Ashburton Hospital

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​​Ashburton Hospital provides a range of Inpatient, Day patient, Outpatient and Community based health services to the community. The Hospital has 74 beds and annually admits around 5,000 patients, cares for 2,600 day patients and 15,000 patients attend outpatient appointments.

 Rural health services employ around 550 full time and part time staff, which includes a clinical workforce in medicine, surgery and gynaecology, supported by nursing and allied health professionals with extensive experience in a wide range of clinical situations.

Phone

To contact a hospital departments or ward, call general enquiries and ask for a department. Alternatively some direct phone numbers are listed on Wards & Services page.

Visiting hours

  • 11am-1pm daily – All visitors
  • 10am-8pm daily – Maternity visitors
  • 7am-10pm daily – Maternity patients family

Location

Street address
Ashburton Hospital
28 Elizabeth Street
Ashburton

Postal address
Ashburton Hospital
Private Bag 801
Ashburton 7740

Ashburton Hospital Cafe

The Great Escape

Hot meals, savoury items, sandwiches, scones, muffins, cakes, slices, selection of non-alcoholic drinks, barista coffee.

  • Hospital Map
  • Monday to Friday: 7am – 7pm
  • Weekends: 7am – 7pm

Patients and Visitors

General information for people visiting a hospital in Canterbury.

View patient and visitor advice

Enquiries and feedback

We welcome your feedback about our services and your experiences at Ashburton Hospital.

Note: We are unable to provide medical advice to people by email. Please contact your doctor or the person in charge of your medical care.

Page last updated: 23 November 2018

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