Contact us
Contact
Whangārei Hospital
Phone: 09 430 4100
Location and hours
Hours
Surgical outpatients | Monday to Friday, 8.00am to 5:00pm
Medical outpatients | Monday to Friday, 7:30am to 5:00pm
Location
Surgical outpatients
Ground floor
Main Building (central hospital block)
Whangarei Hospital.
Ophthalmology and ears, nose and throat
5th Floor
Main Building (central hospital block)
Whangarei Hospital.
Medical Outpatients
1st Floor
Main Building (central hospital block)
Whangarei Hospital.
Outpatient services
Surgical outpatients services
General surgery, Orthopaedics, Ophthalmology, Gynaecology and Ear, nose and throat.
Gynaecology
The gynaecology service holds clinics in Whangārei, Dargaville, Rawene, Kawakawa and Kaitaia. Gynaecology services include:
- General gynaecology
- Colposcopy
- Missed miscarriage
- Visiting fertility clinics
- Nurse led specialty clinics
General Surgery
Clinics are held in Whangārei, Bay of Islands and Kaitaia.
- General surgery review post operation
- Minor procedure theatre
- Breast surgery
- Colorectal
- Lower and upper gastrointestinal
- Plastics
- Bariatrics (visiting service from Auckland)
- Vascular (visiting service from Auckland)
Ear Nose Throat (ENT)
General ENT conditions including:
- Acoustic neuroma
- Epistaxis
- Hearing loss
- Meniere’s disease
- Otitis media
- Rhinitis
- Sinusitis
- Swallowing disorders
- Tonsillitis
- Thyroid problems
- Nurse led specialty clinics
Ophthalmology
Clinics are held in Whangārei, Bay of Islands and Kaitaia.
- Age related Macular degeneration
- Cataracts
- Diabetic retinopathy
- Glaucoma
- Refractive error
- Myopia
- Hyperopia
- Astigmatism
- Retinal detachment
- Strabismus
- Assessment and surgery of skin lesion in proximity of the eye
- Nurse led specialty clinics
Orthopaedics
Assessment and treatment of musculoskeletal conditions and injuries.
- Osteoarthritis
- Tendon and ligament injuries chronic and acute
- Fracture treatment
- Casting
- Talipes
- Nurse led specialist clinics
Medical outpatients services
The medical outpatients department runs clinics from a large range of specialities. We have a large team of local specialists (doctors, nurses and physiologists) but also host a range of visiting specialists.
The specialities are:
Cardiology
General cardiology
Heart failure clinics
Murmur clinics
Pacemaker services
Cardiac monitoring (Holters / Events)
Cardioversion pre-assessment
Stress testing (Treadmill and Dobutamine)
CTCA
Cardiac Echocardiography
Dermatology
Medical dietitian
Electroencephalography (EEG)
Health of elder clinics
Gastroenterology
General medicine
Immunology
Hepatology
Nerve conduction studies
Neurology
Respiratory
Rheumatology
Sleep services / lung function
The medical outpatients department also runs a medical day Stay unit (MDSU) for:
Transfusions
Infusions
Procedures
Venesection