Enjoy comfortable surroundings and the attention of dedicated staff delivering quality care.

COVID-19 

Effective Wednesday 6 July 2022 - Orange level

Admission requirements

Prior to your care at St George's Hospital you will need to:

• Contact your clinician's rooms if you have had COVID in the last 8 weeks
• Have a negative rapid antigen test.  This will be undertaken at the Hospital on the day of your planned admission

Safety requirements at St George’s Hospital include:

• Anyone entering and moving around the Hospital must wear a surgical/medical mask unless they have an authorised exemption
• Fabric face coverings are no longer acceptable
• Anyone who is unwell should not enter our facility
• Wherever possible physical distancing will be maintained
• Good hand hygiene should be practiced

Visiting

• One visitor per person at any time until 8.00 pm.  Visitors should stay in the patient room for the durationof the visit
• A child (15 yaers and under) may accompany an adult
• Masks are required to be worn at all times (this includes all patient care areas, eg patient rooms)
• Failure to adhere to these restrictions will result in you being asked to leave
• Cardiac/ICU wards strictly no visiting between 1.00 pm – 3 .00 pm

To ensure we meet the physical distancing requirements the following restrictions are in place:

Cardiology Day Unit

One support person per dependent adult only.

Admission and Discharge Unit

Patients may have one support person accompany them to the Unit on admission only.  Visitors may return to collect the patient when they are ready for discharge.

One support person may stay with a dependent adult or child only.

Maternity

Women in labour can have two support people, then one support person for the duration of their stay at St George’s Maternity.  No children are able to visit during this time.   

Antenatal breastfeeding classes continue with physical distancing requirements and restricted numbers.

St George's Cancer Care

Clinic appointments:      One support person may accompany a patient during a clinic appointment

Chemotherapy suite:     No support people at Orange level

Radiation suite:             No support people at Orange level 

St George's Eye Care

Patients may have one support person accompany them during their visit.

St George’s Hospital will continue to follow Ministry of Health and Te Whatu Ora Waitaha Canterbury COVID-19 guidelines, to ensure the safety and well-being of our patients, staff, and the wider community.

For more information please visit:

The Ministry of Health webpage – https://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/diseases-and-conditions/covid-19-novel-coronavirus

The Unite against COVID-19 webpage – https://covid19.govt.nz/