I recently had cause to attend Tauranga Hospital ED. Thank goodness for the ‘Health NZ' publicly-funded and operated service.
The department was obviously full and yet I received timely and professional service while I sat in the waiting area. So too were a lot other people and our tamariki (children) were notably a high priority.
I was efficiently triaged, registered, seen by nursing professionals and doctors. Radiology and scan was arranged, actioned and reported on amazingly efficiently so that I was discharged after a consult with a specialist all within 3.5 hours.
Thank you to the public health system. Ngā mihi nui.
John Powell, Pāpāmoa.