Dunedin Public Hospital

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Dunedin Hospital
Otago District Health Board
Dunedin Public Hospital from Signal Hill
Location
Place Dunedin, New Zealand Otago, (NZ)
Coordinates 45°52′10″S 170°30′31″E / -45.869438, 170.508633Coordinates: 45°52′10″S 170°30′31″E / -45.869438, 170.508633
Organisation
Care System Publicly funded
Hospital Type Teaching, Tertiary Referral
Affiliated University University of Otago
Services
Emergency Dept. Yes
Beds 350
History
Founded unknown
Links
Website Homepage
See also Hospitals in New Zealand

Dunedin Public Hospital is the main public hospital in Dunedin, New Zealand. It is the largest hospital south of Christchurch and serves as a major base hospital for the Otago and Southland regions (with a potential catchment radius of roughly 300 kilometres).

The hospital is operated by the Otago District Health Board. It is located in the central business district of Dunedin close to the University, lying between Great King Street, Hanover Street, Cumberland Street and Fredrick Street.

It is a 350 bed tertiary hospital and is affiliated with the University of Otago. There are approximately 200 specialist consultants. Total employees number about 3,100.

[edit] History

The original hospital was built at The Octagon in 1851, and moved to the site of the present hospital in 1865.[1]

The main hospital building had been designed with consideration for a helipad, after substantial fundraising one was built on the roof in circa 2000. The hospital helipad improves patient care, reducing the need for ambulance transfers between a remote helipad and the hospital. Due to safety requirements, only twin-engined helicopters are allowed to land on the hospital.

In March 2007 two wards of the hospital were closed due to a suspected outbreak of norovirus, thought to have been brought in by a patient.[2]

The hospital uses coal-fired boilers to generate steam, for cooking and cleaning.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Hospitals. 1966 Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Retrieved on 2007-11-16.
  2. ^ Bug closes two Dunedin hospital wards. New Zealand Herald (March 22, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-11-16.

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