HEALTHCARE requirements that came into effect following the 2011 Christchurch earthquake .
In store for the future of Hutt Valley Hutt Valley DHB has undergone many exciting changes in the last few years , but there is still more to come . The district welcomed Dr . Ashley Bloomfield on board as CEO in October , marking the first time that Hutt Valley DHB will be led by an experienced clinician . With a background in both medicine and public health , Bloomfield will be well equipped for the challenges of meeting targets and improving the state of wellness in the Hutt Valley .
Hutt Valley DHB will continue to be involved in major collaborations in the near future . Simpson explains that the district will be working on hospital service capacity planning with its DHB neighbours , Wairarapa and Capital & Coast DHBs , which are also based within the greater Wellington region . In order todevise a more comprehensive health system , the three DHBs will plan on a regional level to help develop a more sustainable model for high quality health care by 2030 .
“ Planning collaboratively will allow for the creation of both an individual and collective view of options and ways to optimise the use of resources ,” he says . “ It also allows sharing of tools and processes used for individual DHB planning .”
Both on its own and as an integral part of the larger district health board network , Hutt Valley DHB is well on its way to creating a healthier New Zealand .
Company Information
INDUSTRY
Construction / Hospitals
HEADQUARTERS
Hutt Valley DHB Pilmuir House Hutt Hospital Campus Lower Hutt Wellington , New Zealand
FOUNDED
2001
EMPLOYEES
2,400
BUDGET
$ 480 million
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