TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - The Canterbury Charity Hospital: An update (2010-2012) and effects of the earthquakes
JO  - New Zealand medical journal
A1  - Bagshaw, Philip F.
A1  - Maimbo-M'siska, Miriam
A1  - Nicholls, M. Gary
A1  - Shaw, Carl G.
A1  - Allardyce, Randall A.
A1  - Bagshaw, Susan N.
A1  - McNabb, Angela L.
A1  - Johnson, Stuart S.
A1  - Frampton, Christopher M.
A1  - Stokes, Brian W.
SP  - 31
EP  - 42
VL  - 126
IS  - 1386
N2  - AIM: To update activities of the Canterbury Charity Hospital (CCH) and its Trust over the 3 years 2010-2012, during which the devastating Christchurch earthquakes occurred. METHODS: Patients' treatments, establishment of new services, expansion of the CCH, staffing and finances were reviewed. RESULTS: Previously established services including general surgery continued as before, some services such as ophthalmology declined, and new services were established including colonoscopy, dentistry and some gynaecological procedures; counselling was provided following the earthquakes. Teaching and research endeavours increased. An adjacent property was purchased and renovated to accommodate the expansion. The Trust became financially self-sustaining in 2010; annual running costs of $340,000/year were maintained but were anticipated to increase soon. Of the money generously donated by the community to the Trust, 82% went directly to patient care. Although not formally recorded, hundreds of appointment request were rejected because of service unavailability or unmet referral criteria. CONCLUSIONS: This 3-year review highlights substantial, undocumented unmet healthcare needs in the region, which were exacerbated by the 2010/2011 earthquakes. We contend that the level of unmet healthcare in Canterbury and throughout the country should be regularly documented to inform planning of public healthcare services.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0028-8446
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -