Respiratory services — Canterbury

General respiratory services

• phone 03 364 0280
• email respiratory@cdhb.health.nz

Respiratory physiology laboratory

• phone 03 364 0874
• email Resplab@cdhb.health.nz

Sleep health service

• phone ​03 364 1089
• email sleep@cdhb.health.nz 

Cardio-respiratory integrated specialist service (CRISS)

• phone 03 364 0167
• email CRISS@cdhb.health.nz 

The service is typically available Monday to Friday, 8am to 4:30pm.

Canterbury respiratory services are at Christchurch Hospital.

Respiratory physiology laboratory and Sleep health service

Ambulatory Care Hub 
Ground Floor, Parkside East Building
Christchurch Hospital
Riccarton Avenue
Christchurch

Enter from the external entrance on the Oxford Terrace side (the old Emergency Department entrance).

Respiratory medicine outpatients appointments

Outpatients Building
Christchurch Hospital Campus
2 Oxford Terrace
Christchurch

You will find the Outpatients Building across the road from the Main Hospital building.

Inpatient service

Ward 19
Level 3, Parkside East Building
Christchurch Hospital
Riccarton Avenue
Christchurch

Cardio-respiratory integrated specialist services (CRISS)

Level 5, Riverside Building
Christchurch Hospital
Riccarton Avenue
Christchurch

Christchurch Hospital Ambulatory Care Hub map

We provide specialist care for a wide range of respiratory conditions such as:

• chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
• asthma
• lung cancer
• cystic fibrosis
• sleep apnoea.

We provide:

• outpatient clinics
• lung function tests
• diagnostic sleep tests
• inpatient care when needed
• treatment for sleep apnoea.

We work together with community providers to support people with respiratory illness.

Respiratory physiology laboratory 

We provide a range of pulmonary function tests to help diagnose lung-related conditions. Our clinical physiologists contribute to research and education, including spirometry training courses.

The laboratory also has strong community links with general practices, which can also provide spirometry screening for some conditions.

Sleep health services

We diagnose and treat people with sleep disordered breathing and other sleep related conditions. Sleep health services has strong community links with general practices, which can provide screening for some conditions.

If you have had a successful trial of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy through Christchurch Hospital sleep health services you may need to use a CPAP device long term. 

Long-term CPAP therapy in Canterbury Waitaha — Sleep Health Services

Cardio-respiratory integrated specialist services

A team of clinical nurse specialists, Māori health workers and others provide expert care (both inpatient and outpatient) to people with a wide range of respiratory and cardiac conditions.

These include:

• lung cancer
• cystic fibrosis
• sleep disorders
• heart failure and pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)
• infectious diseases.

The team can also see people who need:

• cardiac rehabilitation
• tuberculosis supervised treatment or directly observed therapy
• Māori health support
• help with respiratory equipment, for example patients who are discharged from hospital with home oxygen.

You can access our respiratory services with a referral from your healthcare provider.