Editing South Island (section)

==Healthcare==

[[File:Princess Margaret Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand 14.jpg|thumb|[[Princess Margaret Hospital, Christchurch|Princess Margaret Hospital]] in [[Christchurch]]]]
[[File:Otago Rescue Helicopter takeoff Dunedin Public Hospital.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Otago Regional Rescue Helicopter]] taking off from the [[Dunedin Hospital]] helipad]]

Healthcare in the South Island is provided by five [[District Health Board (New Zealand)|District Health Boards (DHBs)]]. Organised around geographical areas of varying population sizes, they are not coterminous with the [[Regions of New Zealand|Local Government Regions]].

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Name
! Area covered
! Population<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/indexmh/dhb-faq#7 |title=What are the populations served by DHBs? – FAQs about DHBs – Ministry of Health |access-date=11 May 2009}}. Population based on Statistics New Zealand population projections in September 2007.
</ref>
|-
| [[Canterbury District Health Board]] (CDHB)
| [[Ashburton, New Zealand|Ashburton District]], [[Christchurch|Christchurch City]], [[Hurunui District]], [[Kaikōura District]], [[Selwyn District]], [[Waimakariri District]]
| 491,000
|-
| [[Southern District Health Board]] (Southern DHB)
| [[Invercargill City]], [[Gore, New Zealand|Gore District]], [[Southland District]], [[Dunedin City]], [[Waitaki District]], [[Central Otago District]], [[Queenstown Lakes District]], [[Clutha District]]
| 300,400
|-
| [[Nelson Marlborough District Health Board]] (NMDHB)
| [[Marlborough District]], [[Nelson, New Zealand|Nelson City]], [[Tasman District]]
| 135,000
|-
| [[South Canterbury District Health Board]] (SCDHB)
| [[Mackenzie District]], [[Timaru, New Zealand|Timaru District]], [[Waimate|Waimate District]]
| 55,000
|-
| [[West Coast District Health Board]] (WCDHB)
| [[Buller District]], [[Grey District]], [[Westland District]]
| 32,000
|}
There are six major hospitals in the South Island: [[Christchurch Hospital]], [[Dunedin Hospital]], Grey Base Hospital (Greymouth), Nelson Hospital, Southland Hospital (Invercargill), and Timaru Hospital. Christchurch Hospital, Dunedin Hospital and [[Wellington Hospital, New Zealand|Wellington Hospital]] (in the North Island) are the main tertiary hospitals serving the South Island.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 2017 |title=New Zealand Out-of-Hospital Major Trauma Destination Policy – South Island Area |url=https://www.majortrauma.nz/assets/Publication-Resources/Out-of-hospital-triage/3.-Major-trauma-destination-policy-South-Island-Feb-2017.pdf |website=National Trauma Network/Te Hononga Whētuki ā-Motu }}</ref>

===Emergency medical services===

There are several [[air ambulance]] and [[Search and rescue|rescue helicopter]] services operating throughout the South Island.<ref>[http://www.111emergency.co.nz/RescueHelicopters.htm] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090123032255/http://www.111emergency.co.nz/RescueHelicopters.htm|date=23 January 2009 }}</ref>

* The [[Lake Districts Air Rescue Trust]] operates two [[AS350|AS350BA Squirrels]] and an [[AS355|AS355 Squirrel]] from [[Queenstown Airport]].
* The [[New Zealand Flying Doctor Service]] operates a [[Cessna 421|Cessna 421 Golden Eagle]] and a [[Cessna Conquest|Cessna Conquest C441]] from [[Christchurch International Airport]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.airrescue.co.nz/K/medical-transfer-service-hospital-transfers-medical-emergency/_I.117 |title=New Zealand Flying Doctor Service |publisher=Airrescue.co.nz |access-date=12 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100605030915/http://www.airrescue.co.nz/K/medical-transfer-service-hospital-transfers-medical-emergency/_I.117 |archive-date=5 June 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* The [[Otago Regional Rescue Helicopter|Otago Rescue Helicopter Trust]] operates a [[MBB/Kawasaki BK 117]] from [[Taieri Aerodrome]] near [[Mosgiel]].
* The [[Solid Energy Rescue Helicopter Trust]] operates an [[AS350|AS350BA Squirrel]] from [[Greymouth]].
* The [[Summit Rescue Helicopter Trust]] operates an [[AS350|AS350BA Squirrel]] from [[Nelson Airport (New Zealand)|Nelson Airport]].
* The [[Westpac Rescue Helicopter (New Zealand)|Westpac Rescue Helicopter Trust]] operates a [[MBB/Kawasaki BK 117]] and an [[AS350|AS350BA Squirrel]] from [[Christchurch International Airport]].