Auckland
Auckland Hospital has 3 Intensive Care Units. The Department of Critical Care Medicine (DCCM), The Cardiothoracic and Vascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU), and the Starship Children’s Hospital Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU).
The DCCM has 26 ICU beds, with their specialist areas of intensive care including liver, kidney and pancreas transplantation and neurological conditions.
They provide intensive and high-dependency care for patients over the age of 15 for all conditions except heart, lung and blood vessel surgery which is provided by the CVICU.
The Cardiothoracic and Vascular Intensive Care and High Dependency Units (CVICU and CVHDU) provide intensive care and high dependency care for adult patients (>15 yrs) with all conditions related to heart, lung and blood vessel surgery.
Starship National Children's Hospital is the only dedicated paediatric intensive care facility within New Zealand. The paediatric intensive care unit is a combined cardiac and general intensive care facility with a physical capacity for 22 ICU beds along with a 10-bed high dependency area (HDU), admitting approximately 1,200 children each year.
The CVICU in conjunction with the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit in Starship Hospital provides a nationwide service for Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) which is a complex therapy which helps to support patients with severe heart and or lung failure.
The Auckland Region
Auckland is located in the North Island of New Zealand. Because of its unique geographic position living here means you can enjoy the benefits of a large city with a wide variety of cafés, restaurants and bars, excellent theatres, galleries and museums and shopping and still be close to stunning natural landscapes, beautiful beaches and nature walks. Auckland is also the largest Polynesian city in the world and the most multicultural, with over 180 different ethnic groups. All of which adds up to one big, bustling, cosmopolitan and vibrant place.
The cultural hub Tamaki Makaurau, Auckland is vibrant, and friendly with new experiences around every corner. You’ll have the opportunity to experience Māori and Pasifika culture, along with classic Kiwi hospitality, at a range of local events and festivals.
Health New Zealand | Te Toka Tumai Auckland
The Department of Critical Care Medicine (DCCM) at Auckland City Hospital is one of the leading critical care units in New Zealand. They provide intensive and high-dependency care for patients over the age of 15 for all conditions except heart, lung and blood vessel surgery. Their specialist areas of intensive care include liver, kidney and pancreas transplantation and neurological conditions.
The Cardiothoracic and Vascular Intensive Care and High Dependency Units (CVICU and CVHDU) provide intensive care and high dependency care for adult patients (>15 yrs) with all conditions related to heart, lung and blood vessel surgery.
Starship National Children's Hospital is the leading provider of Paediatric health care in New Zealand and the South Pacific. They deliver family-centred care to infants, children, young people and their whānau in our hospital and in the community. PICU provides a national service for children requiring intensive care for longer than 24 hours and a regional service for all children requiring intensive care or high dependency care.
The CVICU in conjunction with the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit in Starship Hospital provides a nationwide service for Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) which is a complex therapy which helps to support patients with severe heart and or lung failure.
Te Toka Tumai Auckland provides health and disability services to more than half a million people living in central Auckland, regional services for Northland and greater Auckland, and specialist national services for the whole of New Zealand. Their main sites are Auckland City Hospital and Starship National Children's Hospital, located in central Auckland.
Auckland City Hospital is Aotearoa, New Zealand's largest public hospital and clinical research facility. They’re committed to excellence in patient care, research, training and community service.
Other Health New Zealand -Te Whatu Ora districts in the Auckland region include Waitematā and Counties Manukau.
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Getting around
Purchase an AT HOP card to travel on buses in and around Auckland City.
Auckland Transport runs the public bus and train services in the region, use the Journey Planner and Timetables online.
Ridesharing services such as Uber, Zoomy, Ola and Didi are available city-wide as well as various rental vehicle service providers.
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