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 30 March 2020

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Monday 30 March 2020Waitaha Canterbury Pānui2 minutes to read

In this edition of the CEO Update…

CEO David Meates announces that Christchurch Hospital Hagley was blessed last week – and attendees took care to ensure proper physical distancing throughout! He also gives special thanks to those who are working during the Nationwide Level 4 Alert Lockdown period to get the Intensive Care Unit finished. David reflects on the first death attributed to COVID-19 on the West Coast yesterday. He expresses his condolences, and thanks the staff who helped her during her time in care.

This issue also looks at the how a Nephrology Pharmacist, inspired by their own artistry, is encouraging staff to use the lockdown to get creative and pursue activities like drawing, painting, jewelry-making or taking photos; how two Christchurch Women’s Hospital registrars came up with an easy-to-remember video (set to the tune of Stayin' Alive by the Bee Gees) on how staff can safely put on and take off personal protective equipment; details the arrival of two donated incubators to a wildlife centre in New South Wales, where they are now being used to incubate wildlife injured in the bushfires; and much more.

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

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