Waikato District Health Board is coming up with a new Midland Regional Trauma System, which will save about 20 lives every year with an expectation of the rise in number of saved lives if the plan is undertaken nationally. The system is also expected to sketch a rough path for the better performance by other trauma centers in the country.

This system will be including Waikato DHB, Bay of Plenty, Lakes DHBs, Tairawhiti and Taranaki, all of these working in unison for facilitating better services to the patient. This system will benefit about 5000 trauma patients that are admitted in the district health boards every year.

During the launch of new system, Clinical Director Grant Christey mentioned the amount of time and efforts that shaped the new system. Dr. Christey stated that the launch was a special day not only for him but also for the people who put in their efforts with an intention of providing trauma patients with specialist care.

Stating the Waikato hospital as the one leading and providing blueprint for other trauma services, Health Minister Tony Ryall said that it is being planned that the system will be launched nationwide.

In one of the first treatment that was conducted by new trauma system, Waikato DHB Chief Executive Craig Climo told that Waikato DHB will offering $260,000 for funding the treatment and the specialist medical staff will be provided by other regions.