Code for Care
Building three healthcare prototypes in two days with AWS and AI
Deloitte New Zealand and Amazon Web Services (AWS) partnered with Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora to build three working software prototypes in just two days. The Code for Care hackathon showed how safe, structured AI development can accelerate innovation for frontline clinicians and help deliver better health outcomes for New Zealanders.
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is focused on creating a future health system that supports every New Zealander to live better and longer lives. As part of this work, Deloitte and Amazon Web Services (AWS) hosted the Code for Care hackathon in Wellington. The event brought together engineers, testers, and clinical specialists to explore how AI can accelerate development cycles, reduce manual workload, and help engineers move from concept to prototype at pace.
Using AWS Kiro, a coding environment that converts plain language instructions into working and tested code, teams rapidly moved from concept to functioning software. Supported by a structured, specification-driven workflow, participants designed and built three prototypes within 48 hours. This showed how modern AI tools can accelerate software development while protecting safety and privacy through mocked data and secure, sandboxed testing environments. The three prototypes were created using secure test data, each addressing a real challenge faced by clinicians.
Learn what these prototypes were, how they were built and what this means for the future of healthcare – download the full case study to explore the approach, the ideas, and the impact for frontline health teams and the communities they serve.
