Emergency Department (ED) - Waitakere Hospital

Hours

• 24 hours per day
• 7 days per week

Referral Expectations

• On arrival at the Emergency Department (ED), the patient may expect to undergo a brief triage or screening to determine the nature and severity of the illness or injury
• Those with more severe symptoms or injuries are treated before those with less serious conditions
• After the initial assessment and treatment, patients may be admitted to the hospital, transferred to another hospital or discharged

Charges

• New Zealand citizens or those who have obtained permanent residence are entitled to publicly funded healthcare. 
• For more information please refer to our section "Do you have to pay?"

• Each year approximately 42,400 patients presented to ED at Waitakere. 
• Of these 87% were seen by Emergency Medicine doctors.