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 .

CEO Update – Monday 9 March 2020

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Monday 9 March 2020Waitaha Canterbury Pānui1 minute to read

In this edition of the CEO Update…

CEO David Meates shares some advice on looking after yourself and others as the one-year anniversary of the 15 March mosque attacks occurs this week. He provides an update on COVID-19, including tips on protecting yourself and your whānau, and important travel advice for staff. He also promotes the new video showcasing midwifery in Canterbury and the West Coast that aims to attract more midwives to the regions.

This issue also shares the progress on the Care Capacity Demand Management programme; promotes Brain Week and World Delirium Day; pays tribute to a much-loved staff member; celebrates the work of volunteers in raising funds for special new equipment for the Canterbury Eye Service; and much more.

You can read the Canterbury DHB CEO Update in two different formats:

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