Whakatane Hospital

Corner Stewart and Garaway Streets
PO Box 241
Whakatane 3158

Phone: (07) 306 0999
Fax: (07) 307 0451

General

Whakatane Hospital provides health services to the people of the Eastern Bay of Plenty. A secondary hospital, it provides level 3-4 services including medical, surgical, paediatrics, obstetrics, gynaecology and mental health. The hospital is also a base for a range of associated clinical support services and allied health, such as rehabilitation, speech therapy, physiotherapy, stroke and cardiac support, district nursing and drug and alcohol programmes.

There are 101 beds at Whakatane Hospital, including the Special Care Baby Unit, Maternity and Mental Health. Around 65 are available for medical and surgical patients (including critical care and coronary care) with a further 16 designated for children and elderly patients. Ten beds are designated for mental health patients.

Whakatane Hospital serves a population that has a large proportion of lower socio-economic communities of which many are rurally isolated. The BOPDHB is currently working on plans to redevelop the hospital campus, to meet new seismic requirements and the modern needs of a diverse region.

It is envisaged that Whakatane Hospital will be a key base for clinical and medical trainees in the future, as the DHB’s Clinical School becomes more established. Some training and placement programmes are already underway.

The recent opening of the Project Hope Cancer Centre based at Whakatane Hospital represents a community-DHB collaboration that has created an excellent oncology base for the region.

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Visiting Hours

2pm - 8pm daily

Click here for a Whakatane Hospital campus map.