BOPDHB History Tauranga Hospital Centennial Book | Page 37

It involved the construction of a five-level North
Wing block, a two-level central block and significant
upgrades to existing services infrastructure;
a refurbishment of the West Wing and Outpatients
Department; Imaging Department upgrade and
Emergency Department extension.
Phase four, ‘Building 50’, required construction of a
new five-storey ward block and establishment of a new
Coronary Care Unit, Intensive Care Unit and Medical
Day Stay Unit.
Computers come to Tauranga Hospital in 1982.

Into the 21st Century
Rapid development has taken place since the turn of the
century:
• Mental Health Unit opened on 9 August, 2001.
• Bay of Plenty District Health Board Clinical School
established in 2007.
• Bay of Plenty Cancer Centre opened on 11 October,
2008.
• Education Centre established in July 2010 following
acquisition of old RSA grounds.
• 132-space car park created, in early 2010, following
demolition of the old Maternity Annexe.

Project LEO

Today
Tauranga Hospital provides 349 beds (224 for medical
and surgical patients) and 2240 staff are employed
on the site (1745 medical and clinical support; and
495 management and administration). The buildings
total 58,000m² of floor space and sit on a 12 hectare
campus.
The hospital offers Level 4-5 services including
medical, surgical, paediatrics, obstetrics, gynaecology
and mental health. It is also a base for a range of
associated clinical support services and allied health,
such as rehabilitation, speech therapy, physiotherapy,
stroke and cardiac support, district nursing and drug
and alcohol programmes.

The four-stage Project LEO (Leading Edge Organisation)
– a comprehensive refurbishment and build programme
running between 2005 and 2011 – transformed the
hospital.

Aerial view of the hospital’s 12-hectare campus, 2013.

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