Wellington Hospital’s services for sick children 1912 – 1988 (Part 2): the first children's hospital - King Edward V11 Memorial Hospital for Children.

Wellington Hospital’s services for sick children 1886 – 1912 (Part 1): before the building of a children's hospital.

Discover the history of specialist dental services - part of a significant collection of historic digital content about Wellington Regional Hospital.

Find out about the matrons of Wellington Hospital - part of a significant collection of historic digital content about Wellington Regional Hospital.

A significant collection of historic digital content from and about Wellington Regional Hospital, providing insights into our history of health.

The story of New Zealand’s extraordinary influence on the evolution of plastic and maxillofacial surgery is one of innovation forged in adversity.

The groundbreaking work of this small group not only redefined surgical practice but also laid the foundation for a new medical specialty.

For a country as small as Aotearoa New Zealand, its impact on the global evolution of plastic and reconstructive surgery has been truly extraordinary.

Joyce Walters, a registered nurse, had a great influence on developing the New Zealand plastic surgical nursing service.

The Kiwi trailblazer plastic surgeon who returned home after WWII and established plastic surgery in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Dr David Becroft was an influential, and at times controversial, advocate for children’s health.

An introduction to the new book by Earle Brown and Walter (Wally) Robins about Middlemore Hospital.

View the early expansion of hospital facilities - part of a significant collection of historic digital content about Wellington Regional Hospital.

Discover the history of the first Newtown Hospital - part of a significant collection of historic digital content about Wellington Regional Hospital.

Discover the history of Thorndon Hospitals and the first colonial hospital - part of a significant collection of historic digital content about Wellington Regional Hospital.

Nurse recollections from Wellington Hospital - part of a significant collection of historic digital content about Wellington Regional Hospital.

Not all who entered nursing training completed the course - part of a significant collection of historic digital content about Wellington Regional Hospital.

A history of nursing teaching facilities - part of a significant collection of historic digital content about Wellington Regional Hospital.

Wellington Hospital nurses' accommodation - part of a significant collection of historic digital content about Wellington Regional Hospital.

Of all surgical disciplines, plastic surgery demands the greatest degree of innovation to effectively address the conditions it seeks to correct.

Take a trip through the centuries and the evolution of surgical techniques to the life-giving work of today’s plastic and reconstructive surgeons (Part 3).

Take a trip through the centuries and the evolution of surgical techniques to the life-giving work of today’s plastic and reconstructive surgeons (Part 2).

Take a trip through the centuries and the evolution of surgical techniques to the life-giving work of today’s plastic and reconstructive surgeons.

Once considered a symbol of old-fashioned quackery, the leech is having the ultimate medical comeback.

International Nurses Day (held 12 May annually) is a chance to acknowledge the amazing work our highly skilled and committed nurses do day-in day-out to deliver excellent healthcare.

Health camp advocate, house surgeon, rural doctor, and advocate for children’s health.

Artificial pneumothorax machines and the development of a treatment for Tuberculosis.

Nurses Heather Spinetto and Jocelyn Peach recall special Christmas memories and shared camaraderie on the ward, with staff working hard to create Christmas magic for their patients, including families and children. Throughout history celebrating Christmas has always been important for nurses and their patients, from nurses in capes and candles singing Christmas carols in years gone by, through to the wonderful decorations made by nurses today.