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 .

Riccarton Clinic

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Riccarton Clinic provides triaged walk-in access for urgent medical and accident treatments during our extended hours of operation, from 8am - 8pm every day.

If you think you have broken a bone, the clinic also has a specialised fracture service instead of going to hospital. Its less than 5km to Christchurch Hospital if your condition changes.

Please note: On some occasions, this urgent care clinic may close to walk-in patients (no appointment) when there are large numbers of people waiting but they will continue to see patients enrolled with the clinic. When exceptionally busy and they need to close for the evening, only patients whose condition is life threatening will be seen.

Kids under 14 have free medical visits after hours (after 6pm weekdays and during weekends) and Community Services Card holders pay less.

Pharmacy

The Unichem Riccarton Clinic Pharmacy is next to the clinic and open 8.30am to 7pm Monday to Friday and 9.00am to 7pm on Saturday, Sunday and public holidays.


 

Page last updated: 18 April 2024

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