Auckland DHB Emergency Department

Public Service, Emergency

Today

Open today 12:00 AM to 12:00 AM.

Description

Auckland City Hospital is one of two major trauma centres serving the Auckland region and has all major specialties available on site except for Maxillofacial and Plastic Surgery.

The Department sees approximately 76,000 patients with a high index of disease severity (40% admission rate). The Department is co-located with the Starship Hospital's Paediatric Emergency Department which sees approximately 30,000 patients annually, making the Auckland campus one of the busiest in Australasia.

The Department is affiliated with the Auckland University Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences and is actively involved in undergraduate and postgraduate education.

Consultants

Dr Abigail Arrowsmith

Emergency Medicine Specialist
Dr Aye Aung - Holebrook

Emergency Medicine Specialist
Dr Heidi Baker

Emergency Medicine Specialist
Dr Gina de Cleene

Director of Emergency Medicine Training
Dr Owen Doran

Director of Emergency Medicine Training
Dr Bernard Foley

Emergency Medicine Specialist
Dr Elspeth Richardson

Emergency Medicine Specialist
Dr Mark Friedericksen

Emergency Medicine Specialist
Dr Mark Gardener

Emergency Medicine Specialist
Dr Alana Harper

Emergency Medicine Specialist
Dr Peter Jones

Director of Emergency Medicine Research
Dr Anil Nair

Emergency Medicine Specialist
Dr Scott Orman

Emergency Medicine Specialist
Dr Cameron Rosie

Emergency Medicine Specialist

Referral Expectations

On arrival at the Emergency Department you are seen by a triage nurse who assesses your condition. Depending on your condition, you may be seen immediately or you may be asked to wait in the waiting room.

Approximate wait times are available on a dashboard in the waiting room

Charges

New Zealand citizens or those who have obtained permanent residence are entitled to publicly funded health care.

Non-residents may be required to pay for their health care. If you were not born in New Zealand and have not previously shown evidence of residency you should bring your passport with you on your first visit to the hospital for verification.

Emergency Medicine staff are unable to confirm your eligibility to receive free health care.

Hours

Open today 12:00 AM to 12:00 AM.

Mon – Sun	midnight – midnight

24 hours a day; 7 days a week.

Parking

There is a temporary carpark outside the Emergency Department that should be used to pick/drop off patients only. Please inform security staff to avoid the risk of it being towed away.

Pay parking for visitors and patients is available in the Visitors' Carpark - Carpark A (use the Park Road entrance and follow the signs).

Other

EMERGENCY MEDICINE TRAINING

The DEM at Auckland Hospital has accreditation from the Australasian College of Emergency Medicine for 2 years of advanced training. The Department currently supports 14 registrars in training. The Auckland regional training programme provides training posts in Emergency Medicine, Intensive Care (adult and paediatric), Paediatrics, Anaesthesia and General Medicine. There is a robust regional education programme for trainees with specific sessions dedicated to preparation for college exams. There are 8 house surgeon training posts, allowing those who are considering a career in emergency medicine to gain some experience prior to committing to the formal training programme. We also provide training to medical students, elective students, army medics and St Johns ambulance staff.

Enquiries regarding training positions should be directed to Dr Owen Doran (OwenD@adhb.govt.nz) or Dr Elspeth Frascatore

Enquiries regarding student elective placements or requests to do research in ED should be directed to Assoc. Prof Dr Peter Jones ().

Further information and application forms are available on the NoRTH website.

General enquiries to Ms Reshma Amin (ReshmaA@adhb.govt.nz) or Ms Geraldine Dias (GeraldineD@adhb.govt.nz)

CAREERS

The department has Fellow jobs available annually through the ADHB careers website. Senior trainees will find these posts useful in bridging the gap from a senior registrar to a consultant.

The department also has a ACEM accredited Special skills post in HEMS and Medical Education. This is available to ACEM trainees in their last year of training.

If you are interested in working in the Emergency Department, please put in an expression of interest on the ADHB careers website https://careers.adhb.govt.nz/ or email Mr Pieter Erasmus, Recruitment consultant