Tauranga hospital's district nurse cars were vandalised over the weekend, causing delays in getting to patients and "huge inconvenience".
Bay of Plenty DHB Clinical Nurse Manager District Nursing Services/Nurse Leader Regional Community Services Pamela Barke said vandals broke windows and damaged the ignitions of our District Nursing and Community Allied Health fleet cars.
"The rear back windows were broken on all cars, the ignition smashed on some, and three were stolen from the car park."
She said the vandalism "made it very difficult for the District Nursing staff and Community Allied health staff to do their jobs".
"Many staff were delayed in getting out to visit their patients and some worked late because of the time lost.