What is available here now

Ruapehu Bulletin, Volume 9, Issue 410, 29 October 1991, Page 7

What is available here now

In last week's Bulletin a list of the services available to Waimarino people was published. This list was pasted up incorrectly, so is reprinted here in the right order. Health services available to Waimarino peonow include: At the Health Centre Six community beds for: relative relief; sick elderly; hospice; short term observation; stabilization; non-specialist beds. Three maternity beds for: ante-natal care; post natal; delivery care. Ambulance service (24 hours, seven days); Physiotherapy (16 hrs/week); Radiology (4 hrs/wk) ^taffed by: mid-wife/co-ordinator; staff nurse; 3 enrolled nurses (1 per shift); 1 ambulance officer; 2 cooks; 2 cleaners; 1 relieving cook/cleaner; 1 relief ambulance officer; 1 receptionist/typist/teleph onist. Visiting medical officers (2 GPs) Visiting Specialists: medical, surgical, ENT, paediatric, obstetric gynaecological & psychiatric. In community, from the Health Centre Public Health Nurse for health education & promotion; school health; immunization; Well Women's clinic; District Nurse for: meals on wheels; home help (interim); home nursing care. Community midwife: ante, post natal care in home; education; health promotion. Health Social Worker: education, advice, support. Maori Health Worker Support and advice. Dental Therapist: dental care for school & preschool, health education, health promotion. Heartbeat promotion for school canteens. Visiting: diabetic, asthma, dietetic educators (monthly) Psychiatric district nurse (weekly) Other local services Ambulance volunteers; air ambulance; general practitioners and practice nurses; pharmacists; Plunket Services; home care; visiting school psychologist. Voluntary Support Groups: CAS, Cancer Support; Asthma Support; Red Cross; St John; Naturopathy; Speech Therapist; Health Watch Commit-

tee; Turoa First Aid Centre. From the Board (Wanganui - etc) Input from: diabetic educator, asthma educator, community educator drugs & alcohol, health education officer, community dietician. Community and Environmental Health Division: Medical officer of health, medical officer, community health doctor, health protection officers, vision & hearing testers, occupational health nurses, community health nurse adviser, dental services. Wanganui Base Hospital: medical, audiology, surgical, orthopaedic, paediatricians, geriatric, emergency, psychiatric, obstetric & gynaecology. Ophthalmology, ENT, Laboratory, Radiography, dental, anaesthetic, orthotic, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, medical photographer, pharmacy, blood bank, ECG. Jubilee Hospital: geriatric. Lake Alice Hospital: psychiatric. Wanganui also provides commercial support services including maintenance, gardener, administration.