VISITING HOSPITAL

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

Last updated:
13 March 2023

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 we recommend 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 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 are recommended to 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 face 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 face 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 can 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, WhatsApp 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 are recommended to wear a medical face mask.

Parents/caregivers are able to be with their child in hospital and visitors 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.

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Featured – Media release

Recreational water quality results from Lyttelton Bays/Whakaraupō and Akaroa/Whakaroa

Tuesday 20 June 2023

  Environment Canterbury undertook faecal source testing earlier this year in many of the bays and waterways in... read more about Recreational water quality results from Lyttelton Bays/Whakaraupō and Akaroa/Whakaroa»

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Health Warning – Precautionary boil water notice in Akaroa – seek health advice if you’re unwell

Sunday 14 February 2021Quick Read

Canterbury DHB Medical Officer of Health, Dr Cheryl Brunton, says while the risk to people’s health is believed to be... read more about Health Warning – Precautionary boil water notice in Akaroa – seek health advice if you’re unwell»

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Green light for new Akaroa health facility

Friday 21 October 2016Quick Read

​The Akaroa community and Canterbury DHB's commitment to a 12 bed facility for Akaroa has been confirmed. The board... read more about Green light for new Akaroa health facility»

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The new Akaroa Integrated Health Facility is one step closer

Tuesday 3 May 2016Quick Read

​Canterbury DHB is pleased to announce it is tendering for the design of the new Integrated Health Facility in... read more about The new Akaroa Integrated Health Facility is one step closer»

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Progress towards Akaroa IFHC

Wednesday 19 August 2015Quick Read

Canterbury DHB has begun consultation on its proposal to sell land on the Akaroa Hospital site to support the... read more about Progress towards Akaroa IFHC»

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