, ▁L akes ▁area , ▁T aur anga , ▁Th ames , ▁Tok oro a ▁and ▁Rot or ua . ▁ ▁Fac ilities ▁▁ ▁Wa ik ato ▁District ▁Health ▁Board ▁emp lo ys ▁more ▁than ▁ 6 0 0 0 ▁people ▁and ▁plans , ▁funds ▁and ▁provides ▁hospital ▁and ▁health ▁services ▁to ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 7 2 , 8 6 5 ▁people ▁in ▁a ▁region ▁covering ▁eight ▁per ▁cent ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁Special ist ▁services ▁include : ▁ ▁The ▁centre ▁is ▁the ▁main ▁tra uma ▁facility ▁for ▁the ▁area , ▁and ▁close ▁connection ▁to ▁road ▁and ▁air ▁transport ▁( air ▁amb ul ances , ▁hel ic opter ▁or ▁fixed ▁wing ▁plane ) ▁allow ▁patient - h ospital ▁transport ▁in ▁less ▁than ▁an ▁hour ▁from ▁any ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁region . ▁ ▁Wa ik ato ▁Hospital ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁one ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand ' s ▁four ▁burn s ▁units . ▁The ▁unit ▁primarily ▁serves ▁patients ▁from ▁the ▁Wa ik ato , ▁Bay ▁of ▁Pl enty , ▁G is bor ne ▁and ▁Tar an aki ▁regions . ▁ ▁Henry ▁R ong om au ▁Ben nett ▁Centre ▁ ▁The ▁Henry ▁R ong om au ▁Ben nett ▁Centre ▁is ▁the ▁in pat ient ▁mental ▁health ▁unit ▁for ▁the ▁Wa ik ato ▁D H B , ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁Wa ik ato ▁Hospital ▁site . ▁The ▁centre ▁consists ▁of ▁seven ▁secure ▁w ards , ▁including ▁two ▁for ens ic ▁psych iat ric ▁w ards ▁providing ▁mental ▁health ▁services ▁to ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Cor re ctions .