Tairāwhiti District Health Board

The Tairāwhiti District Health Board (Tairāwhiti DHB), since 2015 branded as Hauora Tairāwhiti, is a district health board with the focus on providing healthcare to the Gisborne region of New Zealand.

Tairāwhiti District Health Board
Location of the Tairāwhiti DHB (green) in New Zealand
Formation1 January 2001 (2001-01-01)
FounderNew Zealand Government
Legal statusActive
PurposeDHB
ServicesHealth and disability services
Parent organization
Ministry of Health
Websitewww.hauoratairawhiti.org.nz

History

The Tairāwhiti District Health Board, like most other district health boards, came into effect on 1 January 2001 established by the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000.[1]

Geographic area

The area covered by the Tairāwhiti District Health Board is defined in Schedule 1 of the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000 and based on territorial authority and ward boundaries as constituted as at 1 January 2001.[2] The area can be adjusted through an Order in Council.[3]

Governance

The initial board was fully appointed. Since the 2001 local elections, the board has been partially elected (seven members) and in addition, up to four members get appointed by the Minister of Health. The minister also appoints the chairperson and deputy-chair from the pool of eleven board members.[4]

Demographics
Main article: Gisborne Region § Demographics

The area served by Tairāwhiti DHB is the same as the Gisborne Region.

Hospitals

Public hospitals
  • Gisborne Hospital (38.638137°S 178.003488°E / -38.638137; 178.003488) in Lytton, Gisborne has 115 beds and provides mental health, children's health, maternity, surgical, and medical services.[5]

Private hospitals

Notes
  1. Rudman, Brian (13 February 2012). "Brian Rudman: Three health boards must marry and economise". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  2. Public Health and Disability Act 2000, Schedule 1.
  3. Public Health and Disability Act 2000, Section 19.
  4. "District health boards". Ministry of Health. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  5. "Gisborne Hospital - Ministry of Health Profile". health.govt.nz. Ministry of Health.
  6. "Chelsea Hospital - Ministry of Health Profile". health.govt.nz. Ministry of Health.

References


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