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 .

Te Whatu Ora Waitaha | Canterbury Pānui Monday 1 August 2022

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Monday 1 August 2022Waitaha Canterbury Pānui2 minutes to read

 

 

In this edition of Te Whatu Ora Waitaha | Canterbury Pānui

This week we congratulate Meg Poutasi, the newly appointed National Director, Pacific Health. Interim Regional Director / Interim District Director Peter Bramley looks at our COVID-19 numbers and thanks all health workers, from the frontline to those getting things done behind the scenes, for their hard mahi.

Also, in this week’s edition, we celebrate Cook Islands Language Week with the Canterbury Hauora Community Hub and share the launch of a mobile testing clinic to mark World Hepatitis Day. A partnership between Canterbury health providers, social agencies, and Ara Poutama Aotearoa aims to address the obstacles prison leavers face in accessing health care.

We haven’t forgotten the quiz, and this week test your knowledge of 1980s music.

We welcome your feedback on the new Te Whatu Ora Waitaha | Canterbury Pānui. Please contact communications@cdhb.health.nz

You can read the Te Whatu Ora Waitaha | Canterbury Pānui in two different formats:

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