Click a button below or scroll down for information about contacting a hospital or other Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) services.
Ways to contact a hospital or Canterbury DHB.
To find out about a patient in hospital, please call the hospital's patient enquiries number below, you can find out more about visiting patients in our Patients and Visitors section.
Ashburton Hospital: 03 307 8450
Christchurch Hospital: 03 364 0600
Christchurch Women’s Hospital: 03 364 4309
Hillmorton Hospital: 03 337 7969
The Princess Margaret Hospital: 03 337 7800
ALL other hospitals and health facilities
Find Christchurch Hospital phone numbers listed below. Phone numbers and contact details for other hospitals and health services are listed on our hospital pages and in our health services directory
Use the enquiry and feedback form to ask a question or give feedback (e.g. complaints, suggestions, compliments) about Canterbury DHB health services.
Phone: 03 364 4106
Email enquiry: Use the general enquiry form
For hospital related enquiries please use the online enquiry form or telephone the hospital concerned
Canterbury District Health Board
32 Oxford Terrace
Christchurch 8011
Map: Google Map
Canterbury District Health Board
PO Box 1600
Christchurch 8140
Phone: 03 364 4144
Information about the board and board meetings
Phone: 03 364 4106
All media enquiries about Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) should be directed to the CDHB Communications team.
For details about how to make an enquiry see Information for the media in our Health news section.
Find out how to make an official information request to Canterbury DHB.
If you already know how to make an official information request, you can use our website contact form, by selecting 'Enquiry' and then 'Official Information Act Request'.
Before you make an official information (OIA) request, you can check the OIA responses in our Document library to see if your query has already been answered.
Send us appointment enquiries using the email address on your appointment letter or the online contact form.
If you need to cancel your surgery or appointment, please call the phone number on your appointment letter as soon as possible and let the department know.
You have the right to see your health record and other information Canterbury DHB (CDHB) holds about you.
There are three ways to get in touch and request a copy of your own medical records / patient information from the CDHB Patient Information Office:
Suppliers of services to Canterbury DHB can email invoices, statements and accounts related enquiries to accountspayable@cdhb.health.nz
You can find out more about purchase orders, payments and procurement on our Information for suppliers page.
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Pick from a list of all services on the NZ relay website, or you can pick the NZ relay service by identifying a service that best suits your needs.
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Page last updated: 13 June 2022
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