Waikato Critical Care
Critical Care is where high level, specialist care is given to people with serious, potentially reversible conditions or injuries. It provides a healing and supportive environment for patients and whānau.
The Waikato Critical Care Department is the tertiary Critical Care Unit for Te Manawa Taki (Midland) region, and operates round-the-clock transfers from other hospitals.
The Waikato Department is currently divided into 2 areas:
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Intensive Care Unit (ICU), where critically ill patients are cared for, and
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High Dependency Unit (HDU), where patients can receive a level of care and monitoring between that of ICU and ward level care
Welcome
to the Waikato Critical Care Department
Te Manawa Taki
The Te Manawa Taki (Midland) region of the North Island stretches from the Bombay hills south of Auckland, to Gisborne in the east, Taranaki in the west, and to the mountains south of Lake Taupo in the Tongariro National Park.
The region is made up of five districts and nine public hospitals with many other health services.
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Retrieval
Waikato Intensive Care operates a 24/7 transport service for critically ill patients between Waikato Hospital and the other hospitals in the region, and occasionally to other specialty hospitals across New Zealand. Transport can be by road (ambulance) or air (helicopter or fixed wing plane).
