| Dunedin Hospital Otago District Health Board |
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| Dunedin Public Hospital from Signal Hill | |
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| Place | Dunedin, New Zealand Otago, (NZ) |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: |
| 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. History See also History of Otago The Otago Settlement sponsored by the Free Church of Scotland, materialised in March 1848 with the arrival of the first New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. This article describes policy-related systems For the article on hospital networks which are sometimes referred to as health care systems see Hospital network. A hospital is an institution for Health care providing treatment by specialised staff and equipment and often but not always providing for A university is an institution of Higher education and Research, which grants Academic degrees in a variety of subjects The University of Otago ( Te Whare Wānanga o Otāgo) in Dunedin is New Zealand 's oldest university with over 20000 students enrolled during This is a list of Hospitals in New Zealand. Northland Region Bay of Islands Hospital - Kawakawa Dargaville Hospital A public hospital is a Hospital which is owned by a Government and receives government funding Dunedin (dəˈneɪdɪn) Ōtepoti in Maori is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the region of 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). Christchurch (Ōtautahi The largest City in the South Island, it is also the second largest city and third largest urban area of New Zealand History See also History of Otago The Otago Settlement sponsored by the Free Church of Scotland, materialised in March 1848 with the arrival of the first Southland (Murihiku is the name of New Zealand 's southernmost region and is also the name of a district within that region A catchment is any device or structure that captures Water.
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. The University of Otago ( Te Whare Wānanga o Otāgo) in Dunedin is New Zealand 's oldest university with over 20000 students enrolled during There are approximately 200 specialist consultants. Total employees number about 3,100.
History
The original hospital was built at The Octagon in 1851, and moved to the site of the present hospital in 1865. The Octagon is the city centre of Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. [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. Norovirus (was "Norwalk-like viruses" an RNA virus of the Caliciviridae taxonomic family, causes approximately 90% of Epidemic [2]
The hospital uses coal-fired boilers to generate steam, for cooking and cleaning.
References
- ^ Hospitals. 1966 Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Retrieved on 2007-11-16. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published
- ^ Bug closes two Dunedin hospital wards. New Zealand Herald (March 22, 2007). Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Retrieved on 2007-11-16. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published
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