RE Official information request WCDHB 9403
We refer to your email dated 27 February 2020 requesting the following information under the Official Information Act from West Coast DHB regarding the measles epidemic during 2019. Specifically:
1. The total cost to the DHB from the measles epidemic, between January 1 and December 31, 2019, broken down by the reasons for the costs.
2. The total number of measles-related presentations between January 1 and December 31, 2019, broken down by month.
3. The total number of measles-related admissions between January 1 and December 31, 2019, broken down by month.
4. The total number of measles-related ICU admissions and average bed days in ICU between January 1 and December 31, 2019, broken down by month.
5. The total of bed days recorded by the DHB due to measles-related illness, broken down by month.