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 .

testing centre

  1. Home
  2. Health news
  3. testing centre

3 news items.

Media release

Closure of Orchard Road COVID-19 Testing Centre

Thursday 15 December 2022

The final day for the Orchard Road COVID-19 Testing Centre will be tomorrow, Friday December 16.  Becky Hickmott,... read more about Closure of Orchard Road COVID-19 Testing Centre»

Tags

Media release

New community Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) pick up point opened in Rolleston

Wednesday 9 March 2022Quick Read

A new community Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) pick up point has opened today at Factory Drive off Iport Drive in the IPort... read more about New community Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) pick up point opened in Rolleston»

Tags

Media release

New COVID-19 testing centre opens in Wigram from 10am Tuesday 22 Feb

Monday 21 February 2022Quick Read

New COVID-19 testing centre opens in Wigram from 10am Tuesday 22 Feb To help meet high public demand for testing, an... read more about New COVID-19 testing centre opens in Wigram from 10am Tuesday 22 Feb»

Tags

Showing 1-3 of 3 results, page 1 of 1.

Page last updated: 26 February 2024

Is this page useful?