Bidwill Trust Hospital

10/09/2025

Congratulations to the Bidwill team for winning the New Zealand Sterile Services Association's Quality Improvement Video competition.

Bidwill was congratulated for its creativity and commitment to excellence; driving real change in sterile sciences.

Here's to raising the bar and inspiring the next wave of improvement!

Check out the video below!

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1ZEqZPAwH9/

04/09/2025

Timaru nursing scholarship in memory of late nurse increases to $3500

Check out this story about Bidwill's Bernadette East nursing sholarship increasing to $3500.

Applications are open now.

The scholarship was established in memory of the late Bernadette East who was a senior nurse at Timaru’s Bidwill Trust Hospital for 39 years.

09/03/2025

Congratulations Sarah and Jen for your successful application for a Bidwill Trust Hospital Bernadette East Nursing Scholarship.

We wish you every success for your third-year studies for a Bachelor of Nursing, and we're delighted you both plan to stay and nurse in South Canterbury after graduating.

The two recipients of a nursing scholarship plan to stay in South Canterbury after completing their degrees.

11/12/2024

A big thank you to Business South Magazine for this feature in the new December issue – featuring our award-winning radiology extension in collaboration with Pacific Radiology Group.

The extension was officially opened in March 2023 and the building received Property Council New Zealand award in June 2024.

“The award reflects the project as a whole, how it progressed and the benefits it provides to the community,” says Tina Rogers, General Manager at Bidwill Trust Hospital.

Read more about the building process in the article here - https://www.waterfordpress.co.nz/bidwill-trust-hospitals-expansion-crucial-to-community-healthcare/

Or, find the article in the latest Business South magazine – it is always wonderful to see what other Southern businesses are up to.
https://digitalpublications.online/waterfordpress/business-south-december-24/136/

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Bidwill Trust Hospital’s expansion has been recognised for its benefits and crucial contribution to South Canterbury community healthcare.

08/11/2024

"The Bidwill Trust Hospital Foundation Board is pleased to partner with the Aoraki Foundation to deliver health benefits to our region by donating $100,000 towards the South Canterbury Health Endowment grants."

Thanks to the Otago Daily Times for this great coverage.

The Aoraki Foundation’s annual funding round has just been completed, over $170,000 having been distributed to various charities and projects in...

21/10/2024

It can sometimes be difficult for healthcare students to obtain practical and appropriate experience in specialised fields. However, there are currently four healthcare students working onsite at Bidwill Trust Hospital, four from Ara in Timaru and one from AUT - Auckland University of Technology – the first time the hospital has welcomed students from Auckland.

Bidwill is passionate about supporting students and ensuring that their clinical placements develop the skills that cannot be taught in a classroom.

Tessa Orange, the inaugural recipient of the Bernadette East Nursing Scholarship is grateful for the ongoing support she has received from the Bidwill team, and the financial ease that the scholarship gave her while she completed her nursing studies. She is now employed as a graduate nurse at Bidwill Trust Hospital.

Pictured below is Tessa (third from left), Bidwill’s lead anaesthetic technician Phillipa McEwan (far left) and the four nursing students.

Applications for the Bernadette East Nursing Scholarship are now open, learn more online here: https://www.bidwillhospital.co.nz/scholarship

Thank you to The Timaru Herald for the profile that was published in the print newspaper and also online here: https://www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/350454337/timarus-bidwill-trust-hospital-supporting-next-generation-health-professionals

29/07/2024

It is wonderful to consistently receive excellent feedback from our patients. We are pleased to see a steady growth of admissions each year, across all specialties and from across a wider geographical area.

Thank you to the Otago Daily Times for this coverage, you can read the full article here: https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/south-canterbury/hospital%E2%80%99s-patient-numbers-growing

18/06/2024

Delighted to share that Bidwill Trust Hospital’s Pacific Radiology Extension received a Property Council New Zealand Industry Award on Friday night! 🏆

The 'Property Council New Zealand Rider Levett Bucknall Property Industry Awards' is the most prestigious property awards programme in New Zealand. It has celebrated excellence in design and innovation in the built environment for more than 34 years.

We are honoured to be a part of this celebration alongside so many outstanding projects - view all 2024 winners here: https://www.propertynz.co.nz/property-industry-awards

21/05/2024

Timaru lawyer Ken McKenzie has retired from the Bidwill Trust Hospital Board after 27 years’ service, five as chair.

A director of RSM Law in Timaru, McKenzie said he was proud of the fact the law firm had been involved with Bidwill from the beginning.

“We were involved with setting up the original Bidwill trust structure as a registered community charitable trust and have had an RSM director on the board right from the start,” he said.

Read the full article from The Timaru Herald here:

Timaru lawyer Ken McKenzie has stepped down from the Bidwill Trust Hospital board that he chaired for five years.

22/04/2024

Wonderful to feature in Essence Magazine South Canterbury's 'Women in Business' feature this month 😃

The day to day running of Bidwill Trust Hospital is led by a female team - Tina Rogers (General Manager), Rebecca Healey (Operating Theatre Manager), Jo Blades (Clinical Ward Manager) and Belinda Dore (Clinical Quality & Risk Manager).

"Supported by each other and their teams, these four women ensure that the hospital continues to provide its excellent service and care."

Read more in the April issue of Essence South Canterbury, online here: https://essencemagazine.co.nz/latest-issues-sc

08/04/2024

Congratulations to Loren Sugrue and Michelle Marshall who were recently awarded the Bidwill Trust Hospital Bernadette East Nursing Scholarship.

In honour of the late Bernadette East, a senior nurse who worked at Bidwill Trust Hospital for 39 years, each recipient received $3,000 towards their third-year Bachelor of Nursing studies.

Thank you to The Timaru Herald for sharing this great news:

Two South Canterbury nursing students are recipients of a scholarship in honour of a late senior nurse who worked at Timaru’s Bidwill Trust Hospital for 39 years.

20/03/2024

Bidwill Trust Hospital Board has a new chair, and he is the third member of his family to hold the role.

Sam Hervey became chair of the trust in December last year, taking on the same position held by his father Mark and his Grandfather Russell (a former Mayor of Timaru).

Read more in this The Timaru Herald article:

Sam Hervey is continuing a tradition of stepping up to the role as the third generation of his family to take on the position.