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New Hospital Entry Building Named
Media Release
Date: 27 September 2007
New Hospital
Entry Building Named
Waikato District Health Board's new entry building has been named Te Rau Aroha Entry Building.
The name was approved by the board at its meeting in Hamilton yesterday and had the support of Kaumatua Kaunihera.
The meaning of Te Rau Aroha has been defined by Waikato DHB's Pouherenga as 'a collective charity of thought, word or action' or 'non judgemental compassion'.
Service and Campus Redevelopment (SCR) project manager, Brendan Hague said the name was endorsed by the Kaumatua Kaunihera at a hui held in June.
"The kaumatua described the entry as a main arterial pathway. Our Pouherenga understood this to mean that the reception area symbolises the heart of the hospital because it receives and directs people throughout its arteries.
"As the heart of the hospital, it is also the seat of emotions, such as love and compassion. Because of this, it was agreed that the name was appropriate and well suited for the new building," Mr Hague said.
Waikato DHB has a policy for naming new buildings and part of that policy is including Maori and other cultural groups in the decision-making process when appropriate.
The board is also required to authorise any new name chosen for a facility or element of a facility.
Mr Hague said buildings are normally named after their functions e.g. Waikato Clinical Centre but sometimes they can benefit from a more meaningful name.
"Often there are areas that would work better with a discrete name that held some meaning for its surroundings. The entry building is one of these areas," Mr Hague said.
Te Rau Aroha Entry Building is situated in front of the nearly-completed Transit Lounge by the new parking building and will be the new main entrance for the public. Construction is due for completion in November.
The new building is part of the Waikato DHB's $249 million SCR project at hospital campuses in Hamilton and Thames.
At yesterday's meeting the board also approved the name Sperry Lane Café for the new cafeteria and conference room at Thames Hospital.
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Waikato District Health Board
Healthy People. Excellent Care
Waikato District Health Board (DHB) employs over 6500 people and plans, funds and provides hospital and health services to more than 391,770 people in a region covering eight per cent of New Zealand.
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