HDC finds Health NZ Wairarapa breached Code over ICU transfer failure

Home / New ZealandBrianna McIlraithOpen Justice Reporter·NZ Herald·7 Sep, 2026 05:00 AM7 mins to read‌The man was in Wairarapa Hospital before being transferred to Wellington Hospital ICU.The man was in Wairarapa Hospital before being transferred to Wellington Hospital ICU.A man presented to his GP with severe abdominal pain after collapsing at work on January 25, 2022.After being transferred to Wairarapa Hospital, where his pain worsened over two days, an attempt to transfer him to Wellington Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit was denied as it was full. As his AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.