36°51′35″S174°46′12″E / 36.8596°S 174.7699°E /-36.8596; 174.7699
| Starship Children's Health | |
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 Southern entrance of the hospital. | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Auckland City, Auckland Region, New Zealand |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Auckland District Health Board |
| Type | Teaching, specialist |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 219 |
| History | |
| Opened | 18 November 1991; 33 years ago (1991-11-18) |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in New Zealand |
Starship Children's Hospital is a publicchildren's hospital inAuckland, New Zealand. Opened on 18 November 1991, it was one of the first purpose-built children's hospitals inNew Zealand, and is the largest such facility in the country. Although a separate facility, it is located on the same grounds as theAuckland City Hospital inGrafton,Auckland, and is adjacent to theAuckland Medical School.
On 1 July 2022Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand andTe Aka Whai Ora – Māori Health Authority became New Zealand's new national health authorities and Starship became part of Health New Zealand.[1]
There are more than 140,000 patient visits to Starship Child Health each year including around 1000 outreach clinics where Starship clinicians offer specialist consultation and support to their peers all around New Zealand.[2]
The main Starship building opened on 18 November 1991 on the grounds of Auckland City Hospital. Its name was chosen to appeal to children and young people and to reflect the building's design. The building has a centralatrium lit by natural light and designed to a rainforest theme with a playground. Each of its five levels is painted a different colour, with a symbolic meaning:aqua for thePacific Ocean;orange for land;blue for sky;yellow for sunshine; andpink for health.
The building was designed byStephenson & Turner architects to fit on a small sloping site. Having rooms curve around the atrium avoids long institutional corridors and reduces walking distance for staff and patients.[3]
Facilities include inpatient and outpatient services as well as community-based services such as Community Child Health and Disability Service, Safekids and Paediatric Home Care. The building has nine wards and a capacity of 219 beds. Besides the main building, Starship has outpatient clinics for the Auckland region inTamaki,West Auckland andNorth Shore, as well as being associated with approximately 45 Outreach Clinics throughout the country.
Starship Hospital is themajor trauma centre for children in the Auckland region, and the tertiary major trauma centre for children in the Northland, Auckland, and northern parts of the Waikato region.[4]
The Green Lane Paediatric and Congenital Cardiac Service, based at Starship Hospital, provides national treatment for paediatric and adult congenital heart problems.[5][6]
The volunteer groupRadio Lollipop operate a hospital radio station, as well as visiting children with games and entertainment in the evenings.
The hospital includes a number of food outlets and a convenience store.
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