Phone (09) 276 0000
Fax (09) 276 5204
Organisation
Kidz First Children's Hospital & Community Health
Description
Kidz First Children's Hospital is purpose built to deliver family centred health care and serve the culturally diverse Counties Manukau community. The 82-bed hospital's design meets not only the medical care needs but also the developmental, emotional and social needs of children, young people and their families.
Services provided at Kidz First Children's Hospital include:
- Paediatric inpatient medical care - acute paediatric medical service that practises family/whanau centred care with a parent or caregiver encouraged to stay with their children
- Paediatric inpatient surgical care - acute (urgent) and elective (non-urgent) orthopaedic, plastic surgical (including specialist Paediatric Burns Unit) and otorhinolaryngeal (Ear, Nose & Throat) patients also practising family/whanau centred care
- Child protection service - medical assessment, consultation, support, education and liaison with all agencies with regards to child abuse/protection issues.
Parent Information Handbook
This book includes valuable information about how your child is likely to respond to the hospital experience, what you can do to help and who will join with you on your child's healthcare team. Click here to view.