Christchurch Hospital Celebrates 150 Years

Christchurch Hospital was opened 150 years ago on 1 June 1862.

Canterbury Health Laboratories (CHL) opened 100 years ago on 16 July 1912. For more information about
the CHL celebrations please click here.

Together, these two establishments have offered centuries of care to people in Canterbury.

It’s a credit to everyone working to provide treatment, care and services to improve health and maintain
independence of people living in Canterbury that this year we are celebrating 150 years of Christchurch Hospital
and 100 years for Canterbury Health Laboratories.

As we look forward to the future we have clear goals in sight. Our health system is firmly focused on making it better for patients.
We are constantly seeking ways of working smarter and making the best use of the resources we have.

We are, today, in a wonderful position of being able to rebuild our health system from the ground up to make it the envy of other health
organizations and structures worldwide.

David Meates
Chief Executive
Canterbury District Health Board

An exciting series of events have been held to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of Christchurch Hospital and a Centenary of Pathology in Canterbury.

Events 1 June 2012
Click here to read about what happened on the day.

Click here to see a montage of photos taken at the opening of the historic display (PDF document, 5.97MB).

Click here to see a montage of photos taken at the tree planting and plaque unveiling (PDF document, 4.27MB).

Click here to see a montage of photos taken at the cake cutting ceremony (PDF document, 5.12MB)..

Thanksgiving Church Service 10 June 2012
 Click here to read about the Church Service

Click here to see a montage of photos taken at the service (PDF document, 4.61MB).

[Video clips taken at the service will be linked here soon]

Still to come:
 Canterbury Health Laboratories events – click here

Don’t forget to visit the historic display at 278 Antigua Street, opposite the Hospital. The display is free to enter and open Monday-Friday 10am-3pm and Saturdays 10am-4pm. It is open until 21 July.

Anniversary Tee-shirts and Badges available
 Tee-shirts - $18 incl GST each.  Available in red, white and black in following sizes:
Small - 104cm chest  
Medium -108.8cm  
Large -114cm  
XL-119cm  
2XL-124cm
3XL -129cm

Badges
Actual size 20mm by 20mm, enamel over nickel backing. Lapel pin fitting.
$5 incl GST each
Badges are available for sale at the Christchurch Hospital Gift Shop.

Grab a combo deal - $20 for a badge and tee-shirt

Email your order to: 150th.celebrations@cdhb.health.nz

Take a glimpse into the lives of people who have worked at Christchurch Hospital during its 150 year history.

Dr Shailer Weston's story - click here
Andy Miller's story - click here
Volunteer's story - click here

The Canterbury District Health Board would like to thank and acknowledge the following organizations for their support in providing this celebration and events.