Charge Nurse Manager Lucy Scott continuing her grandad's legacy
Ward one Charge Nurse Manager Lucy Scott is continuing the legacy of her late grandad Sir John Scott who walked the same halls at Middlemore Hospital, where she now works. Sir John Scott was a medical scientist who received a knighthood for services to medicine.
The Middlemore Foundation's Counties connection: The journey to funding Kidz First
Since its inception in 1999, The Middlemore Foundation has built a proud history of recognising and supporting the needs of the people of Counties Manukau.
From both sides of the hospital bed
Dr Anae Neru Leavasa knows Middlemore Hospital all too well. It is a place that has played a large part in his life with some hard memories and also some great ones over the years, he says.
Middlemore Hospital celebrates 75 years
Waiho raa kia tuu takitahi ana ngaa whetuu o te rangiLet it be one alone that stands among the starsToday, 3 May 2022, marks 75 years since Middlemore Hospital was first opened by Sir Bernard and Lady Freyburgh.
The regrets of the dying: insights from CM Health's Palliative Care team
It wasn’t the stacks of cash they didn’t earn, the holiday homes they never lived in, or the lack of recognition because of failed sports careers.
A Middlemore Hospital Romance
Arriving at the nurses living quarters at Middlemore Hospital, John McKenzie, and his friend were waiting patiently in the foyer for their dates to get ready when Robyn, a 19-year-old nurse, and her friend sat down to chat with them and keep them company.
Capturing the history of Middlemore's Plastic Surgery Unit
Image: Lieutenant William Manchester joined the New Zealand Army and was sent to Egypt in 1940. In 1950, Middlemore Hospital was honoured to have renowned plastic surgeon Sir William Manchester arrive to establish our Plastic Surgery Unit.
"If it wasn’t for my family and mental health services like Tiaho Mai, I probably wouldn’t be here"
After suffering depression and attempting suicide, Johnny Angel was hospitalised and diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Around 2002 he suffered a relapse which led him into the care of Tiaho Mai, Middlemore Hospital’s mental health rehabilitation unit. “I thought I was fine.
Sir Edmund Hillary: from the top of the world to the heart of Middlemore
On 22 January 2002 Sir Edmund Hillary, conqueror of Mt Everest with sherpa Tenzing Norgay, was farewelled with a State Funeral at St Mary's Church in Parnell.
Jane’s finger to thumb transplant one of the Southern Hemisphere's firsts
On the way to what should have been a great night out, Jane’s life was changed forever. It was a Saturday night in 1976, just before Christmas, when the car Jane was travelling in lost control and crashed into a power pole.