Bay of Plenty District Health Board

The Bay of Plenty District Health Board, like most other district health boards, came into effect on 1 January 2001 established by the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000. On 1 July 2022, the Bay of Plenty DHB was dissolved, with Te Whatu Ora (Health New Zealand) assuming responsibility for its hospitals and health services. Its former functions and operations were taken over by Te Whatu Ora's Te Manawa Taki division. ==Geographic area==

The area covered by the Bay of Plenty District Health Board was defined in Schedule 1 of the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000 and based on territorial authority and ward boundaries as constituted as at 1 January 2001. The area initially identified was Tauranga District, Western Bay of Plenty District, Whakatāne District, Kawerau District, and Ōpōtiki District. The area could be adjusted through an Order in Council, which happened on 27 April 2001, by clause 7 of the Health (Constituencies of District Health Boards) Order 2001, when Mayor Island / Tuhua and Mōtītī Island were added to the area. ==Governance==

The initial board was fully appointed. From the 2001 local elections, the board was partially elected (seven members) and in addition, up to four members were appointed by the Minister of Health. The minister also appointed the chairperson and deputy-chair from the pool of eleven board members. Chairperson The following table gives a list of chairpersons of Bay of Plenty District Health Board: ==Demographics==

Bay of Plenty DHB served a population of 240,183 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 34,188 people (16.6%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 45,252 people (23.2%) since the 2006 census. There were 87,105 households. There were 117,069 males and 123,111 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.95 males per female. The median age was 41.3 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 48,942 people (20.4%) aged under 15 years, 40,413 (16.8%) aged 15 to 29, 103,791 (43.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 47,034 (19.6%) aged 65 or older. ==Hospitals==

Public hospitals • Tauranga Hospital () in Tauranga Central, Tauranga has 360 beds and provides psychogeriatric, geriatric, mental health, children's health, maternity, surgical and medical services. • Whakatāne Hospital () in Whakatāne, Whakatāne District has 96 beds and provides maternity, surgical, medical, mental health and children's health services. In addition to the public hospitals the Bay of Plenty District Health Board Funds: • The Te Kaha Medical Centre • The Opotiki Health Centre (partial funding partnership) Private hospitals • Bethlehem Birthing Centre () in Bethlehem, Tauranga has 12 beds and provides maternity services. • Grace Hospital () in Pyes Pa, Tauranga has 51 beds and provides surgical services. • Waipuna Hospice () in Te Puna, Tauranga has 12 beds and provides medical services. ==Footnotes==