Infection management — Bay of Plenty
Our infection management service provides care for inpatients (hospital-based) and outpatients (home-based) at our Tauranga and Whakatāne hospitals, working closely with other specialist services.
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Where to find us
The infection management service in Tauranga is at:
Tauranga Hospital
290 Cameron Road
Tauranga
The infection management service in Whakatāne is at:
Whakatāne Hospital
Stewart Street
Whakatāne
Services we provide
The infection management service provides advice, support and education to healthcare professionals both in primary and secondary care. Our service is also involved in maintaining antimicrobial guidelines and antimicrobial stewardship programmes.
Weekly clinics
We provide weekly clinics in infectious diseases, viral hepatitis and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
Home-based intravenous antibiotic service
This service is available for people who need to continue intravenous antibiotic therapy at home. The service is provided by:
- infectious disease specialists
- clinical microbiologists
- pharmacists
- laboratory scientists
- infection prevention and control nurses in HIV and viral hepatitis.
The service also works in close relationship with the sexual health service.
Referral information
Talk to a healthcare provider for a referral to our service.