Hospital News
St George’s Eye Care is now offering a cutting-edge genetic test to assess glaucoma risk, thanks to Clinical Director and Consultant Ophthalmologist Dr Paul Baddeley, one of the first South Island providers to support this advancement.
We’re proud to share that St George’s Hospital has been awarded the McFedries Trophy at the 2025 Christchurch Beautifying Association Awards, recognising the entire hospital site for its outstanding gardens and beautifully maintained green spaces.
Erin Bensley (Ngāti Kahungunu ki Te Wairoa) has always been drawn to roles that combine clinical care with systems thinking. She began her nursing career in the neurosurgery and neurology ward at Christchurch Public Hospital while completing postgraduate studies in neurosciences. Her growing interest in data and information management led her to study Nursing and Health Leadership and Management, eventually stepping into her current role as Clinical Informatics Manager at St George’s Hospital.
St George’s Cancer Care Centre in Christchurch is now equipped with cutting-edge radiation therapy technology, thanks to a generous donation from the Hugo Charitable Trust which has purchased a Surface Guided Radiation Therapy (SGRT) system.
Under St George’s Sustainability Policy, the hospital has made a commitment to reduce its CO2 emissions by 30% within six years under a new decarbonisation project.
When a patient is admitted to St George’s they bring a lot of crucial information with them, both in their personally-completed pre-admission forms, and in the health files from their surgeons, specialists and GPs.
Those seeking cancer treatment through St George’s Cancer Care Centre, based in Christchurch, will now have access to a radiation oncologist in Dunedin and a medical oncologist in Queenstown.
Two organisations are putting their skills together to provide rehabilitation health services to cancer patients and their whānau supporting them to live well, pre, post and during their cancer treatment.
A prostate cancer patient has become the first person in New Zealand to receive radiation treatment using ground-breaking new radiation technology.
St George’s onsite herb garden is flavouring meals for the Hospital’s patients.
Nutrition plays an important role throughout our lives – even more so when we are unwell or recovering from an illness.
St George’s Hospital has quite a few ‘engine rooms’ to keep us running, but there’s one in particular that is often overlooked.
St George’s Eye Care is one of the first eye clinics in New Zealand to offer its cataract patients access to a new lens implant that delivers an extended range of vision.
Judy Stack thinks of St George’s Hospital as her “other family”.