What some former and current staff have to say about Timaru Hospital and South Canterbury:
“The hospital is clean, modern and efficiently run. It’s a great example of an encouraging, nurturing training system for doctors. I cannot recommend living and working in New Zealand enough.”
– second year house surgeon originally from UK
”Timaru is a nice size – big enough to have good facilities for the family. It’s a good place to bring up your kids. And it’s only two hours to the ‘big city’ when you want the odd weekend away.”
– specialist radiologist
“We like Timaru because it’s a good-sized town, not a big city. No traffic jams, no rush hour, no queuing in the shops or supermarkets. We’re only minutes from the beach in summer, and only an hour or so away from skiing and snowboarding in the winter.”
– registered nurse
“It’s a great place to work. It varies from day to day, so you get to do different things. And you always have someone to back you and help you learn new things.”
– theatre nurse
“I’ve worked in a number of places around the world, and if I didn’t think this was a great place to live, work and raise my family I wouldn’t be here. The facilities are first class, and the teamwork with all staff is excellent.”
– obstetrician/gynaecologist
“It’s a nice hospital – a country hospital in that it has really friendly staff.”
– clinical associate
“The theatre staff are wonderful. We get splendid cooperation from all staff concerned with a minimum of fuss and a maximum of professionalism.”
– orthopaedic surgeon
“This is the nicest maternity unit I’ve worked in – and I’ve worked in England, Scotland, Australia and elsewhere in New Zealand – both from the people who work here and from the décor and the way the unit has been designed.”
– registered nurse/midwife
“The hospital is lovely, but it could do with a few more trees at the car park out the back.”
– house surgeon (He’s joking – Timaru Hospital’s car park borders acres of botanical gardens).