VISITING HOSPITAL

All hospital visitors are encouraged to wear a medical face mask. Expand this message for information about visiting hospital. 

Last updated:
31 October 2024

Some visitor restrictions for all Health New Zealand | 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 we encourage all people wear a mask when visiting any of our facilities and follow other advice designed to keep patients, staff and visitors safe.

To keep everybody safe:

  • Visitors or support people are advised to not visit our facilities if they are unwell. We advise that you 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 are encouraged to be worn at all sites. Masks will be provided if you don’t have one.
  • Please practice hand hygiene with provided alcohol-based hand rub/gel

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 can visit patients who have COVID-19 but they must wear a surgical mask as a minimum – please use surgical masks provided.

All of our Hospitals

Visiting hours for our hospitals have returned to pre COVID-19 hours.

All visitors are encouraged to wear a medical face mask.

Parents/caregivers can be with their child in hospital and visitors are now allowed, except for the Children’s Haematology and Oncology Day stay where visitor restrictions might apply.

Patients and visitors can also read the additional COVID-19 related visiting guidelines .

Canterbury Health Laboratories

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For information about COVID-19 testing, please go to www.cdhb.health.nz/covid19tests

​​​Canterbury Health Laboratories provide a complete range of laboratory services to Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand. These services encompass both core laboratory and specialist testing on a 24 hour, seven-day basis.

Canterbury Health Laboratories' main site is at the Christchurch Hospital Campus with a satellite laboratory operating at Ashburton Hospital.

Canterbury Health Laboratories also provides specialist testing for all North and South Island districts and community laboratories. Work is referred to Canterbury Health Laboratories from approximately 35 hospitals and private laboratories.

CHL websiteMore information

For more information about Canterbury Health Laboratories and their services visit their website www.chl.co.nz

This includes:

Test Manager - Laboratory Test Reference Guide

Test Manager - Specimen Guidelines

Patient information

Appointment information

Page last updated: 18 January 2023

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