17-934: Auckland City Hospital is a public hospital located in Grafton , Auckland , New Zealand. It is the largest hospital in New Zealand, as well as one of the oldest medical facilities in the country. It provides a total of 1,165 beds (as of 2021). It was established in 2003 as an amalgam of Auckland Hospital (acute adult care), Starship Hospital (acute children's care), Green Lane Hospital (cardio-thoracic care) and National Women's Hospital (maternity, newborn and obstetrics and gynecology). Public hospitals in Auckland have been run by Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand since 2022. The emergency department alone sees about 47,000 patients annually (over 55,000 as of 2008), of which 44% are treated as in-patients. Colocated with its emergency department
34-604: A subsidiary of the Fletcher Holdings group, which listed on the share market that year. In 1942, following the resignation of his father to help New Zealand's war effort, James Fletcher junior became managing director of the company. Fletcher junior placed a greater emphasis on the firms building products manufacturing divisions, with Fletcher Construction retaining the core construction business. In 1981, Fletcher Holdings merged with Challenge Corporation Ltd and Tasman Pulp Paper Ltd to form Fletcher Challenge. Fletcher Building
51-618: Is closely associated with Starship Children's Health , a separate subsidiary facility on the same grounds, located just to the northwest of the City Hospital. The hospital is adjacent to Auckland Medical School . Initially, the Auckland Hospital was housed in a timber building which occupied the Auckland City Hospital site from 1846 to 1877, providing four wards of 10 beds each, and having been designed by Frederick Thatcher ,
68-468: Is credited with turning the hospital from an 'old men with alcoholism institution' into a real hospital and instituting real nurse training. Her title was Lady Superintendent and she was awarded the Royal Red Cross in 1894. The Herapath building was demolished in 1964 to make way for a new structure designed by architects Stephenson & Turner , which was completed in 1967, and still remains. During
85-494: Is open to the public. However, despite being bailed out by friends their company made a net loss and they had to cease trading in 1910. In January 1911 they revitalised the firm with a bit more financial acumen, building houses in Abbotsford and south Dunedin. In March 1911 they started their first workshop: on Cameron Street next to the railway. In the summer of 1911 the firm was joined by James' brother William John Fletcher, who
102-484: Is situated in a NZ$ 180 million building which was built between 2000 and 2003. It is nine levels high (ten including plant), five levels less than the older part of the hospital, which has now become the support building. The new structure with 75,575 m is one of New Zealand's largest public buildings. It was designed by Jasmax in conjunction with McConnel Smith and Johnson Architects Sydney, and built by Fletcher Construction . From 2001 until 2022, Auckland City Hospital
119-516: Is the Starship Hospital children's emergency department, which sees another 30,000 patients annually, making the campus one of the busiest in Australasia . The hospital is a research and teaching facility as well, providing training for future doctors, nurses, midwives and other health professionals. Rare or complex medical conditions from all over New Zealand may get referred here. The hospital
136-576: The Construction division of Fletcher Building . Fletcher Construction is widely known in New Zealand, and has delivered various projects including constructing the Auckland Sky Tower . It has five main business units: In 1909 James Fletcher senior , a builder and stonemason from Scotland, began a building business along with Englishman Albert Morris. The firm was known as Fletcher and Morris and received their first commission on 1 June 1909. This
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170-663: The architect of the St Mary's Church in Parnell . The hospital treated both Europeans and Māori , though the diseases were different, with the Pakeha treated mostly for the effects of alcohol abuse, while the Māori came for tuberculosis and rheuma treatment. Thomas Moore Philson was superintendent of the hospital from 1859 to 1883. In 1877, a new building in an Italianate style was constructed for £25,000, designed by Philip Herapath , architect to
187-429: The bone marrow transplant ward, some inpatient and outpatient services as well as teaching and research facilities. The support building is a central part of the hospital complex and is linked to the new building section by a skywalk. 36°51′38″S 174°46′12″E / 36.860549°S 174.76995°E / -36.860549; 174.76995 Public hospital Too Many Requests If you report this error to
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#1732868961335204-643: The health reforms of the New Zealand health system in the early 1990s, Auckland Hospital was run as a business - in the model of state-owned enterprises of New Zealand , i.e. with the instruction to return a profit. In accordance with this policy, Auckland Hospital was officially known as Auckland Crown Health Enterprise . The current hospital facility, opened in 2003, is an amalgam of four previously separate hospitals: Auckland Hospital (acute adult care), Starship (acute children's care), Green Lane Hospital (cardio-thoracic care) and National Women's Hospital (maternity, newborn and obstetrics and gynecology ). The hospital
221-405: The provincial government. Administered by T M Philson, the new hospital became known for taking on many charity cases but, partly in response, was also continually understaffed and overcrowded. There were also complaints about the limited training of the staff, which changed only with the hiring of a new matron, Annie Crisp , in 1883. Having trained in the new tradition of Florence Nightingale , she
238-537: Was a trained stonemason. He invested $ 1000 to become an equal partner. On 24 November 1911 they received their first larger (non-domestic) commission: a Coronation Hall for the St Kilda district. This was designed by local architects Mason & Wales . The company was renamed Fletcher Brothers in May 1912 after the departure of Bert Morris, who took fright at their first truly large project: Knox College, Otago . This contract
255-461: Was for a double bay wooden villa at Broad Bay on the Otago Peninsula and was built for £375 (New Zealand still used British pounds at that time). The house was occupied on 10 November 1909 by local merchant Hubert Green following his marriage to Agnes Galloway. However, they made no profit in this venture. It later became Fletcher Bros. The house, now known as Fletcher House , still stands and
272-513: Was part of Auckland District Health Board. On 1 July 2022 Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand and Te Aka Whai Ora – Māori Health Authority became Aotearoa’s new national health authorities and Auckland DHB as an entity was disestablished and became part of Health New Zealand. The following information are excerpts from the construction company's database: The support building (old hospital) mostly contains administrative offices, clinical and housekeeping support, physio- and occupational therapy ,
289-407: Was received through James' in-law Rev Andrew Cameron who was chairman of the building committee. The company was registered as a limited liability company in May 1916. In 1917 they renewed their link to architects Mason & Wales in the building of the 102 bed Nurses Home for Otago Hospital . In 1925 the company headquarters was moved to Auckland , and in 1940 Fletcher Construction became
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