Neurosurgery services — Otago and Southland
Neurosurgery services provides specialist care to people who have surgical conditions of the central nervous system, trauma to the brain and spinal cord, haemorrhage and tumours of the brain and spinal cord. They also perform elective spinal surgery where there is nerve involvement.
Contact us
Neurosurgery services are available 7:30am to 4pm, Monday to Friday.
You can email Neurosurgery services at contactus@southerndhb.govt.nz or call:
- 03 474 0999 — Dunedin Hospital
- 03 218 1949 — Southland Hospital
- 03 433 0290 — Oamaru Hospital.
Neurosurgery services are also available at Dunstan Hospital.
Where to find us
Dunedin Hospital
Street address
201 Great King Street
Dunedin
Postal address
Neurosurgery services
Private Bag 1921
Dunedin 9054
New Zealand
Southland Hospital
Street address
Kew Road
Invercargill
Postal address
Neurosurgery services
PO Box 828
Invercargill 9840
New Zealand
Oamaru Hospital
Street address
8 Steward Street
Oamaru
Postal address
Neurosurgery services
Private Bag 50059
Oamaru 9444
New Zealand
Services we provide
The Neurosurgery service is a South Island regional service with 2 sites, Dunedin and Christchurch hospitals.
The Neurosurgery service provides specialist inpatient and outpatient services to patients who have surgical conditions of the central nervous system. The Neurosurgical Team provides specialist care to patients with trauma to the brain and spinal cord, haemorrhage and tumours of the brain and spinal cord. Elective surgery includes spinal surgery where there is nerve involvement.
An acute service for emergencies is provided 24 hours a day. Non-urgent services are accepted from healthcare providers and triaged by urgency.
Outreach clinics are conducted at Southland, Oamaru and Dunstan hospitals.
Referral information
You can be referred to Neurosurgery services by hospital staff or your main healthcare provider.
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