Kick to head sounded 'like an apple dropping on concrete'
A horse kick left Mark Isaacs with 400 stitches, three steel plates screwed into his face, a broken jaw and a reconstructed eye socket.
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Outdoors comes inside for patients
Cancer survivor Lucy Bennett raised $10,000 for picture panels in Auckland Hospital's radiation department, making treatment a little more bearable.
Success: Surgical strategy wins overseas buyers
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Treasured ring vanishes while patient in theatre
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Surgeons speak out over deep-seated problems
Surgeons at North Shore Hospital have their say about the unacceptable state of the facility.
Patient in hospital for allergy gets neck broken
A patient went into hospital with an allergy and left with broken neck.
'Shoddy' hospital accused over death
A 37-year-old man had a fatal heart attack after appendix surgery at North Shore Hospital, and his angry family are demanding answers about his treatment and death.