Sam Whelan

Te Whatu Ora Waitematā

Te Whatu Ora Waitemata serves the largest regional population in the New Zealand - more than 650,000 people. Waitemata employs around 9,000 people in more than 30 different locations serving residents of Auckland's North Shore, Waitakere and Rodney districts. We also have Mental Health facilities based in Manukau thru to Warkworth. Waitemata operates North Shore Hospital, on the shores of Lake Pupuke in Takapuna, and Waitakere Hospital in West Auckland. It provides emergency, medical, surgical, maternity, community health and mental health services locally within its district as well as a range of services for the Auckland region, including child rehabilitation and respite at Takapuna's Wilson Centre, forensic psychiatric services at the Mason Clinic in Point Chevalier, oral health services for children and young people from multiple locations through the Auckland Regional Dental Service and Community Alcohol and Drug Services.