South Waikato
| St John Shuttle (Tokoroa) | |
| Contact person | Niki Varley |
| Physical address | 55 William Street Huntly 3700 |
| Phone |
Call Tokoroa Hospital 885 0600 for the St John renal shuttle and the Trikiso bus. These vehicles come from Hamilton to pick up in South Waikato. The renal shuttle on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays starts picking up at 5.30am and leaves the hospital at 1:30pm. The Trikiso bus on Tuesdays and Thursdays picks up around 8.30am and leaves the hospital at around 3pm. These services are fully funded by the DHB, so are free to the user. Call St John at the Hamilton office 0800 846 9992 extension 0 weekdays 8am to 4pm for the St John shuttle – Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays to all Hamilton appointments (not merely the hospital) from Tokoroa and Putaruru. The service is run by volunteers in an 8-seater van – a door-todoor service. On the evening before travel the drivers check the bookings and organize the pickup time based on the first appointment. The shuttle returns when all appointments are finished. The service is funded by donations (donation envelopes are available) and by the National Travel Assistance scheme which assists some travel by community service card holders living 80km from the destination. Drivers have the relevant forms and will assist you. NTA payments are made directly to the service provider. |
| waikatohealthshuttles@stjohns.org.nz | |
| Area covered | Tokoroa, Putaruru, Tirau, Hamilton |
| Other | St John will add another service on the same days which leaves Tokoroa later in the morning. |
| Health Transport Service | |
| Contact person | Bookings made via Tokoroa Hospital |
| Physical address | Tokoroa Hospital |
| Phone | 07 885 0600 |
| Other | This service operates Tuesday and Thurday. |
| Renal Transport Service | |
| Contact person | Nicky Hagen or Michelle Higgins (Te Whatu Ora Waikato) |
| Physical address | Bookings made via Te Whatu Ora Waikato Renal Services |
| Phone | 07 839 8741 (Renal Services reception) |
| South Waikato Community Health Transport | |
| Phone | 07 883 6922 |
| secretary@swcht.org | |
| Description of services | We operate two vans and two cars, with bases in Putaruru and Tokoroa. All vehicles carry a wheelchair, and volunteers will accompany clients to their reception areas in the hospital or other service. Support people will be transported if room is available. We return discharged patients from Waikato Hospital to their homes in the South Waikato should a shuttle be present at the time. |
| Areas covered | We take clients to appointments organised by the Waikato DHB, including to Hamilton, Rotorua, Taupo, Matamata, Cambridge and Thames. We pick up and deliver door-to-door in Tokoroa, Putaruru, Arapuni and Tirau. |
| Other | We are formed from and associated with Putaruru Red Cross, which has wheelchairs, walkers and crutches for hire. |