Gore Hospital

Gore Hospital is operated and managed by Gore Health Ltd, and is owned by Gore and Districts Health Incorporated.

Through a contract, Gore Health Ltd receives funding from Southern DHB to manage the delivery of public health services at Gore Hospital to the Eastern Southland and West Otago population.

Built in 1999, Gore Hospital is a 20-bed facility with 12 acute medical beds, 4 assessment, treatment and rehabilitation beds and 4 maternity beds. Gore Health Ltd provides the following inpatient, outpatient, allied health and community services from Gore Hospital:

24/7 Acute Emergency Department services
Medical and Assessment, Treatment & Rehabilitation (AT&R) inpatient services
Maternity birthing and postnatal care services
Public and private outpatient clinics
Allied Health services including: District Nursing, Meals on Wheels, Home Help, Domestic Assistance, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Social Work, Needs Assessment, Speech Language Therapy, Day Clinic
Pulmonary Rehabilitation programme
Chemotherapy
MoleMap
Mobile Surgical Services
Radiology
Laboratory Diagnostic Services

Gore Hospital liaises with Southland Hospital and Dunedin Hospital to arrange care for more acute medical cases. Southland Hospital (45 minute drive by ambulance) provides a broad range of specialist secondary care whilst tertiary services are provided from other District Health Boards including Otago, Canterbury and Auckland.

Gore Hospital

Hospital Reception: +64 3 209 3030
9 Birch Lane
Gore
New Zealand
Chief Executive Officer: Karl Metzler
karlmetzler@gorehealth.co.nz