Trauma — Waikato
The Waikato trauma service is a specialist team providing guidance on best practice in trauma care across Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora Waikato.
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Contact us
To contact the Waikato trauma service:
- phone (mobile): 027 323 2589 (external link)
Where to find us
The Waikato trauma service is at:
Level 4
Meade Clinical Centre
Waikato Hospital
183 Pembroke Street
Hamilton 3204
Services we provide
The Waikato trauma service works within a multidisciplinary team to achieve the best possible outcome for you and your whānau, and to ensure that all hospital specialities are aware of your injuries. We coordinate any tests, scans, operations or care that you need.
Our trauma nurse specialists work with you and your whānau during your stay at Waikato Hospital. They are available to answer any questions you might have.
The team will:
- provide helpful clinical advice
- assist and support you at meetings
- help to explain your injuries and the care provided
- discuss and plan your transfers through Waikato Hospital and your discharge
- be your first point of contact if you have any questions or concerns.
About the Waikato trauma service
The Waikato trauma service is part of the wider Te Manawa Taki trauma system. This is a network of specialised clinical people committed to ensuring best practice is applied in trauma care across Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora in the Te Manawa Taki | Midland region.
Te Manawa Taki includes:
- Bay of Plenty
- Lakes
- Tairāwhiti
- Taranaki
- Waikato.
The Te Manawa Taki trauma system is dedicated to helping trauma patients, their whānau and the wider community.
Trauma research centre
The Te Manawa Taki trauma research centre is part of the trauma system and was established to translate data into knowledge.
The focus of the research centre is to identify and monitor trauma issues which can then be addressed by the appropriate people in the wider team — whether the issues are:
- clinical
- systems infrastructure
- injury awareness
- prevention in nature.
The ethos of the research centre aligns with that of trauma system as a whole, in which research will be focussed primarily on the needs of patients, their whānau and their communities.