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Middlemore Hospital
Public Hospital
Middlemore Hospital
Hospital Road
Otahuhu
Auckland
Description
Middlemore is the largest hospital operated by Counties Manukau Health. We offer secondary-level (hospital and specialist) care and a selected range of community and domiciliary services for the population of Counties Manukau - the area that stretches from Otahuhu to Port Waikato.
We also provide niche specialist tertiary services for regional and national consumers in orthopaedic and plastic surgery, burns, spinal injury rehabilitation, renal dialysis, and neonatal intensive care. All Counties Manukau Health facilities are smoke-free.
Click on the following link for the Middlemore Hospital Way Finding Map
Visitors Guide
Under Alert Level 1 Counties Manukau Health will continue to limit visitors, and public health measures are still required to be observed by visitors to all our facilities. We need your help to keep everyone safe.
We are no longer carrying out Visitor Screening – please use the NZ COVID Tracer app to scan our QR code each time you visit our hospital and clinics.
This code will be displayed at the entrances to all CM Health facilities.
We also ask that you use hand gel when entering the hospital, adhere to our visitor guide https://vimeo.com/504982323, and stay home and call Healthline on 0800 611 116 if you feel unwell.
Outpatient areas
For questions about Outpatient Appointments - Customer Service
- Phone: (09) 277 1660 available 07.30 am – 6.00 pm, Monday - Friday (except public holidays)
- Email:
Click here for more information.
These restrictions apply to all hospitals and outpatient facilities.
Other Facilities:
Inpatient services are also provided at our other facilities, which include Kidz First Children's Hospital, the Manukau Surgery Centre, Pukekohe Hospital, Franklin Memorial Hospital, Botany Downs Maternity Unit and Papakura Maternity Unit as well as dedicated mental health and rehabilitation units. Outpatient services are primarily provided at Manukau SuperClinic™ and Botany SuperClinic™.
If you are not sure, please feel free to contact us at the numbers listed below:
- For Information/Visiting Hours: phone (09) 270 4799
- For Patient Enquiries: phone (09) 276 5004
- For Tiaho Mai (Acute Mental Health Unit): phone (09) 270 4742
Eligibility to publicly funded healthcare in New Zealand:
For detailed information on who is eligible for publicly funded healthcare in New Zealand click here.
Healthcare Services
Click on a service below for all contact details
- Acute Allied Health Team More Info
- Adult Rehabilitation & Health of Older People (ARHOP) More Info
- Adult Rehabilitation Service (Neurological) More Info
- Anaesthesia & Pain Medicine More Info
- Auckland Regional Burn Service/ National Burn Service More Info
- Birthing and Assessment (B & A) More Info
- Bone Density Service More Info
- Cardiology More Info
- Community Geriatric Services More Info
- Community Health Service More Info
- Community Stroke Rehabilitation More Info
- Counties Manukau Health Maternal & Fetal Medicine Midwifery Service More Info
- Disability Services More Info
- Emergency Department More Info
- Endocrinology More Info
- Gastroenterology and Hepatology More Info
- General Surgery More Info
- Haematology Service - Clinical and Laboratory More Info
- Haumanu Pharmacy More Info
- Hospital & Specialist Dentistry - Regional Service More Info
- Infection Prevention and Control More Info
- Infectious Diseases More Info
- Intensive Care Unit & High Dependency Unit More Info
- Internal Medicine More Info
- Kidz First Neonatal Care More Info
- Koropiko (Mental Health Services for Older People) More Info
- Koropiko (Mental Health Services for Older People) More Info
- Laboratory Services More Info
- Living Smokefree More Info
- Living Smokefree More Info
- Lymphoedema Service More Info
- Maaori (Maori) Health Provider Services More Info
- Maternity Services More Info
- Needs Assessment & Service Co-ordination (NASC) More Info
- Neurology More Info
- Nutrition and Dietetics More Info
- Obstetrics & Gynaecology More Info
- Occupational Therapy More Info
- Ophthalmology More Info
- Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery - Regional Service More Info
- Orthogeriatrics More Info
- Orthopaedics More Info
- Palliative Care Services More Info
- Pharmacy More Info
- Physiotherapy More Info
- Plastic Reconstructive and Hand Surgery More Info
- Psychological Medicine More Info
- Radiology More Info
- Renal More Info
- Respiratory More Info
- Rheumatology More Info
- Services for Older People More Info
- Social Work More Info
- Speech Language Therapy More Info
- Stroke Service More Info
- The Memory Team More Info
- Tiaho Mai (Mental Health - Inpatient Unit) More Info
- Tiaho Mai (Mental Health - Inpatient Unit) More Info
- Vascular Surgery More Info
- Violence Intervention Programme More Info
- Volunteers More Info
- Wound Care Service More Info
- Youth School Health Services More Info
Region
South Auckland
Document Downloads
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Map to Building 58
(PDF, 2.2 MB)
March 2014 -
Complaints / Feedback Form
(PDF, 406.1 KB)
2014
Visiting Hours
Under Alert Level 1 Counties Manukau Health will continue to limit visitors, and public health measures are still required to be observed by visitors to all our facilities.
We need your help to keep everyone safe.
We are no longer carrying out Visitor Screening – please use the NZ COVID Tracer app to scan our QR code each time you visit our hospital and clinics.
This code will be displayed at the entrances to all CM Health facilities.
We also ask that you use hand gel when entering the hospital, adhere to our visitor guide https://vimeo.com/504982323, and stay home and call Healthline on 0800 611 116 if you feel unwell.
Outpatient areas
For questions about Outpatient Appointments - Customer Service
- Phone: (09) 277 1660 available 07.30 am – 6.00 pm, Monday - Friday (except public holidays)
- Email:
Click here for more information.
These restrictions apply to all hospitals and outpatient facilities.
Other Facilities:
Inpatient services are also provided at our other facilities, which include Kidz First Children's Hospital, the Manukau Surgery Centre, Pukekohe Hospital, Franklin Memorial Hospital, Botany Downs Maternity Unit and Papakura Maternity Unit as well as dedicated mental health and rehabilitation units. Outpatient services are primarily provided at Manukau SuperClinic™ and Botany SuperClinic™.
If you are not sure, please feel free to contact us at the numbers listed below:
- For Information/Visiting Hours: phone (09) 270 4799
- For Patient Enquiries: phone (09) 276 5004
- For Tiaho Mai (Acute Mental Health Unit): phone (09) 270 4742
Refreshments
Counties Manukau Health provides patients and visitors with a number of convenient shopping facilities. On the ground floor, by the main entrance of the Hospital you will find ‘Paataka Place’ which includes the Haumanu Pharmacy, Send-a-Basket (florist) and a variety of food and beverage options.
For more information, visit Counties Manukau Health website
Travel Directions
Middlemore Hospital is signposted from the following motorway exits:
Southern Motorway
From the North: Princes Street, Otahuhu
From the South: Papatoetoe/Otara (East Tamaki Road) Exit
South-Western Motorway
From either direction: Massey Road
Click on the following link for the Middlemore Hospital
Public Transport
By free shuttle service for staff and patients
The shuttle runs every hour and half hour between Middlemore Hospital and Manukau SuperClinic.
If you have an outpatient appointment and are independently able to enter and exit the bus using steps you may like to park at Manukau SuperClinic and catch the shuttle to Middlemore Hospital. Another option is to catch the train to Middlemore Hospital and use the shuttle to go to Manukau SuperClinic. Please show a copy of your appointment letter to the driver.
The shuttle leaves from across the road from Kidz First entrance at Middlemore Hospital and at the main entrance at Manukau SuperClinic. Please allow 20 to 25 minutes for the journey, depending on traffic flow.
Click here for more information.
By St John Health Shuttle
A Monday to Friday shuttle service is operated by St John in some areas of Counties Manukau. The service is free (koha/donations are welcome) and staffed with reliable, fully-trained drivers that pick up patients, take them to their appointment, and drop them home safely again. For more information about the shuttle, call toll free on 0800 9252 672 (0800 WAKA ORA) or click here for more information.
By Public Bus Service
Daily train and bus services operate regularly through the day. The bus stop and train station are located directly outside the Hospital Road entrance.
For further bus information, Auckland Transport (AT) Journey Planner, or phone 09-366 6400 or toll-free on 0800 10 30 80 if outside the local calling area.
By Car
Parking is limited at Middlemore Hospital. Please consider using public transport
Kidz First entrance is through Gate 2. Parking sites outside the Kidz First Hospital entrance is specially provided for caregivers/parents who have patients in Kidz First. You do need to display a parking permit to use this car park or risk your car being towed.
Parking
Patients may be dropped off or picked up from outside the Hospital main entrance, which has a small number of free short-term parks reserved for this purpose only. Please consider others and remove cars as soon as possible.
Mobility Parking spaces can be located near most of the entrances around the hospital. Please ensure you display an authorised mobility parking pass at all times. Click here for more information about mobility parking at Counties Manukau DHB locations.
Parking for all other visitors is available in designated paid visitor parking spaces around the Middlemore Campus. There is a new public designated parking area beside the new Edmund Hillary Block. Please follow the signs and to enter the visitor car park insert your ticket barcode up. Remove the ticket and the barrier will rise.
Autopay stations are located throughout the carpark and Hospital main entrance. After validating your ticket you have 15 minutes to exit the carpark otherwise extra payment is required
Daily Parking Charges:
0 - 15 minutes | FREE |
15 minutes to 1 hour | $4.50 |
1 - 2 hours | $9.00 |
2 - 3 hours | $14.00 |
3 - 4 hours | $18.00 |
Over 4 hours | $23.00 |
Lost ticket fee | $46.00 |
Free parking for 15 minutes between 2pm - 8pm
Between 2.00pm - 8.00pm visitors can park for 15 minutes with no charge. The visitor must leave within the 15 minutes otherwise normal rates apply.
Hours of operation: 24 hours per day / 7 days a week
Accommodation
Information and booking facilities for relatives' accommodation can be discussed with the Charge Nurse/Midwife to see if it is possible.
Whare Rapuora offers accommodation to all cultures for family who need to stay. Your nurse and the Cultural Resource Unit can organise this. Payment is by koha. For bookings phone the Middlemore Hospital operator on 09-276 0000.
Click here to view motels and hotels close to Middlemore Hospital.
Pharmacy
Hospital Pharmacy
Medicines prescribed while patients are in hospital are supplied by the Hospital Pharmacy.
The Hospital Pharmacy does not fill prescriptions when patients are discharged. The closest Community Pharmacy is located at Middlemore Hospital near the Main Entrance.
Security
Security officers are on duty 24 hours per day and patrol all hospital areas. Security staff are always available during the evenings and at night. Most of the entrances are locked at night, and the main entrance to the Hospital is where visitors should access the hospital.
Support Services
Who is and who is not eligible for Publicly Funded Healthcare in New Zealand?
The Ministry of Health provides publicly funded (i.e. free or subsidised) healthcare for New Zealand residents or citizens and other eligible people.…
Accounts Receivable Office - Hospital Fees/Charges
The Accounts Receivable Office is the department that handles and manages the hospital charges for people who are not eligible for publicly funded health services.…
Chaplaincy Service
The hospital chaplains are an integral part of the Middlemore Hospital healthcare teams, and have been theologically and clinically trained to work for the health, and spiritual nurturement of patients, their families/whaanau, and staff members.…
Feedback - Complaints
Our staff work to ensure that your care and treatment is of the best standard that we can achieve. If for some reason you are unhappy with any part of your care please let us know about it. Happy feedback is also welcomed.…
Interpreting and Translation Services (ITS)
Welcome to the Counties Manukau Health Interpreting and Translation Service.…
Smokefree Service
Counties Manukau Health promotes good health and is committed to the Smokefree Policy.…
Volunteers
Middlemore Hospital has a variety of volunteer roles and over the next months will be expanding numbers to an army of volunteers assisting all over the hospital. …
MoreOther
Telephones
Public coin and card operated phones can be located at the following locations:
- Main Hospital Entrance
- Galbraith Building Entrance
- Emergency Department
- All ward levels
Hospital TV Hire
Patients can hire TV sets during their stay in hospital. Hireage options for all wards in the AMC Building and Edmund Hillary Building are as follows.
20 Channels including 9 SKY Channels
First week $8 per night
Second week onwards $5 per night
SKY TV
Monthly rate only at $99 per month (you can hire SKY for less than a month however you will be charged the full monthly rate.)
Cash, cheque, credit cards accepted. Payment is required when TV is turned on.
To order a TV please contact (09) 522 2211 between 3pm and 7pm, 7 days a week.
Automatic Teller Machines (ATM)
There are two ATMs available to make cash withdrawals and deposits. These machines are serviced by the National Bank and the ASB. Most cards are accepted. These machines are located in the hospital's main entrance foyer by the payment machines for car parking.
Hand Hygiene
Good hand hygiene reduces the risk of spreading germs. When you come into the hospital please use the free hand gel that is installed outside the lifts, patient areas and wards.
Phone
(09) 276 0000 or FREEPHONE 0800 266 513
Email
Patient Enquiries (09) 276 5004 or 0800 266 513
Information or Visiting Hours (09) 270 4799
Outpatient appointments & surgical booking enquiries:
Ph (09) 277 1660 or O800 266 513| Fax (09) 277 1600
Email: Customerservice@middlemore.co.nz
Emergency Department: Open 24 hours / 7 days, Phone (09) 276 0000 or
FREEPHONE 0800 266 513
Website
Middlemore Hospital
Hospital Road
Otahuhu
Auckland
Street Address
Middlemore Hospital
Hospital Road
Otahuhu
Auckland
Postal Address
Private Bag 93311
Otahuhu
Auckland 1640
New Zealand