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 11 March 2024

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Monday 11 March 2024Waitaha Canterbury Pānui1 minute to read

Te Whatu Ora Waitaha Canterbury Pānui Monday 11 March 2024In this edition of Te Whatu Ora Waitaha | Canterbury Pānui

There were smiles all round as an international visitor had a delightful reunion with her former surgeon and nurses – 52 years after life-changing treatment at Christchurch Hospital’s Spinal Unit. We also meet retiring Ashburton Hospital Staff Nurse Ros Gibb, who has seen a great deal of change over her 50 years of service.

We continue our International Women’s Day feature with four more profiles of women making a difference in Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora Canterbury Waitaha, and we catch up with two kaimahi who recently completed the gruelling Old Ghost Ultra endurance race.

In One Minute With … Occupational Therapist Louise Rutherford talks about her role supporting tangata whaiora at Hillmorton, and we hear about Simone Kinley’s new role dedicated to supporting the welfare and wellbeing of Specialist Mental Health Service (SMHS) staff.

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

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