Paraparaumu Hospital: Kapiti Coast's Community Health Hub — Full Guide

Paraparaumu has no emergency department and no twenty-four-hour acute hospital of its own. So how does the largest town on the Kapiti Coast look after its people? In this episode of NZ Health Guide, we explore the Kapiti Health Centre on Warrimoo Street — the public health anchor owned and operated by Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora — plus the Paraparaumu Maternity Unit, the Hora Te Pai kaupapa Maori health service, the Ambulance Diversion Scheme, the Safe Kapiti patient shuttle, and the live debate over a new Kapiti polyclinic. New to NZ healthcare? NZ Health Guide visits every public and private hospital in New Zealand — from major tertiary centres to the small community facilities that hold rural and coastal healthcare together. Subscribe for a new hospital every day. 0:00 — Welcome to the Kapiti Coast 0:03 — The town with no emergency department 0:55 — Kapiti Health Centre, Warrimoo Street 1:47 — Sixteen thousand clinic visits a year 2:43 — The maternity unit and Hora Te Pai 3:28 — The Ambulance Diversion Scheme 4:23 — Getting to Kenepuru and Wellington Hospitals 5:08 — The polyclinic debate 5:40 — Care close to home #NewZealand #NZHospitals #HealthcareNZ #KapitiCoast #Paraparaumu #HealthNZ #TeWhatuOra #NewZealandHealthcare #MaternityNZ #CommunityHealth