Palmerston North Hospital

Palmerston North Regional Hospital
MidCentral District Health Board
Palmerston North Regional Hospital main building, May 2020
Map
Geography
LocationPalmerston North, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand
Coordinates40°20′19″S 175°37′13″E / 40.3387°S 175.6203°E / -40.3387; 175.6203
Organisation
FundingPublic hospital
TypeGeneral
Services
Emergency departmentYes
Beds354
HelipadICAO: NZJM
History
Opened1893
Links
WebsiteOfficial website
ListsHospitals 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]

  1. ^ "Palmerston North Hospital". Ministry of Health NZ. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
  2. ^ "New Zealand Out-of-Hospital Major Trauma Destination Policy -- Lower North Island Area" (PDF). National Trauma Network/Te Hononga Whētuki ā-Motu. February 2017.