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 .

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora Waitaha Canterbury Pānui Monday 21 October 2024

Monday 21 October 2024Waitaha Canterbury Pānui2 minutes to read

In this edition of Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora Waitaha Canterbury Pānui

In this week’s issue of the Pānui, we congratulate Rangiora Health Hub Midwife Manager Jen Cunningham who received a community service award from the Waimakiriri District Council and get to know Irena de Rooy, Interim Director Quality and Patient Safety in this week’s One min with…

An entire extra cohort of medical imaging students are being trained in Christchurch thanks to the tireless work of Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora clinical radiology managers and two Ara Institute of Canterbury Department of Health Practice staff and Hillmorton’s Specialist Mental Health Service (SMHS) project, Building 12 and 14, has received high praise at the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) Lighting Awards, earning a Highly Commended in the Illumination Award for Interior Lighting Design. 

Friends of the Nurses’ Memorial Chapel is selling handcrafted ANZAC poppy brooches as part of ongoing fundraising for the historic chapel, outside Christchurch Hospital on Riccarton Avenue and West Coast Te Tai o Poutini is the first centre in New Zealand to receive accreditation to deliver Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) Training.  

This week is also Recycling Week and a great way to increase awareness and educate New Zealanders about recycling and reducing waste.

You can read the Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora Waitaha Canterbury Pānui online.

 

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