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Paediatric Outpatient Clinics - Waitakere, North Shore and Community
- If your child needs to visit a specialist children’s doctor your GP may refer them to the general paediatric outpatient clinic
- Children are prioritised according to information given by your general practitioner in the referral
- Please bring “Well Child Tamariki Ora – Health Book” and any other relevant information with you when you come to clinic
- See clinic locations listed below
Special Care Baby Units (SCBU) – Waitakere and North Shore
- Specialist care for babies who are born early or become unwell
- The neonatal units at North Shore and Waitakere Hospitals care for sick babies and premature infants
- Deliveries before 32 weeks' gestation would normally be delivered at Auckland City Hospital
- While in Special Care, a paediatrician is in charge of baby's care in the nursery
- The nurses in the Special Care Nursery all have training and experience in the care of sick babies
Auckland City Hospital
- If your baby is very premature and needs the assistance of a ventilator (breathing machine), he/she will be transferred for care at a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) such as at Auckland City Hospital
Rangatira Children’s Ward (Waitakere Hospital)
- For when your child is sick and needs hospital assessment and care
- Rangatira Paediatric Ward is a children’s medical ward for children aged 0-14 years who are referred by GPs and emergency doctors for medical care
- Rangatira Ward is staffed by paediatricians and children’s nurses to deliver specialist care for Waitemata children
- Children with surgical or orthopaedic problems should still be referred by doctors directly to Starship Children’s Hospital
- Your referring GP or emergency doctor should discuss any questions directly with the paediatrician at the hospital
Locations
- North Shore Hospital - Paediatric Outpatient Clinic
3 Shea Tce
Takapuna
Ph (09) 442 7155
- Waitakere Hospital - Paediatric Outpatient Clinic
Rangitira Unit, Entrance A (3rd door on left)
Waitakere Hospital
55-75 Lincoln Rd, Henderson
Ph (09) 839 0000