Palmerston North Hospital

Name :

Palmerston North Hospital

Address  :

50 Ruahine Street
Private Bag 11036

Town  :

Palmerston North

State  :

ManawatuWanganui

Country  :

NEW ZEALAND

Post Code:

4442

Phone  :

06 356 9169

Fax  :

06 350 8774

Web URL  :

Specialization
  • Cardiology
  • Dermatology
  • Gastro-enterology
  • General Surgeon
  • Oncologist
Facilities

Total Number Of Beds : 350


Description

The base regional hospital in Palmerston North has a dedicated Intensive Care Unit Coronary Care Unit and Neonatal Unit amongst other services and provides one of the largest trauma centres in New Zealand

Palmerston North Hospital is a 350 bed secondary hospital which services an urban population of 80000 and a total population catchment of 166000 The Emergency Department is a district trauma centre servicing a geographically large area with pockets of isolated rural townships Otaki Wairarapa Horowhenua Taraura southern Hawkes Bay districts and Linton Military camp with a rural population of 86000
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