Tauranga Hospital

Tauranga Hospital is part of the Bay of Plenty District Health Board. Covering 9,666 square kilometres, the DHB serves a population of 221,000 and stretches from Waihi Beach in the North West to Whangaparaoa on the East Cape and inland to the Urewera, Kaimai and Mamaku ranges. These boundaries take in the major population centres of Tauranga, Katikati, Te Puke, Whakatāne, Kawerau and Opotiki. Eighteen Iwi are located within the BOPDHB area.

The BOPDHB’s activities range from delivering health and disability services through its hospitals here and Whakatāne, community health and disability services, and mental health services, through to support functions such as the clinical directorate, corporate services, and information management services. The DHB also plans health service development, funding and purchasing a wide range of health service for the region, through 413 contracts. These contracts include primary care, aged residential care, dental services, pharmaceuticals, mental health services, laboratory services and homebased support services. The DHB has a strong focus on improving Māori health. The DHB will receive $706 million during 2015/2016 to fund these activities.

The BOPDHB has just under 3,000 fulltime and part-time staff; these include nurses, support service staff and just over 300 specialists and doctors. The Governance Board has 11 members, including the chairperson, who represent the people of the region.