Auckland City Hospital is New Zealand's largest public hospital and clinical research facility. As one of the leading public healthcare providers in the country, it is committed to excellence in patient care, research, training, and community service.
The hospital brings together the services of Greenlane Clinical Centre and the National Women's Hospital into one building, and links with Starship Children's Hospital.
Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tumai Auckland is the largest trainer of doctors in New Zealand, with approximately 1,477 medical staff.
Auckland City Hospital has the largest elective surgery delivery system in the country with 23,000 patient discharges every year. The hospital undertakes an average of 30,000 acute surgical discharges and 66,000 acute medical and rehabilitation discharges every year.
Some of the specialist services provided by Auckland City Hospital for the whole of New Zealand are:
- Organ transplants (heart, lung, and liver)
- Acute major airway obstruction transferred for laser or stent placement
- Massive haemoptysis surgery
- Hepatic surgery
- Specialist paediatric services
- Epilepsy surgery
- Deep brain stimulation
- High-risk obstetrics
- Intensive care.