Palmerston North Regional Hospital | |
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MidCentral District Health Board | |
![]() Palmerston North Regional Hospital main building, May 2020 | |
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Geography | |
Location | Palmerston North, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand |
Coordinates | 40°20′19″S 175°37′13″E / 40.3387°S 175.6203°E |
Organisation | |
Funding | Public hospital |
Type | General |
Services | |
Emergency department | Yes |
Beds | 354 |
Helipad | ICAO: NZJM |
History | |
Opened | 1893 |
Links | |
Website | Official website |
Lists | Hospitals in New Zealand |
Palmerston North Regional Hospital is the main public hospital in Palmerston North, New Zealand. The hospital is located at the northern end of Ruahine Street, 2 km (1.2 mi) northeast of The Square. It is the main hospital run by the MidCentral District Health Board, which primarily serves Palmerston North and the surrounding Manawatū, Tararua and Horowhenua districts.
The hospital has 354 inpatient beds as of 2020.[1] The hospital is a major trauma centre, one of four in the lower North Island alongside Hawke's Bay Hospital, Whanganui Hospital and Wellington Regional Hospital.[2]