Planned ASMS senior doctors' strike — Thursday 1 May, 24 hours
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Children's health services is part of Waikids which integrates both hospital and community based children's health programmes across Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora Waikato.
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Children's health services are located at:
Elizabeth Rothwell Building, Level B3
Corner Pembroke Street and Selwyn Street
Waikato Hospital
Hamilton 3204
To contact the paediatric surgery inpatient administrator:
To contact Waikids clinics:
To contact the children's surgical ward (Ward E4):
The Waikids Clinics and Administration is at:
Elizabeth Rothwell Building, Level 6
Corner Pembroke Street and Selwyn Street
Waikato Hospital
Hamilton 3204
The paediatric surgical ward (Ward E4) is at:
Elizabeth Rothwell Building, Level 4
Corner Pembroke Street and Selwyn Street
Waikato Hospital
Hamilton 3204
We provide tertiary level surgical services for infants, children and adolescents within the Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora Waikato and Te Manawa Taki | Midland health region, including:
In addition to the standard open procedures, we are able to offer these services:
As part of the women's and children’s directorate, we work closely with the paediatric medical and allied services teams to provide a high standard of care for our patients.
We are also part of Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora Waikato's Waikids for services focussed on children and young people.
We employ 1 Fellow and 3 Registrars in paediatric surgery, we are accredited to provide training for 1 Royal Australasian College trainee in paediatric surgery.
We run Waikids surgical clinics at Waikato Hospital.
We also run clinics in:
Many procedures can be completed with a daycase admission but when required we admit patients to our children’s surgical ward.
From the day a Waikato baby is born until they become an adult, they are a Waikid.
Waikids is the brand that integrates all child and youth health services provided by Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora Waikato, whether they are provided in:
A more integrated approach is helpful to families using our services. It helps avoid duplication and coordinates the care of a child and family.
All Waikids services are committed to:
If you use our services, you may see the Waikids brand used in our programmes, our forms or publications, and even in the names of our paediatric (child health) wards and clinics.
It is there because we care about the health of pēpi, tamariki and rangatahi and want to work with them and their whānau for better health.