Ambulance services are an integral part of our operation, as Wellington Hospital is 1.5 hours away by road. We see about 11,000 people a year through the Emergency Department. Please remember that if you have a threat to life, limb or eyesight - call an ambulance on 111, and let them bring the care to you. This particularly applies if you have chestpain or breathing difficulties, or a very sick child. Homelinks is Wairarapa Health's Home Help agency.
Many patients are able to manage their health care in their own homes with some home help.
Focus is the Assessment Agency for people with disabilities. They assess people according to national criteria, to define what level of publicly funded assistance they are eligible for, from home help to 24hr residential care. Wairarapa Health has the contract to provide this assessment service, which has been set up in Chapel Street, alongside Choice Health, the Public Health service. Write to us through our Feedback page.