Blood Bank Staff:
Contact Blood Bank staff on (03) 470 9369 or extension 59369 if phoning from within Dunedin Hospital.

Blood Bank is open Monday to Friday 07.30 till 24.00 and Saturday 09.00 till 17.00. All other times contact the on-call staff via the operator: dial 0

Blood Bank is located on the 3rd Floor, Academic Wing, WARD BLOCK, Dunedin Hospital. Follow the NZBLOOD signs.

Transfusion Nurse Specialist:
Contact Suzi Rishworth, RN On extension 59368, landline (03) 470 9368, cell phone 0275 577 534 or email suzi.rishworth@nzblood.co.nz

Transfusion Medicine Specialist:
Office hours: Dr Krishna Badami tel: (03) 343 9052 or 021 655 219

Out of hours: Call Blood Bank 59369 to speak with the Transfusion Medicine Specialist, or via the Hospital Operator - dial 0.

Haematologists: Haematologists employed by Southern DHB are available through an on call roster. To consult with the Haematologist call the telephone operator.

NZBS Transfusion Nurse Specialist group

Left to Right: Richard Charlewood (co-ordinator), Liz Thrift (MidCentral), Graeme Sykes (Counties Manukau), Fiona King (Capital & Coast), Susan Mercer (Canterbury), Suzi Rishworth (Southern), Esther Cramer-Hamelink (Northland), Jomyn Diedericks (Waitemata), Christopher Corkery (Waikato), Soyoung Choi Maxwell (Auckland)