Description
Te Whatu Ora – Southern exists to support everyone across our district to live well, and access the right care when they need it, by delivering high quality, patient-centred and equitable health services to our diverse communities.
We are responsible for planning, funding and providing health and disability services to a population of over 315,000 located South of the Waitaki River. Our catchment area encompasses Invercargill City, Queenstown - Lakes District, Gore, rural Southland, Clutha, Central Otago, Maniototo, Waitaki District and Dunedin City. This means Southern DHB serves the largest geographic region of all New Zealand's health boards.
To achieve this we work in partnership with Iwi, primary care and community providers, rural trust hospitals and education and research partners across the district. Altogether, we receive government funding of over $900 million per annum, of which approximately half is applied to traditional hospital and mental health services delivered from Southland Hospital (Invercargill), Lakes District Hospital (Queenstown), Dunedin Hospital (Dunedin) and Wakari Hospital (Dunedin). The other half of our funding is applied through contracts with a range of primary and community health providers. This funding is distributed to providers such as Primary Health Organisations (general practices), pharmacies, laboratories, aged residential care facilities, Pacific Islands and Māori Health providers, non-governmental mental health services, rural hospitals and primary maternity facilities.
Our statutory purpose is to:
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improve, promote and protect the health of our population
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promote effective care and support for people in need of personal health or disability services
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reduce health outcome disparities
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manage national strategies and implementation plans
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develop and implement strategies for the specific health needs of our local population.
Te Whatu Ora – Southern has a staff of approximately 4,500 and is currently governed by a Commissioner and two deputy Commissioners appointed by her. The Commissioner is accountable to the Minister of Health and holds office until the persons elected at the next election of members of Boards, scheduled for 2019, take office as Board members.
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Further Information
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Southern DHB Website
Services
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- Adult Community Mental Health Services More Info
- Adult Inpatient Mental Health Services More Info
- Alcohol and Drug Services More Info
- Anaesthesia - Otago More Info
- Anaesthesia - Southland More Info
- Assessment Treatment & Rehabilitation Services (AT&R) - Southland More Info
- Audiology More Info
- Bowel Screening Programme More Info
- Breast Care - Otago More Info
- Breast Care - Southland More Info
- Breast Screening Programme More Info
- Cardiology More Info
- Cardiothoracic Surgery Service More Info
- Cervical Screening Programme More Info
- Child and Youth Mental Health Services More Info
- Child Development Service - Vera Hayward Centre | Southern More Info
- Child Development Service Southland Murihiku More Info
- Children's Health Outpatients - Otago More Info
- Clutha Health First Hospital Services More Info
- Community Oral Health Service More Info
- Community Rehab Services - Otago More Info
- Day Surgery Unit - Otago More Info
- Dermatology Services More Info
- Diagnostic Testing - Southland More Info
- District Nursing More Info
- Dunstan Hospital Services More Info
- Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) - Otorhinolaryngology (ORL) Services More Info
- Emergency Medicine - Otago More Info
- Emergency Medicine - Southland More Info
- Endocrinology - Otago More Info
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- Forensic Services More Info
- Gastroenterology Services More Info
- General Medicine - Otago More Info
- General Medicine - Southland More Info
- General Surgery - Otago More Info
- General Surgery - Southland More Info
- Gore Hospital Services More Info
- Gynaecology Service - Otago More Info
- Infectious Diseases More Info
- Lakes District Hospital Queenstown Hospital Services More Info
- Maniototo Health Services Ltd More Info
- Māori Mental Health More Info
- Mental Health Advisory Team More Info
- Mental Health Emergency Services More Info
- Mental Health Needs Assessment and Service Co-ordination More Info
- Needs Assessment & Care Coordination - Southland More Info
- Needs Assessment & Service Coordination - Dunedin More Info
- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) - Otago More Info
- Nephrology (Renal) Services More Info
- Neurology More Info
- Neurosurgery Service More Info
- Newborn Hearing Screening More Info
- Oamaru Hospital Services More Info
- Obstetrics & Gynaecology - Southland More Info
- Older Persons Mental Health Services More Info
- Oncology and Haematology - Otago More Info
- Ophthalmology - Otago More Info
- Ophthalmology - Southland More Info
- Orthopaedics - Otago More Info
- Orthopaedics - Southland More Info
- Pacific Island Nurse Service - Southland More Info
- Paediatrics - Southland More Info
- Persistent Pain Service More Info
- Plastic Surgery - Otago More Info
- Primary Birthing Unit - Alexandra More Info
- Primary Birthing Unit - Balclutha More Info
- Primary Birthing Unit - Gore More Info
- Primary Birthing Unit - Queenstown Lakes More Info
- Primary Birthing Unit - Winton More Info
- Primary Maternity Unit - Ōamaru More Info
- Puāwai Rehabilitation Unit More Info
- Public Health Nursing / Te Punaka Oraka (Well Child Service) More Info
- Public Health South More Info
- Radiology - Otago More Info
- Radiology - Southland More Info
- REACH Community Rehabilitation Service - Southland More Info
- Respiratory Services More Info
- Rheumatology Services More Info
- Sexual Health Clinic More Info
- Smokefree South More Info
- Southland Hospital Dental Service More Info
- Te Puna Wai Ora, Southern Critical Care - Dunedin Hospital More Info
- Urology - Otago More Info
- Urology - Southland More Info
- Vaccine Preventable Diseases More Info
- Vascular Surgery More Info
Contact Details
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Phone
(03) 474 0999
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Fax
(03) 470 9900
Email
Postal Address
Te Whatu Ora – Southern
Private Bag 1921
Dunedin 9054
New Zealand
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