General surgery services — Otago and Southland
The General surgery service provides planned (elective) and 24-hour acute inpatient, day patient and outpatient treatment for people needing specialist care.
Contact us
Dunedin Hospital
Phone 03 474 0999
Southland Hospital
Phone 03 218 1949
Oamaru Hospital
Phone 03 433 0290
General surgery from other healthcare providers
Where to find us
Dunedin Hospital
Street address
201 Great King Street
Dunedin
Postal address
General surgery services
Private Bag 1921
Dunedin 9054
New Zealand
Southland Hospital
Street address
Kew Road
Invercargill
Postal address
General surgery services
PO Box 828
Invercargill 9840
New Zealand
Oamaru Hospital
Street address
8 Steward Street
Oamaru
Postal address
General surgery services
Private Bag 50059
Oamaru 9444
New Zealand
Services we provide
General surgery covers many different types of surgery, including:
- endocrine
- breast
- hepato-pancreato-biliary (liver, gallbladder pancreas)
- colorectal (bowel)
- upper gastrointestinal
- vascular
- urological
- minor plastic surgery
- skin cancer surgery
- laparoscopic surgery
- surgery for hernias
- surgery for burns
- surgery for trauma.
Many people are referred to general surgery with conditions that need counselling or medical treatment, not an operation.
Referral information
You can be referred to the general medical service by your healthcare provider or by the emergency department.
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