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St George's Hospital
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- Cardiology
- Colon & Rectal Surgeon
- ENT
- Maxillofacial Surgery
- Neuro Surgeon
- Oncologist
- Ophthalmology
- Orthopedics
- Paediatrics
- Urology
- Vascular Surgeon
Total Number Of Beds : 135
Description
About St Georges Hospital
St Georges Hospital is well known throughout Canterbury and over the years staff have helped many thousands of people
Patients always come first at St Georges Hospital Their visit must be as relaxing and comfortable as possible
The environment was an important influence in the design and ongoing redevelopment of the St Georges Hospital site All the new buildings have been created with the Merivale precinct in mind and have also taken into account the design features of The Heritage Building
As a charitable trust we put any surpluses back into patient care and the development of the hospital
History
History
St Georges Hospital is an Incorporated Society with charitable trust status established by the people of Canterbury The Hospital had been one of the early decisions of the Canterbury Association in Great Britain that in the formation of the Canterbury settlement in New Zealand there should be established a cathedral a university college a school for the secondary education of boys a church hopsital and later a medical school
The early Canterbury settlers vision resulted in the development of Christs College in 1851 the Christchurch Hospital 1862 University of Canterbury in 1874 and the Medical School in 1972
In the early 1920s that band of enthusiasts led and inspired by Canon J R Wilford then Principal of College House set the wheels in motion stimulated interest collected money and established an organisation to put the project into effect
The Hospital was built as a result of cooperation between the Church of England and a group of interested Cantabrians and opened its doors in 1928 The Hospital is registered to care for surgical medical and maternity patients mostly from the private sector It also contracts to provide a range of surgical and obstetric services to public patients funded by Government
The Hospital does not have shareholders Any financial surplus is reinvested in the Hospital or used to carry out the Hospitals charitable objectives Today the Hospital is one of the largest private hospitals in New Zealand and is one of the most modern in terms of its equipment and technology
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