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 24 March 2025

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Monday 24 March 2025Waitaha Canterbury Pānui1 minute to read

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

In this week’s issue of the Pānui, we celebrate a significant career milestone for three of our staff. Dental Therapist Vivian Harris who retires on Friday after 50 years of service to the children of Christchurch, Registered Nurse Kaye Carr’s from the Day Surgery Unit who marked 50th year since starting her nursing training and Anaesthetic Technician (AT) Kathy Campbell who retires on Friday after 35 years working in health. 

On the West Coast, Enrolled Nurse Glenys Breeze also celebrated a lifetime of nursing with Public Service Association Representative Paul Kearns.  Over the last 50 years, she had an incredible impact on the lives of many West Coast residents. 

Communications Business Partner Deidre Mussen is featured in this week’s One min with… and a significant milestone was reached at Hillmorton Campus on Thursday, 20 March, with a sod-turning ceremony marking the beginning of construction on a new state-of-the-art mental health facility.

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

 

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