HOSPITAL VISITING

Hospital visiting guidelines updated 16 September 2022: Hospital visitors must wear a surgical/medical paper mask. Fabric face coverings are not acceptable. See our COVID-19 pages for detailed information about hospital visiting guidelines, COVID-19 tests and care in the community advice. See www.vaccinatecanterburywestcoast.nz for information about vaccinations.

Last updated:
16 September 2022

 

Mask exemptions accepted for people seeking treatment
Any member of the public with a mask exemption is welcome in all our facilities when attending to receive health care and *treatment. Please show your mask exemption card and appointment letter to staff at the entrance.

*Treatment includes: coming into the Emergency Department, outpatient appointments,  surgery or a procedure.

For visitors to all facilities effective from Friday 16 September 2022

Some visitor restrictions for all Te Whatu Ora Waitaha Canterbury hospitals and health facilities remain in place, but we have relaxed others.

There is still a heightened risk to vulnerable people in hospital and so people must continue to wear a mask when visiting any of our facilities and follow other advice designed to keep patients, staff and other visitors safe.

Kia whakahaumaru te whānau, me ngā iwi katoa – this is to keep everybody safe:

  • Visitors or support people must not visit our facilities if they are unwell. Do not visit if you have recently tested positive for COVID-19 and haven’t completed your isolation period
  • Patients may have more than one visitor, except in some situations such as multi-bed rooms where it can cause overcrowding.
  • Surgical/medical masks must be worn at all sites. Masks will be provided if you don’t have one.
  • For Specialist Mental Health Services everyone is strongly encouraged to wear a surgical mask in all inpatient areas and areas where consumers are receiving care (i.e. community appointments, home-visits, transporting people). Discretion may be applied in cases where masks impair your ability to communicate effectively.
  • Visitors must not eat or drink in multibed rooms because of the increased risk when multiple people remove their mask in the same space.
  • Hand sanitiser is available and must be used.

Thank you in advance for your patience and understanding as our staff work hard to protect and care for some of the most vulnerable in our community.

Visiting patients with COVID-19

  • People are able to visit patients who have COVID-19 but they must wear an N95 mask – this will be provided if you don’t have one
  • Other methods of communication will be facilitated e.g. phone, Facetime, Zoom, WhatApp etc where visits aren’t possible.

All of our Hospitals

Visiting hours for our hospitals have returned to pre COVID-19 hours with the exception of Christchurch Women’s Hospital.

All visitors must wear a medical mask.

Parents/caregivers are able to be with their child in hospital and visitors other than a parent or caregiver are now allowed, except for the Children’s Haematology and Oncology Day stay where just one parent/caregiver is able to attend their appointment with their child. Exceptions by special arrangement only.

Patients and visitors should also read the additional more detailed visiting guidelines for each specific hospital.

More COVID-19 information

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For all enquiries and feedback relating to the COVID-19 vaccinations in Canterbury please use the contact form on our COVID-19 vaccination website www.vaccinatecanterburywestcoast.nz

This enquiry form is not for medical emergencies or medical advice

If you require urgent medical treatment or advice please see our After Hours and Emergency information, or if you have an urgent hospital related enquiry, please contact the hospital concerned. 

We cannot give medical advice, please contact your doctor , visit an urgent care clinic, phone Healthline for FREE on 0800 611 116 or contact the person in charge of your medical care.

Some health services can be contacted directly by telephone and email address rather than using this form, Canterbury DHB health services are listed on hospital pages and in the health services directory on this website.

You can use this contact form to make the following types of enquiries:

  • Enquiries about existing patient appointments, also see our preparing for your visit page
  • Requesting your patient information/records, also see our help for you page
  • An enquiry relating to a hospital, health facility or health service, also see our hospitals pages
  • General enquiries about Canterbury DHB services
  • Employment / recruitment at Canterbury DHB, also see our Canterbury DHB Careers website
  • Facilities development/building projects
  • A media enquiry, also see our information for media page
  • An official information request to Canterbury DHB, also see our requests for official information page
  • Catering/Wellfood services
  • Reporting a website problem

We want to know what we are doing well and where we can improve. Patients, family/whānau and visitors can send us suggestions, compliments or complaints using this form.

For more information about patient rights and the Health and Disability Commission Advocacy Service, see the Tell us what you think and During your visit pages, in our patients and visitors section.

If you would like to change the contact information that Canterbury DHB hold about you, including your name, address, phone number and your doctor, please go to Change your contact details.

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Page last updated: 10 January 2022

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