Education — Auckland City Hospital

Clinical Skills Centre

The Clinical Skills Centre (CSC) at Auckland City Hospital allows clinical staff to learn, review and practise the skills they require to be healthcare practitioners.

We provide the venue and equipment for a diverse range of clinical skills including, but not limited to, resuscitation skills (both basic and advanced adult and basic paediatric life support), practical procedures and skills for ward staff, new graduates and staff of specialised units, anaesthetic and surgical techniques, Occupational Health & Safety-approved patient handling, communication and interviewing skills, hand washing techniques and universal standards.

A wide range of clinical skills trainers and low- to high-fidelity full-body manikins are available in the CSC.

There is a fully equipped operating room (OR), set-up room and scrub bay which makes an ideal facility for learning OR culture, anaesthetic and surgical skills in a safe environment. The OR is equipped with current and modern equipment including a Datex-Ohmeda anaesthetic machine, Drager monitoring, electric operating table, electro-surgical unit, case carts etc.

More information and contact details are available on Healthpoint (external link).

The Ernest and Marion Davis Library

The Ernest and Marion Davis Library in Grafton collects historic medical instruments, archives and published works. Sir Ernest Davis donated the building and funds for its maintenance in 1961 in gratitude for the care of his wife, Marion, at Auckland City Hospital.