Tracy Chisholm
Tracy Chisholm is an emergency department nurse at Waikato Hospital who has been vocal about the severe staffing shortages affecting patient care, highlighting issues such as patients waiting for long hours without assistance and the need for adequate staffing levels to ensure safe healthcare delivery.
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Recent news mentions
Waikato ED nurse Tracy Chisholm spoke about the pressure staff were under amid a wave of presentations.
Waikato Hospital emergency department witness says staff ‘set up to fail’ on night man died
New Zealand· 2026-07-01
Not even in the depths of winter, June 8 was the busiest day ED nurse Tracy Chisholm had seen in her career.
Witnesses describe chaos as man collapses at Waikato Hospital emergency departmentNew Zealand· 2026-06-30
Tracy Chisholm said on June 8 the ED was overwhelmed with 300 patient presentations.
Patient dies in toilet after nine-hour wait at Waikato Hospital emergency departmentNew Zealand· 2026-06-29
Tracy Chisholm, a nurse at Waikato Hospital, highlighted the challenges of reporting assaults on hospital staff.
Pressure on hospital system blamed for increase in assaults on staffNew Zealand· 2025-09-22
Tracy Chisholm, an emergency department nurse, highlighted the severe understaffing issues affecting patient care.
Nurses say strike isn’t just about the money, also a call for safe staffing levelsNew Zealand· 2025-07-29