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![Number of ageing patients set to soar](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Number of ageing patients set to soar
Primary health care in Waikato faces future where demand outstrips resources, DHB told.
![Hospital ready for its largest patients](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Hospital ready for its largest patients
The increasing number of extremely obese patients has forced Waikato Hospital to open special rooms.
![Digger used to lift bus off trapped driver](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Digger used to lift bus off trapped driver
A contractor who used his digger to lift a bus off its trapped driver, and an off-duty nurse may have saved the man's life yesterday.
![Medical letters found in the rubbish](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Medical letters found in the rubbish
Residents of the Claudelands area of Hamilton East are being urged to contact Waikato Hospital if they find any medical referral letters in their rubbish.
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DHBs intimidating staff, says union
Vulnerable health workers are being suspended without pay to intimidate them into ending their industrial action, the lab workers' union says.