13 February 2017
Antony Andrews
Ref: OIA 2017/001
Email:
[email address]
Dear Mr Andrews
Official Information Act Request
Thank you for your email received on 24 December 2016 requesting information under section 12 of
the Official Information Act (1982).
You requested that Capital & Coast District Health Board (CCDHB) provide the total number of hospital
beds from 2006 to 2016. The bed volume is the count of physical bed capacity i.e. bed spaces. The
count includes beds, rol er beds, lazy-boys etc. The data does not include patient occupancy volumes.
The fol owing provides you with the total number of physical bed spaces including our day stay and
acute assessment areas for the period 2006-2016 at CCDHB and Mental Health, Addictions, and
Intellectual Disability (MHAIDS):
General Health
MHAIDS
Services
Services
2006
490
150
2009
586
165
2012
586
169
2014
600
173
2016
612
189
You have the right to seek a review, under section 28(3) of the Official Information Act by way of a
complaint to the Ombudsman about the information that has been provided to you.
Yours sincerely
Chris Lowry
General Manager
Hospital and Healthcare Services
Capital & Coast DHB | Private Bag 7902, Wellington South
Wellington Hospital, Riddiford Street, Newtown, Wel ington 6021
Phone: 04 385 5999
| Fax: 04 385 5856