Sarah Francis
Senior Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist at Capital & Coast District Health Board - Balcatta, WAU, AU
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Capital & Coast District Health Board is one of 20 District Health Boards (DHBs) throughout New Zealand.We serve a population of about 298,600 residents and provide some specialist services for a regional population of about 900,000 people, stretching from the upper South Island to the centre of the North Island. CCDHB is a major employer in the Wellington region with roughly 5000 full-time staff.We deliver community, primary, secondary and tertiary health services from the Kapiti Health Centre, Kenepuru Hospital (Porirua), and Wellington Regional Hospital, which is one of New Zealand's five major tertiary hospitals. Opened in 2009, it is the central region's main emergency, and only trauma service, with rooftop helipad providing a link to surgical, intensive care, neonatal intensive care, and emergency services. Inpatient adult mental health services are provided at Te Whare O Matairangi on the Wellington campus.As a major teaching hospital, Wellington also provides an ideal educational environment for medical students at Otago University's Wellington School of Medicine, and post-graduate training for clinical professionals.Kenepuru Community Hospital provides secondary services catering to the communities north of Wellington, including Porirua and Kapiti. The hospital provides medical, surgical, maternity and child health services, plus services for the elderly, a specialist inpatient assessment, treatment and rehabilitation service, and outpatient clinics.