Upgrades to a Tauranga Hospital ward for Covid-19 patients has been completed.
The Covid-19 Response – Oxygen Supply and Related Environmental Systems project has seen Tauranga Hospital's Ward 4C upgraded to establish an environment specifically designed to meet the needs of patients with Covid-19.
The work was completed yesterday and the ward will reopen today.
The work was part of the national pandemic response planning being led by the Ministry of Health. Ward 4C, a section of Tauranga Hospital's Orthopaedic Ward, has been re-purposed to provide additional oxygen supply and improved air management for environments in the ward.