NZNO nurses, healthcare assistants and some midwives plan to strike from 9am on Wednesday 30 July to 9am on Thursday 31 July. Patient safety is our priority and our hospitals will remain open. Continue to attend all appointments unless we have contacted you directly to reschedule.
Cardiothoracic surgery involves the surgical treatment of diseases affecting the heart and greater vessels (cardiac) or organs inside the chest (thorax), usually involving the lungs, chest wall and diaphragm.
Our opening hours are 7:30am to 5pm, Monday to Friday.
Phone 03 470 9581
Dunedin Hospital
Main Block
201 Great King Street
Dunedin
Cardiothoracic surgery Otago
Private Bag 1921
Dunedin 9054
New Zealand
Southland Hospital
Kew Road
Invercargill
Cardiothoracic surgery Southland
PO Box 828
Invercargill 9840
New Zealand
20 Douglas Street
Queenstown
The Otago and Southern Cardiothoracic surgery service is 1 of 5 national centres for adult cardiac and thoracic surgery.
Outpatient clinics are done at both Dunedin and Southland hospitals, while cardiothoracic surgery takes place at Dunedin Hospital.
We also have a cardiothoracic clinic at Lakes District Hospital in Queenstown.
Some of the procedures we perform include:
A healthcare professional will refer you to our services if you need heart surgery.
