MY name is Mia and I am 13 years old. I have just returned to Whakatane from Perth to live with my mother.
On August 10, 2016, my koro had a hip replacement operation that was conducted at the Whakatane Hospital.
When I talked to my koro after the surgery he was expressing a lot of gratitude about how successful the operation went. I can recall prior to the operation how much pain and discomfort he was in, but now he is recovering quite well.
Furthermore, my koro did express confidence in the surgeon and his medical team because of the outcome of the surgery, which had removed concerns and fears to undergo surgery on his right hip in six months’ time.
We, the whanau, recognise the professional treatment of the Whakatane Hospital staff and the on-going nursing care in the ward.
Mia