Parking

Southland Hospital is one of the very few hospitals in New Zealand that offers free parking on the hospital campus. We are also fortunate to have meter-free parking along Kew Road and Elles Road, which are both a short walk from the hospital. Kew Road has P120 parking limits between 0800-1630 weekdays. Please note the hospital's visiting hours and we remind all patients and visitors that all hospital buildings, carparks and grounds are smokefree. If you wish to smoke, you must go off-site (out onto the street) to do so.

More detail regarding parking is provided below, including disability parking on the Southland Hospital campus (refer to the box further down this webpage).

Hospital Main Entry Patient/Visitor Drop-Off Zone: Vehicles are able to drive up at to the front entrance of Southland Hospital to drop off patients or visitors at the main entrance door (under a covered entrance area) before finding a park in the carpark. Wheelchairs are also available inside the front entry for people who need assistance in getting around the hospital. Drop-off zones are for a maximum of 5 minutes only.

Taxis: Taxis and the DisAbility Resource Centre (DRC) Van are able to collect and drop off people right outside the main entrance of the hospital in the main entry drop-off zone. There is no taxi stand at the hospital, however there is a free-taxi telephone located in the foyer of the hospital. People can call for a taxi free of charge (or ask a staff member to assist you) and take a seat in the warmth of the hospital foyer. The telephone in the main foyer can also connect people directly to the DisAbility Resource Van service free of charge.

Main Carpark: The Main Entry public carpark is located on Kew Road, close to the Elles Road corner. There are 154 parks in the main hospital carpark for visitors and patients, as well as some reserved parks for on-call clinical staff.

West-End Carpark (via Gate 3 Kew Road): This carpark is a general staff and public car park, but also has a dedicated area of parking for patients attending an appointment in the Therapy Services department (Hydrotherapy Pool, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Language, Child Development) or at the Rehabilitation Unit. Both of these departments are located on the ground floor at the west end of the hospital. This dedicated area of patient carparking is located directly outside the west end hospital building entry.

Child Adolescent Family Service (CAFS): Parking is available at the rear of Elm Court. Entry through Gate 1 Elles Road, turn right at the coalstack and park in the carpark area.

Community Mental Health Services: Parking is available in the hospital main entry carpark.

Community Services Building: Vehicles are able to drop off patients right outside the walkway into the Community Services Building (Diabetes Clinic, Pacific Island Nurses, Maori Health Unit, District Nursing, Well Child service, Chaplains, Smokefree Support services, Patient Educators - Respiratory and Cardiac). This building is on your left as you enter into the main hospital carpark. General parking is available in the main hospital carpark.

Inpatient Mental Health Unit: Parking is available in the hospital main carpark. There is a 5-minute drop-off zone at the front doors of the mental health unit (entry via the main hospital carpark road).

Mammography Cottage: The Mammography Cottage is located directly at the rear of the new hospital and parking is available right outside the cottage for mammography patients. To get to the cottage, please enter through the main hospital carpark off Kew Road and follow the perimeter road around the outside of the carparking area, continuing past the Inpatient Mental Health Unit, then straight ahead along past the Old Nurses' Home and the Historic building. The Mammography Cottage is on your right, nestled in at the rear of the new hospital.

Q-Ten Sexual Health Clinic: Parking is available amongst the trees outside the clinic. Entry is through either Gate 1 Elles Road, or through Gate 4 Kew Road. The Clinic is located opposite the Hospice at the very back of the campus. Please do not park in the Hospice Southland carpark - this is strictly reserved for Hospice Southland visitors and staff.

Southern District Health Board - Old Nurses' Home: Please park at the rear of the Old Nurses' home - entry through Gate 1 Elles Road, turn right at the coalstack, follow the road along to the rear of the hospital and signage will guide you into a parking area on your right.

Reserved Parking: Please observe signage indicating restricted parks/reserved parks around the campus.

Please note that Southern DHB accepts no responsibility for loss or damage to vehicles on the Southland Hospital campus.

DISABILITY PARKING:

A number of dedicated parking spaces are available for people with valid disability parking permits. These parks are located close to building entrances across the Southland Hospital campus, as follows. Please call the department you are visiting if you require further assistance regarding disability parking.

Main Entry Hospital Carpark, Kew Road (east-end entry, near Elles Road corner):
Disability parking is available in three different locations of the main public carpark:
- close to the main entry of the hospital
- outside of the Inpatient Mental Health Unit
- close to the Community Services Building

Gate 3 Hospital Carpark (west-end entry):
Disability parking is available in the dedicated parking area outside of the Hydrotherapy Pool, located to your left on entering Gate 3 Elles Road after the pedestrian crossing. These disability parks are helpful for patients and visitors (with disability permits) accessing Therapy Services, the Rehabilitation Unit and Maternity services at this end of the hospital.

Community Mental Health Services
Disability parking is available at the front doors to the Community Mental Health Services building (former Elm Court). Entry via Gate 2, Elles Road.

SDHB Office - Old Nurses' Home
A disability park is available at the back entry to the Old Nurses' Home. Entry to this carpark is via Gate 1 Elles Road and signage will guide you to the Southern District Health Board office.

DRC Courtesy Van Service
The DRC operates a Courtesy Van service for people who have outpatient appointments at Southland Hospital. If you have difficulties in getting to the hospital for your appointment then you can contact the DRC to arrange for a pick you up from your home. For more information visit the DRC Southland website. Telephone + 64 3 214 5000 or 0800 100 531 outside of Invercargill.