'Keeffe shared his views on the future of health infrastructure saying ... “We need to find a way to establish a future-proof and fully resilient hospital and associated health infrastructure, we need to ensure housing across the region, both immediate and longer term, is planned and delivered, including in partnership with our Māori, iwi and hapū partners, in a way that meets the genuine needs of our communities.
He's so right!
Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora ‐ Te Matau a Māui Hawke’s Bay

The recent agreement on the terms of a cost-sharing arrangement between Councils and Government worth up to $556 million in Government recovery investment is another significant step forward as the Hawke’s Bay region tackles the large task of recovery from Cyclone Gabrielle, the Hawke’s Bay Regi...

17/08/2023

Hawke's Bay is ready for a new hospital. in fact we've been waiting for a very long time. We urge Te Whatu Ora's chief infrastructure and investment officer, Jeremy Holman to continue to progress this at pace. We look forward to meeting Jeremy soon.
As Napier mayor Kirsten Wise says "Hawkes Bay Hospital is absolutely in need of a redevelopment... We are a city of nearly 70,000 and the current service level we receive is unacceptable."
We take it a step further and say lets develop a greenfields health campus.
Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Dan Druzianic Great Things Grow Here, Hawke's Bay

Local leaders ask that Te Whatu Ora delivers the capital investment they say their communities need. Jonathan Milne reports.

24/07/2023

It has been sad to hear the announcement that Cranford will not pursue the plan to build a new hospice on a greenfields site in Pakowhai due to the impact of the Cyclone earlier this year.
We think a greenfields site for a hospice that's closer to the main population catchments still has real merit, therefore we are suggesting that our greenfields site for a new hospital could also accommodate a hospice. The setting could be as stunning as what they had hoped as well as have broader health services on the same campus.
Dan Druzianic Cranford Hospice Te Whatu Ora ‐ Te Matau a Māui Hawke’s Bay

Following the news that Cranford Hospice for looking for a new location due to risk associated with a site in Pakowhai, the promoters of a Greenfields hospital site, say the large site can easily accommodate a hospice.

24/07/2023

Lets look at more than a bandaid option - a greenfields site offers unlimited potential.
Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand
Te Whatu Ora ‐ Te Matau a Māui Hawke’s Bay

Hawke’s Bay is finding out, with a bandaid called Project Domino to buy time for an ED that is overcrowded, an ICU that is not fit for purpose, and a scanning department that just lost its international accreditation.

12/07/2023

As the current hospital comes under more scrutiny for service levels it's worth having a look at the initial proposal put forward to Te Whatu Ora for a Greenfields site.
See it here
https://newhospitalhb.co.nz/
Te Whatu Ora ‐ Te Matau a Māui Hawke’s Bay Dan Druzianic

The 24-hectare site on the corner of York Road and the Hawke’s Bay Expressway has been identified as the future home of Hawke’s Bay’s public hospital.

10/07/2023

Keep any eye out for the latest issue of Bay Buzz which has a feature on the nursing shortage in HB.
In this preview article they also confirm that HB the Government has confirmed that Te Matau a Māui has a place on its Regional Hospital Redevelopment Programme.
Dan Druzianic Te Whatu Ora ‐ Te Matau a Māui Hawke’s Bay Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand

Plus new hospital on Government radar. Te Whatu Ora Te Matau a Māui (HB) currently has 93.25 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) vacancies for nurses in our HB hospital. This figure […]

06/07/2023

A greenfields hospital has many benefits - such as keeping the existing hospital open while a new one is being built.
Have a look at this new hospital that is being built in Tweed Valley in NSW, Australia. Notice all the amazing green space - where there will be walking trails.
This hospital will open in 2024.
Dan Druzianic


Heretaunga Tamatea Settlement Trust Te Whatu Ora ‐ Te Matau a Māui Hawke’s Bay Te Taiwhenua o Heretaunga Health Hawke's Bay

Flythough of the new Tweed Valley Hospital showing construction progress to November 2022.

04/07/2023

A potential greenfields site for a new public hospital has been presented to Te Whata Ora – Health New Zealand for consideration.
The 24-hectare site on the corner of York Road and the Hawke’s Bay Expressway has been owned by a family trust on behalf of Barry and Ian Rosenberg and their families for over 75 years.
Check out our website.

The 24-hectare site on the corner of York Road and the Hawke’s Bay Expressway has been identified as the future home of Hawke’s Bay’s public hospital.