5 December 2019
Antony Andrews
Email:
[FYI request #11613 email]
Dear Antony,
Official Information Act Request - 12677
Thank you for your enquiry received on 6 November 2019, and your subsequent
confirmation on 7 November, made under section 12 of the Official Information Act 1982.
Your request was as follows:
1) Could you please provide the total number of beds at Waikato District
Health Board for year 2017, 2018 and 2019 (if available).
Wards start date:
New wards
Start Date
WKOPR5 (27 beds)
4th September 2017
WKM18 (16 + 10 beds)
14th August 2018
HRBC Ward 41 (7 beds)
29th October 2019
Facility Summary:
Facility
2017
2018
2019
Waikato Inpatient Beds
689
727
729
Mental Health Beds
118
118
125
Thames
51
51
51
Te Kuiti
16
16
16
Tokoroa
23
23
23
Taumaurunui
15
15
15
Matariki
32
32
32
Rhoda Read
32
32
32
Data Qualifications:
Waikato Inpatient ward, Mental Health and Rurals are included in the report. Emergency
Department, Outpatient Clinics and Services are not included in the report. The bed
numbers have not changed for Rurals since 2017
Yours sincerely,
Marc ter Beek
Chief Data Officer