MidCentral

The area MidCentral District Health Board has responsibility for includes:

• Manawatu District
  
• Palmerston North City
  
• Tararua District
  
• Horowhenua District
  
• Kapiti District (Otaki Ward).
  

Palmerston North is the major city of about 75,000 people in the Manawatu region. It is situated beside the Manawatu River, and close to the Tararua Ranges. Palmerston North is a major university city, with a strong rural hinterland and associated exporting businesses. The city is at the hub of major routes to central North Island ski fields, and outdoor activities including fishing, tramping, hunting and river adventures. It is within a few hours easy drive of the capital city, Wellington; the tourist and winegrowing region of Hawke’s Bay; and, to the west, the cities of Wanganui and New Plymouth.

Palmerston North Hospital is the main regional hospital in the MidCentral district and provides a mixture of secondary and tertiary health services. Despite the large geographical catchment area the hospital covers, Palmerston North provides good access to all main centres.
A three-year redevelopment project at Palmerston North Hospital costing $56 million was completed in 2002, modernising, and centralising most of its regional services and facilities on the existing site.

The hospital provides free parking and great on-site library facilities. Travelling time to work is minimal, with most employees living within a 10 minute drive from work.

MidCentral District Health Board has recently made a change so that all nurses now report through a “nursing” structure to the Director of Nursing. 
This means that there are clear reporting lines from nurses to nurses, so that nursing leadership can more easily affect change in practice. There are approximately 900 Nurses working for the DHB, in a variety of specialities and settings. Nurses work in a partnership model with other health professionals to achieve patient outcomes. MDHB was the first DHB in New Zealand to have its Professional Development Recognition Programme accredited by the NZ Nursing Council.  We are nationally recognised for the career advancement and support systems available for nursing.

Visit the MidCentral DHB website: http://www.midcentral.co.nz

…or, for more information on MidCentral, visit these websites:
Palmerston North Council website: www.pncc.govt.nz
Tararua district tourism: http://tararua.net
Manawatu & Palmerston North tourism: www.manawatunz.co.nz
Horowhenua tourism: www.horowhenua.org.nz

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