2010 Media Releases

The not-for-profit Southern Cross Healthcare Group has welcomed today’s ACC announcements, in particular the Government’s decision in principle to allow insurance companies to compete with ACC in providing workplace cover and the proposed extension of the Accredited Employer Programme.

Members elected a new director to the Southern Cross Medical Care Society Board at its 49^th Annual General Meeting yesterday.

An award-winning ‘blended delivery’ nursing course at Southern Cross Hospitals seeks to attract more nurses into the operating rooms.

Getting smarter about payment and delivery is essential to the future provision of healthcare services in the public and private sector, says not-for-profit health insurer Southern Cross Medical Care Society.

The not-for-profit Southern Cross Healthcare Group is in discussions with a number of GP practices to establish the foundations of a primary care venture.

Southern Cross Healthcare Group welcomes Health Minister Tony Ryall’s decision to end lab test charges for private patients.

Southern Cross Hospitals, in partnership with a consortium including some local doctors, has settled the land purchase for the development of a private hospital and medical centre at the corner of Hibiscus Coast Highway and Silverdale Parkway.

New Zealanders use of the private sector for their health woes continues to increase. 

Southern Cross Travel Insurance has received hundreds of claims valued at over half a million dollars relating to travel cancellations and delays as a result of the volcanic ash over Europe last month.  And it anticipates this number may double.

The principal of St Leonards Road School, Darren Smith, has been nominated as New Zealand's most ardent netball supporter for giving netball teams and players positive encouragement and help, caring for the health and wellbeing of teams, respecting the umpire's decisions and turning up regularly to support games.

If you can’t guarantee getting to your end destination – don’t go. That’s the advice Southern Cross Travel Insurance (SCTI) is providing to the hundreds of customers calling today.

Southern Cross health insurance now provides members with the choice to access private radiotherapy treatment in the South Island, after the organisation negotiated an ‘Affiliated Provider’ agreement with the new St Georges Cancer Care Centre in Christchurch.

Travellers to Europe should check their travel insurance coverage for flight delays, says Southern Cross Travel Insurance.

Buying travel insurance online, rather than through a travel agent, not only saves customers a significant amount of money but is the natural evolution of the industry in Australia, according to an award-winning, online travel insurance company.

Southern Cross Medical Care Society will be the third commercial tenant to be confirmed for the East complex, the $200 million-plus mixed-use development under construction at the eastern end of the Britomart precinct.

New Zealand’s largest health insurance provider, the Southern Cross Medical Care Society, has launched a Critical Illness Plan.

New Zealand’s public health system has been examined and the prognosis is not great: as a small, cash strapped country it is time we reset our expectations of our health system.