| Christchurch Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Canterbury District Health Board | |
 Aerial view of Christchurch Hospital (2009) | |
  Location in Christchurch | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Riccarton Avenue, Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Coordinates | 43°32′04″S 172°37′32″E / 43.5344°S 172.6255°E |
| Organisation | |
| Funding | Government (District Health Board) |
| Type | General |
| Affiliated university | University of Otago Christchurch School of Medicine |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 836 [1] |
| Helipad | ICAO: NZJC |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 June 1862 |
| Links | |
| Website | https://www.cdhb.health.nz/ |
| Lists | Hospitals in New Zealand |
Christchurch Hospital is the largest tertiary hospital in the South Island of New Zealand. The public hospital is in the centre of Christchurch city, on the edge of Hagley Park, and serves the wider Canterbury region. The Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) operates the hospital with funding from the government.
Christchurch Hospital is the major trauma centre for northern and central Canterbury, and the tertiary major trauma centre for the wider Canterbury and West Coast regions.[2] It has the busiest ED in the South Island and sees more major trauma than any other hospital in New Zealand, and all but a handful of hospitals in Australia.[3]
The Christchurch School of Medicine is on the hospital campus, the school provides teaching for fourth, fifth and sixth year medical students, and is part of the University of Otago.
A new building, sitting behind the original Christchurch Hospital buildings, named ‘Waipapa’ was opened in 2020 and houses Canterbury DHB’s acute services. Christchurch Hospital’s Emergency Department is now located within Waipapa.[4]
The hospital’s helipad now sits atop of the Waipapa building,[5] and replaces the previous one situated in Hagley Park 500 m (1,600 ft) to the southwest along Hagley Avenue.[6]
- ^ "Christchurch Hospital". Ministry of Health NZ. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "New Zealand Out-of-Hospital Major Trauma Destination Policy – South Island Area" (PDF). National Trauma Network/Te Hononga Whētuki ā-Motu. February 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 January 2021.
- ^ "Reflections and lessons from Christchurch Hospital and the frontlines of an emergency response to violent trauma". Croakey Health Media. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ^ "Christchurch Hospital Hagley Public Open Day on Sunday 6 October 2019". Canterbury DHB. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ^ "First patient to land at new Christchurch Hospital helipad". Otago Daily Times Online News. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ^ "Christchurch Hospital Heliport aerodrome chart" (PDF). AIP New Zealand. Civil Aviation Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2010.