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Services and staff
The provider arm of the BOPDHB provides secondary health services through two hospitals in Tauranga
and Whakatāne, community health centres at Opotiki, Te Kaha and Murupara, mental health inpatient and
community services, and regional community services.
The BOPDHB’s activities range from delivering health and disability services, mental health services,
through to support functions such as the clinical directorate, corporate services, and information
management services, as well as planning health service development, funding and purchasing both
public and non-government organisation health services for the region, and Māori health.
The BOPDHB has just under 3,000 full-time and part-time staff; these include nurses, support service
staff and just over 300 specialists and doctors. The Governance Board has 11 members, including the
chairperson, who represent the people of the region.
BOPDHB logo
Hauora a Toi translates to mean the sacred breath of life that begins from the Creator and transcends to
all facets of the universe.
Koru pattern
This koru pattern describes the four princples of wellness: Mana Atua, Mana Tūpuna, Mana Whenua,
Mana Tangata; spiritual, ancestral, land, people.
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