Palmerston North Regional Hospital | |
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MidCentral District Health Board | |
Geography | |
Location | Palmerston North, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand |
Coordinates | 40°20′19″S 175°37′13″E / 40.3387°S 175.6203°E |
Organisation | |
Funding | Public hospital |
Type | General |
Services | |
Emergency department | Yes |
Beds | 354 |
Helipad | ICAO: NZJM |
History | |
Opened | 1893 |
Links | |
Website | Official website |
Lists | Hospitals in New Zealand |
Palmerston North Regional Hospital is the primary public hospital in Palmerston North, New Zealand. Located at the northern end of Ruahine Street, it is approximately 2 km (1.2 mi) northeast of The Square. The hospital is operated by the MidCentral District Health Board, which serves Palmerston North and the surrounding districts of Manawatū, Tararua and Horowhenua districts.
As of 2020, the hospital has 354 inpatient beds.[1] It is a major trauma centre, one of four in the lower North Island, alongside Hawke's Bay Hospital, Whanganui Hospital and Wellington Regional Hospital.[2]