

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora Waikato Laboratories provide a diagnostic service from the Waikato Hospital base in Hamilton, and the rural laboratories situated at Te Kuiti, Taumarunui, Tokoroa and Thames Hospitals.
Using leading edge technology, the laboratory processes approximately 8 million tests per annum.
Our highly skilled and dedicated workforce provides both routine and specialised testing for Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora Waikato and specialist testing for community laboratories and other sites within Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora's organisation.
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