Ōamaru Hospital is a Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora - Southern hospital. It offers a range of public and private integrated services, Inpatient beds, 24/7 Emergency Department (including all public holidays), Maternity Services, Specialist Outpatient Clinics, Allied and Community Health Services, Laboratory Service, Radiology Services, and Mobile Surgical Services.
From Ōamaru Hospital Emergency Department, patients may be admitted to Inpatient Services for observation and transfers may be made, as necessary. Acute surgical cases, once stabilised, if required, are transferred to Dunedin Hospital.