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CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL
About the Hospital
Christchurch Hospital
is the largest tertiary, teaching and research hospital in the South
Island and provides a full range of emergency, acute, elective and
outpatient services. Doctors and specialists from here also travel to
major centres in the South Island providing specialist clinics and
operations. Telemedicine facilities link the hospital with other sites
throughout New Zealand. This means patients don’t always need to leave
their hometown to receive treatment.
Christchurch Hospital provides services to over 35,600 inpatients each year. Approximately two-thirds of these patients are admitted acutely. A further 13,000 people are day patients. The number of people waiting for surgery has fallen rapidly in recent years due to a significant increase in the number of surgical patients being treated. There are 16,000 theatre visits each year.
The hospital operates 600-650 beds. Our busiest time of year is usually winter, and there is an active liaison with the rehabilitation hospitals (Burwood and Princess Margaret) to ensure that patients are appropriately placed for acute and sub-acute care.
There are over 197,000 outpatient attendances at the hospital, excluding those for radiology and laboratory services. In addition, Christchurch Hospital has the busiest Emergency Department in Australasia treating more than 65,000 patients a year.
Many of the doctors and specialists working in the hospital are involved in leading international research. Often, they are engaged in joint projects with medical research scientists at the Christchurch School of Medicine, part of the University of Otago. The School is integrated into the hospital campus.
Christchurch Hospital is the major tertiary teaching hospital in the South Island where doctors receive clinical training and it is one of the four main teaching hospitals in New Zealand. The examination pass rates for resident medical staff are high. A range of post-graduate nursing programmes is also offered.
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