North Shore Hospital is a large public hospital in Takapuna, serving the northern part of the Auckland area. Located near Lake Pupuke, the hospital ward tower block overlooks Rangitoto Island on one side, and the Waitemata Harbour with views extending towards Auckland City on the other. North Shore Hospital offers a 24-hours service that sees on average 120 people daily.

The hospital provides up to 131 surgical treatment beds and up to 163 general medical treatment beds. It has nine operating theatres, an emergency care centre, an intensive care unit and a coronary care unit, as well as a maternity and a special care baby unit. North Shore Hospital also boasts an allied health team of Social Workers, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, and Speech Language Therapists.

At House Officer level Auckland Doctors can rotate through the Auckland region. North Shore Hospital has runs in the following areas: ED, Medicine (General and Specialties), Older Peoples Health, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Psychiatry, and Surgery (General and Specialties).

At Registrar level Auckland Doctors can also rotate through the Auckland region. North Shore Hospital has runs in the following areas: Anaesthesia, ED, Medicine (General and Specialties), Older Peoples Health, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Palliative Care, Pathology, Psychiatry, Public Health, Radiology, and Surgery (General and Specialties).