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Emergency department (ED)

Te Kuiti Hospital has a 24-hour emergency department. There is clear signage and a drop off bay.

For critical or life-threatening emergencies go to the emergency department or call 111

If you are not sure how serious the problem is, call Healthline at any time for advice on 0800 611 116

When to go to ED

Contact

For all enquiries, call 07 878 7333

Postal address:

Te Kuiti Hospital
24 Ailsa Street
Private Bag
Te Kuiti 3941

Visiting hours

Te Kuiti Hospital visiting hours are 11am to 1:30pm and 4pm to 8pm, 7 days a week.

If you need to visit at other times, discuss this with the ward in advance.

How to get to Te Kuiti Hospital

Te Kuiti Hospital is at:

24 Ailsa Street
Te Kuiti
Waikato 3910

Transport options

Bus

The Route 26 Te Kuiti bus goes from Hamilton to Te Kuiti Hospital, stopping in Ōhaupō, Te Awamutu, Kihikihi, Ōtorohanga and Te Kuiti.

Routes and timetables — Busitexternal link

Shuttle

Community Health Transport offer transport to and from health appointments throughout Waikato. These services are funded by Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora and are operated by volunteers. Contact the provider directly to book your spot.

Transport providers — Waikato Community Transportexternal link

Parking

There is free parking onsite.

Departments and services

Te Kuiti Hospital provides these services:

  • 24-hour emergency department
  • retrieval services (air and road ambulance) to Waikato Hospital for people requiring urgent complex care
  • speciality clinics for outpatients with visiting senior doctors
  • general laboratory and radiology diagnostics
  • fracture clinics
  • repatriation of rural patients from Waikato Hospital to a hospital closer to their own community for further care before discharge
  • GPs
  • physiotherapy gym.

Outreach and community services

Audiology Children's health Community nurses Dermatology Diabetes Disability support
Heart failure Nutrition and dietetics Physiotherapy Radiology Social work Speech-language therapy

Te Kuiti Maternity Resource Centre

The Te Kuiti Maternity Resource Centre supports women during their pregnancy and after pēpi is born to access a range of community resources and social services.

Services and information available include:

  • a room equipped for lead maternity carer midwives
  • Well Child | Tamariki Ora service providers
  • health and community workers, including cookery classes, visiting lactation consultants and vision hearing testers
  • smokefree, immunisation, nutrition and parenting education services
  • links with perinatal mental health services.

Street address:

20 Carroll Street
Te Kuiti
Waikato 3910

Phone (freephone): 0800 563 133

Visiting hours: 9am to 3pm, Monday to Friday.

Feedback

How was the care you or your whānau received at our healthcare providers in Waikato? We welcome feedback, compliments or complaints to help us get things right.

Waikato feedback, complaints, and compliments form

Phone 07 834 3612

Email WKFeedback@tewhatuora.govt.nz

If you have a problem you want sorted straight away, talk with the staff caring for you or ask to speak with a manager in that area.