Categories of advanced levels of hospital care in New Zealand
| Level of hospital care | Services provided | Hospital locations |
| Level 1 | Advanced trauma and medical services based around comprehensive intensive care units with specialist staff. | Main population areas |
| Level 2 | Capable of initial resuscitation and management. If specific intensive care not available then major trauma and severely ill patients transferred to level 1 advanced care. | Regional and rural provincial areas |
| Level 3 | Run by non-specialist staff, capable of initial resuscitation. Major trauma and severely ill patients transferred to level 1 advanced care. | Small rural areas |