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![‘Missed opportunities’ in mother’s care before prem baby's death](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
‘Missed opportunities’ in mother’s care before prem baby's death
Pregnant mum Andrea Donaldson suffered a maternal collapse when her uterus ruptured.
![Waikato Uni confident of med school despite Act request for new costings](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Waikato Uni confident of med school despite Act request for new costings
The $380m project has raised questions over cost, staffing and the funding process.
![Teen mum inflicts brain injury on baby, only feeds him sugar and water](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Teen mum inflicts brain injury on baby, only feeds him sugar and water
The injured boy is likely to experience significant health and developmental issues.
![Gruelling five weeks: Man's long wait for triple-bypass surgery in Waikato Hospital](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Gruelling five weeks: Man's long wait for triple-bypass surgery in Waikato Hospital
'Does not hold you in good stead before a major operation'.
![Online emergency health care business wins Waikato awards](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Online emergency health care business wins Waikato awards
Online emergency healthcare business expanding into 'bricks and mortar'.
![Gran denied surgery, given death sentence - so she went to Canada and is thriving](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Gran denied surgery, given death sentence - so she went to Canada and is thriving
Jo Gaeta's son refused to accept nothing could be done.
![‘I felt my baby die inside of me’: Pregnant woman’s twin baby dies after botched Waikato DHB birth](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
‘I felt my baby die inside of me’: Pregnant woman’s twin baby dies after botched Waikato DHB birth
The woman told the HDC that when she 'felt her die, no one listened'.
![Heart surgery delays: Where patients waited the longest](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Heart surgery delays: Where patients waited the longest
The alarming situation is revealed in figures obtained by the Herald under the OIA.
![Waikato surgeon given fellowship to study 'catastrophic' heart condition](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Waikato surgeon given fellowship to study 'catastrophic' heart condition
Cardiothoracic surgeon and researcher awarded Foundation100 fellowship.
![Nurse tasked with checking on mentally unwell man worked double shift](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Nurse tasked with checking on mentally unwell man worked double shift
Addicted to synthetic cannabis, he was sent to a care home near a 'tinny house'.
!['Silo' effect meant doctors failed to detect cause of Carmen Walker's death](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'Silo' effect meant doctors failed to detect cause of Carmen Walker's death
Pathologist claims Carmen Walker's death at Waikato Hospital 13 years ago was iatrogenic.
![St John Ambulance declares ‘major incident’, delays transferring sick patients into Waikato Hospital](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
St John Ambulance declares ‘major incident’, delays transferring sick patients into Waikato Hospital
A makeshift patient-offloading area was created to deal with delays.
![Surgeon burned his note of medical procedure that killed patient](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Surgeon burned his note of medical procedure that killed patient
Surgeon in charge of Carmen Walker's procedure grilled over volume of fluid in bucket.
![Hospital disposed of potential evidence in patient death case](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Hospital disposed of potential evidence in patient death case
Blood drained during the procedure was thrown away with other disposable waste.
!['Dad never got over Mum's death': Carmen Walker inquest begins](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'Dad never got over Mum's death': Carmen Walker inquest begins
Carmen Walker died during a procedure to treat melanoma.
!['Tears on his cheeks': Cause of patient death still haunts family, doctor](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'Tears on his cheeks': Cause of patient death still haunts family, doctor
The doctor who blew the whistle on a hospital death claims the case was covered up.
![Med school at Waikato uni is National's election promise](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Med school at Waikato uni is National's election promise
National's plan will also include more medical school placements at Auckland and Otago
![‘No empathy’: Woman who bludgeoned neighbour says killing was justified](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
‘No empathy’: Woman who bludgeoned neighbour says killing was justified
Christine Morris killed her neighbour with a hammer in 2010.
!['I just flipped out': Mentally ill man stabbed to death refugee fisherman](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'I just flipped out': Mentally ill man stabbed to death refugee fisherman
Abdul Kareem was a New Zealand resident having arrived as a refugee from Myanmar in 2018.
![Outsourcing elective surgeries was costing Waikato DHB $25m a year](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Outsourcing elective surgeries was costing Waikato DHB $25m a year
Public hospital hired consultant for $2.4 million to reduce $25m outsourcing bill.
!['Unsatisfactory': Court rules on ongoing issues around psychiatric reports for offenders](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'Unsatisfactory': Court rules on ongoing issues around psychiatric reports for offenders
A defendant and a health service sought declarations on the provision of the reports.