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Description

The Emergency Department at Middlemore Hospital is for life-threatening emergencies.  Call 111 in an emergency, 24 hours a day 7 days a week.

Your family doctor is the first place you should go for help.  They will provide you with medical advice, and prescriptions and help you to manage any long-term conditions.  If you do not have a family doctor you can find one on Healthpoint.

The Emergency Department has specialised areas for resuscitation and monitoring. There are 27 adult assessment rooms, two adult procedure rooms, a dedicated plastering room, and an ENT (Ear, Nose & Throat) room.  There are also 24 beds in the adult short-stay area for patients with an 'expected' discharge period within 24 hours from arrival that are utilised by all teams providing acute care.

The Emergency Department has a separate area for paediatric services (Kidz First Emergency Care).  This includes two resuscitation rooms, 14 acute assessment rooms and a procedure room.  There are also 13 beds in the paediatric short-stay area.

Accident and Medical clinics in the Counties region also provide after-hours care.  Lower after-hours charges apply 6pm - 8am weekdays, all weekend and every public holiday. Scroll down to view details for alternative Accident and Medical clinics in the Auckland Region.

Consultants

Referral Expectations

Approximately 1/3 of the patients seen in Emergency Care are referred by a primary healthcare practitioner directly to an inpatient team. The remaining 2/3 of the patients self-present to Emergency Care. 

Visiting Hours

Disposable medical-grade face masks must be worn when inside our facilities. If you do not have one, we can provide one for you to use. Reusable cloth masks, scarves, bandannas, or t-shirts cannot be used when visiting a health facility.

Visitors with service or guide dogs are permitted if they comply with hospital policy and other local guidelines.

Home-cooked food can only be delivered directly to patients by visitors. It cannot be left to be collected.

General Policy:
We will support patients to have a maximum of three visitors at any one time between 8am and 8pm.

One visitor can visit overnight (8pm-8am) if prearranged with the ward charge nurse or midwife manager.

Generally, children under 15 should not visit healthcare facilities. Visits from under 15 years must be agreed in advance with the ward charge nurse or midwife manager. They must be supervised at all times.

Some services such as Emergency, Critical Care, Maternity, Neonatal, Paediatrics, Dialysis, Mental Health, and others have different guidelines.

It is best to check with your whaanau member’s care team before you visit i.e. the ward charge nurse or midwife manager.

Please visit Counties Manukau Health website.

If unwell, get a COVID-19 test and stay home. If you have any questions call Healthline on 0800 611 116.

Parking

Mobility parking spaces can be located near most of the entrances around the hospital.  Please ensure you display an authorised mobility parking pass at all times.  

Autopay stations are located inside the entrances of the hospital. On-site parking at the following rates:

Up to 15 minutes FREE
15 minutes to 1 hour $5.00
1 - 2 hours $10.00
2 - 3 hours $15.00
3 - 4 hours $21.00
Over 4 hours $26.00
Lost ticket fee $52.00

 

 

 

 

 

Hours of operation: 24 hours per day/7 days a week.

Other

Other Emergency Care Providers - Accident and Medical Clinics

REDUCED CHARGES
*Reduced charges are available to those considered most at risk. ALL children under six years are FREE, ALL adults 65 years and older and low income individuals and families are subsidised. If you are a patient with a Community Services Card or a High User Health Card bring it along to prove eligibility and you will get a decreased co-payment as well.

Lower after-hours charges apply 6pm - 8am weekdays, all weekend and every public holiday.

East Care Accident and Medical Clinic   
Local Doctors - Ōtara   
Local Doctors - Dawsons Road  
Bakerfield Medical and Urgent Care (Manukau)  
Pukekohe Family Health Care  
Counties Medical Care - Takanini and Papakura  
White Cross Accident & Urgent Medical - Ōtāhuhu   

Note: In rural areas such as Kumeū, Waiheke, Warkworth and Wellsford a 24 hour on call service is provided.  If medical care is required after hours in these areas, patients should ring the local GP practice to access these services.

Website

www.countiesmanukau.health.nz/

Contact Details

Middlemore Hospital

South Auckland

Hours: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Middlemore Hospital
Hospital Road
Otahuhu
Auckland

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Street Address

Middlemore Hospital
Hospital Road
Ōtāhuhu
Auckland

Postal Address

Private Bag 93311
Ōtāhuhu
Auckland 1640
New Zealand

This page was last updated at 10:15AM on September 9, 2024. This information is reviewed and edited by Emergency Department | Counties Manukau.