Papakura Midwife gets stuck in with vaccinations
Papakura Midwife Correen Haslett has worn multiple hats throughout her career in healthcare. While supporting expectant mothers and their whaanau through the pregnancy journey is her first love, Correen is also a fully qualified vaccinator.
Latest News: Chief Medical Officer
Middlemore has now had 185 COVID-19 positive presentations to our Emergency Department since March of last year, and in the Counties Manukau region there have been over 1900 cases. That’s 35% of all cases in New Zealand, excluding all cases in Managed Isolation and Quarantine facilities.
Curious about the care Middlemore Hospital provides COVID-19 patients?
As the number of COVID-19 cases throughout New Zealand increases, more people are curious about the care Middlemore Hospital provides COVID-19 patients. So, some of our clinical leaders have stepped forward to provide insights into what goes on behind the scenes.
26 years of service celebrated
Fale Suemai has been with Counties Manukau Health for 26 and half years as an Orderly Driver at Auckland Spinal Rehabilitation Unit and is retiring on 26 November 2021.
Board Members leading the way with vaccination
In support of the Government’s decision requiring healthcare workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19, we are proud to announce all eleven of our Board Members are fully vaccinated. Counties Manukau is home to the largest Pacific population and second largest Maaori population in New Zealand.
CM Health Staff Profile: Team manager on a mission to help raise awareness for Pacific people’s mental health
In celebration of Niue Language Week, our staff member Iris Feilo-Naepi talks about the importance of her culture and her mission to help raise awareness for Pacific people’s mental health. Born in Auckland, Iris was raised by her maternal grandparents since she was a baby.
COVID-19 survivor on a mission!
Tuala Tagaloa Tusani is a COVID-19 DELTA survivor who was rushed to Middlemore Hospital in early September.
Community VAX Heroes Come Together
On Friday 8 October Counties Manukau Health CEO Margie Apa hosted an online event for our Asian Community VAX Heroes programme community leaders, clinicians and volunteers to thank them for their contribution to Counties Manukau Health’s ongoing Flu and COVID-19 Vaccination programmes.
Big steps achieve smaller footprints!
A huge congratulations to Dr Rob Burrell and the Anaesthetic Team for their valuable work reducing CM Health's carbon footprint by 650 tonnes of CO2 equivalents each year. “Healthcare, though life-changing and life-saving, can be a dirty business.
