Sickness is big business.
These next few months are to the health industry what early autumn is to apple picking.
And what an industry.
Our District Health Board is the single biggest employer in Hawke's Bay - and right now, business is booming.
Yesterday the board issued a statement warning that Hawke's Bay Hospital was at maximum capacity. The wards are now at full muster due to "a variety of complex medical conditions as well as accident-related injuries".