Icu Beds
Intensivists question govt promises on ICU beds
Hundreds of millions of dollars is to be spent on upgrading 24 hospitals around the country to improve care for both Covid patients and those who don't have the virus.Health Minister Andrew Little… Audio
Why you can't just spend to increase ICU bed numbers
Why have our intensive care facilities failed to keep up with population growth and demographic shifts?
Why you can't just spend to increase ICU bed numbers
Why have our intensive care facilities failed to keep up with population growth and demographic shifts?
AudioSouthern DHB medical officer to meet with dead man's family
Southern DHB's Chief Medical Officer Nigel Millar talks to John Campbell about a shortage of ICU beds, which one family says contributed to their father's death. Video, Audio
Not enough ICU beds at Southern DHB, CEO says
Southern District Health Board's CEO Chris Fleming says the DHB does not have enough ICU beds and patient care is being delayed as a result. Video, Audio
Chronic bed shortage forces surgery delays in Dunedin
Several Southern DHB patients have had surgeries delayed multiple times because of a bed shortage in the intensive care unit, with one man passing away while he waited. Video, Audio
