Taranaki District Health Board

Methanex Makes NZ$2 Million Investment in Neonatal Unit to Support Taranaki, New Zealand Community

Retrieved on: 
Friday, December 2, 2022

The 10-year partnership provides funding for state-of-the-art treatment to care for the most vulnerable newborns and their families.

Key Points: 
  • The 10-year partnership provides funding for state-of-the-art treatment to care for the most vulnerable newborns and their families.
  • As part of this investment, the new unit will be called The Methanex Neonatal Unit and is expected to be completed in 2025.
  • We truly believe in the vision of the Taranaki Health Foundation and the neonatal unit is an area of the hospital that so many of us have had personal experience with, including members of our Methanex New Zealand team, said Stuart McCall, Managing Director of Methanex New Zealand.
  • Our operation in New Zealand employs over 200 people and represents almost 10% of the Taranaki economy.