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Main hospital number (04) 566 6999
Outpatient appointments: (04) 570 9555
Hospital fax: (04) 570 9001
Patient feedback: feedback@huttvalleydhb.org.nz
Recruitment and employment: (04) 570 9556 or recruitment@huttvalleydhb.org.nz
The main entrance to the Hospital is just north of the town centre on High Street.
Get directions with Google maps
Hospital Department Map [PDF Download]
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Parking
Car parking is available for patients and visitors in the grounds of the hospital. A dedicated car parking building is located directly to the right of the main hospital entrance.
Hutt Hospital Parking Map [PDF Download]
The following charges apply for parking within hospital grounds:
| 0-20 minutes | Free |
| Up to 1 hour | $3.00 |
| 1 hour to 2 hours | $4.00 |
| 2 hours to 3 hours | $5.00 |
| 3 hours to 4 hours | $6.00 |
| 4 hours to 5 hours | $7.00 |
| Daily rate (5 hours +) | $10.00* |
| 48 hours + | $25.00** |
* Maximum charge per day
** Maximum charge for continuous stays of longer than 48 hours
Some free parking is available in streets around the hospital. Please take note of parking restrictions in place.
Public Transport
The Metlink website has details of train and bus links to the hospital.
Regular trains run from Wellington Railway Station to Waterloo (Hutt Central) Station, which is a 10 minute walk from the Hospital.
The nearest train station to the Hospital is Epuni, which is 3-5 minutes walk from the Hospital. Fewer trains from Wellington stop at Epuni so please check your journey details carefully.
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Visiting Hours
You are welcome to visit patients at Hutt Hospital during the visiting hours of 2.30pm to 8.00pm.There may be cases where you would like to visit outside of these hours. Special arrangements can be made with the Charge Nurse if you are visiting children, seriously ill or terminally ill patients.
In most wards, the morning is reserved for treatments and doctor’s rounds; and 12.00pm-2.30pm is observed as a quiet rest-time for all patients during which no visitors are recommended.
Please talk to the staff if you have queries about visiting hours.
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Visitor Accommodation
Low cost accommodation is available at Kowhai House on the Hutt Hospital campus for patients' families who live outside the Hutt Valley. If you wish to make a booking please phone (04) 587 2990.
Hostel accommodation is also available next to the Hospital in Pilmuir House. For further information phone (04) 568 3853.
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Appointment Bookings
Many clinics offer appointment bookings through the Ubook service, accessible from here. Otherwise, contact details for your clinic will be on the letter you received from the DHB.
Please let us know if you can't attend your appointment or need to change it for any reason.
Phone (04) 570 9555 to cancel or reschedule or email cancelmyappointment@huttvalleydhb.org.nz including your full name, address, contact telephone number, patient reference number, appointment date, and the name of the person the appointment is with in your email.
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About Hutt Hospital
For a full list of services offered across Hutt Valley and Wairarapa DHBs, go to the Services A-Z page.
Hutt Hospital offers:
• Medical services including emergency department
• Regional plastic surgery/maxillofacial and burn unit
• Otolaryngology (ENT) service, audiology, dermatology and greater Wellington rheumatology services
• Reconstructive and surgical services, including dental, general, ENT, gynaecology, and orthopaedic surgery
• Maternity, child and youth health services
• Mental health services, including the Central Region Eating Disorder Service (CREDS)
• Community dental services including the School Dental Service for the greater Wellington region
• Regional Public Health services
• Regional Screening Services, including breast cancer screening, and cervical screening.
In 2014, the hospital celebrated its 70th anniversary. An excellent source of information on the history of Hutt Hospital is Craig Mackenzie's book Hospital in the Valley, published by the Dunmore Press in 1983.
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