Welcome to Child Health Services at MidCentral DHB. At Palmerston North Hospital we have 22 inpatient paediatric beds and 17 neonatal Level 2A inpatient beds.
MidCentral Health's children's outpatient clinic sees medical patients at Palmerston North, Horowhenua, Dannevirke, and Tararua. Tertiary specialists also hold clinics at Palmerston North Hospital at regular intervals.
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MidCentral Health is dedicated to the prevention of family violence. It was one of the first District Health Boards to appoint a dedicated family violence intervention project manager to assist staff working with patients living with violence.
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Sexual abuse is a common and serious condition with long term detrimental effects.
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The children's assessment unit is a service for children up to the age of 15 years and functions as an acute assessment unit for your unwell child.
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Children up to the age of 15 years are cared for in MidCentral Health's children's ward. These include both medical and surgical patients.
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The neonatal unit has 17 inpatient beds at Palmerston North Hospital and provides neonatal intensive and special care to preterm and unwell full term babies.
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