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Staff at Dunedin Hospital are celebrating the formation of the new Patient at Risk (PAR) team as part of an expansion into critical care units.  

Southern DHB celebrated its remarkable staff from across the district at the Southern Excellence Awards last night.

In this issue:

- Books for Babies celebrated

- Legionnaires' disease

- New unit opens in the Emergency Department

- Measles vaccination catch up

- And more...

With new community cases of COVID-19 in Auckland, Southern DHB’s Medical Officer of Health, Dr Michael Butchard is reminding Southerners to get tested if they have any cold or flu symptoms.

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And much more...

Working with local midwives to develop new operating models may mean two new primary birthing units in the Central Otago/ Wanaka area are possible.