Christchurch District Health Board Wednesday 15 February 2012, 4:48PM
Some Child Health Services at Christchurch Hospital temporarily
move to accommodate earthquake repairs
Some Children's Services at Christchurch Hospital have been
temporarily relocated to other parts of the hospital to allow for
scheduled earthquake repair work this month.
Child Health Service Manager Anne Morgan says the Child Haematology
and Oncology Centre (CHOC) have temporarily relocated from
Riverside to the Gynaecology Assessment Unit in Christchurch
Women's Hospital and the unit has temporarily moved to the
Gynaecology Ward.
"These temporary relocations are a result of the need for
earthquake repair and strengthening work to be carried out around
doorway entrances to the children's wards," Anne says.
The Children's Wards 21 and 22 have also temporarily combined and
the Paediatric High Dependency Unit will be temporarily based in
some of the unaffected CHOC rooms.
"The repair work is expected to take about two weeks. We apologise
for the disruption this causes to staff, patients and visitors to
the hospital. The repair work is part of the scheduled repairs and
seismic strengthening work that are being undertaken across
Canterbury District Health Board sites."
To learn more about the repair work that's happening go to:
www.itsallhappening.chdb.health.nz