May 2019 - Hutt Valley DHB, along with local partners, are pleased to announce for the second year in a row they’ll be out in the community providing free flu and whooping cough vaccinations for pregnant women.
Jan 2019 - Reducing the number of urine tests on hospital patients has resulted in a drop in antibiotics being prescribed - minimising patient harm and cutting expenditure.
Aug 2019 -Hutt Hospital is urgently requesting the return of 20 vials of anaesthetic drugs taken on Tuesday, 6th August from a resuscitation bay within the hospital’s Emergency Department.
May 2019 - It’s not often staff are encouraged to eat cake in a hospital but there are always exceptions to that rule and a 75th birthday on 15 May is a good exception.
Feb 2019 - A new aluminium wheel chair in use at Hutt Hospital is making it easier for all patients to have an MRI scan.