The Princess Margaret Hospital (TPMH), was opened in 1959 and is situated at the foot of the Port Hills, in the south of Christchurch on Cashmere Road, near the intersection with Hackthorne Road.

Mental health 

A number of inpatient, outpatient, and day-patient mental health services are provided at The Princess Margaret Hospital site. Inpatient service includes the Rehabilitation Service (Seager Clinic) which moved from Hillmorton Hospital to The Princess Margaret Hospital site. This service is located on the ground floor of The Heathcote Building. Seager Clinic provides extensive care for people assessed as having a significant disorder arising from an established diagnosis of psychiatric illness and who require intensive support.

A number of specialty mental health services, some inpatient and some outpatient, are clustered in C Block of the main building of The Princess Margaret Hospital, this is a single-storey building immediately to the left of the Hospital’s main entrance.

Older person’s health

The Canterbury DHB Older Persons Health & Rehabilitation Community Teams are based in the Heathcote Building.

The Princess Margaret Hospital facilities at a glance

Car parking is available at various points around the site, also on Cashmere Road. ​Taxis are available from outside the hospital on Cashmere Road.

A bus stop is located outside the main entrance between entrance 2 and 3.

• B – Blue Line – Princess Margaret Hospital to Belfast & Rangiora
• Orbiter – Anticlockwise and Clockwise

The Princess Margaret Hospital Map

Services at The Princess Margaret Hospital are listed below. Click on service names to find out more about each service.

Services at The Princess Margaret Hospital