Your Health Board

Our population

• Waikato DHB serves a population of 391,770 people

• 22.5% of our population identify as Maaori

• 60% of our population live outside the main urban areas

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Our services

• We provide hospital and specialist services through Waikato, Thames, Tokoroa, Te Kuiti and Taumarunui Hospitals, and other community facilities

• We also fund most public health and disability services in our district through agreements with providers

• We provide tertiary hospital services (such as complex surgery) to a Midland regional population of about 854,000 living in Bay of Plenty, Waikato, Tairawhiti (Gisborne), Lakes and Taranaki DHBs

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Our staff

• We employ about 6,000 people, including about 2,000 nurses

 

Our funding

• In 2015-16 we received more than $1 billion in funding from the Government's Vote Health budget of more than $16 billion

• About 60% of this was used to provide hospital and health services and 40% was used to fund contracted public health and disability services through non-government organisations, primary health organisations, pharmacies and laboratories

• We expect to post a surplus of about $4.5 million for 2015-16 (more than the $2.2 million forecast)

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Our district

• Waikato DHB covers an area of 21,220 sq kms

• 10 territorial local authorities lie within its boundaries - Hamilton City, Hauraki, Matamata-Piako, Otorohanga, Ruapehu (part), South Waikato, Thames Coromandel, Waikato, Waipa, and Waitomo.

Waikato District Health Board covers the area of nearly 10 territorial local authorities