Our world class elective surgery facility in Hastings is being super-sized with a second stage which brings much needed cancer care services to Hawke’s Bay.

Construction will start in 2022 of an additional 7,000m2 of clinical space including critical care beds, a large radiology suite, local cancer diagnosis and treatment services and a cardiac catheterisation lab. The building is expected to open in December 2024.

Colin says Kaweka’s vision is to provide world class elective healthcare locally, enhancing direct access to quality healthcare for people living in Hawke’s Bay.

Stage 2 is on land previously owned by Hastings District Council, which was leased by Recreational Services Limited, a company contracted to provide parks and recreation maintenance services to the Council.

Within the new facility will be a large imaging centre and a new cancer centre operated by Canopy Healthcare Group, which is the largest North Island diagnostic imaging provider with its TRG Imaging brand while its Canopy Cancer Care company is the largest private medical oncology provider in New Zealand.

Canopy Healthcare Group Chief Executive, Tony Moffatt, says the $10 million clinic will be the first of its kind in New Zealand – a full-service imaging, consultation and oncology treatment centre offering state-of-the-art MRI and CT scanning technology and specialist oncology treatment under “one roof”.

“We are introducing more MRI and CT capacity into the Bay and for patients it means earlier diagnosis, world class imaging and immediate cancer treatment, all in the region.

“Presently people going through non-DHB chemotherapy have to travel out of Hawke’s Bay to receive their treatment, which can be stressful and physically demanding, they then return home before going through the same thing again three weeks later. Having everything local gives patients every opportunity of a full recovery.”