Haere Mai, welcome to the Bay of Plenty District Health Board website.

Bay of Plenty District Health Board is a Crown entity, responsible for funding and providing health and disability support services for the 200,000 people living in the Bay of Plenty district.

Visiting hours at Whakatane and Tauranga Hospitals are from 2pm – 8pm daily.

Visitors who arrive after 8pm when the hospital doors have been locked will not be admitted, except under special circumstances. Visiting hours are limited to allow patients to rest sufficiently, as this greatly aids their recovery. Visitors of patients to ICU or CCU are the exception.

If visitors arrive after 8pm requesting entry, security staff will ring the relevant ward and clinical staff will decide whether visiting is appropriate for the patient.

Healthline - funded by the Ministry of Health
If you or a family member is feeling unwell and you're not sure what to do, call Healthline on 0800 611 116. It's free and available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Registered nurses will offer advice on what to do. Healthline also offers a Well Child telephone advice service for parents and caregivers of under five year olds with questions about parenting or health matters. For more information visit www.healthline.co.nz

Health Targets (Quarter 1)

Click here to see how your DHB is performing against the Minister's Health Targets, set in May 2009. Our media release and Frequently Asked Questions provide more detail.

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