Southern Cross Hospital – New Plymouth

Details

Name :

Southern Cross Hospital – New Plymouth

Address  :

205 St Aubyns Street

Town  :

New Plymouth

State  :

Taranaki

Country  :

NEW ZEALAND

Post Code:

4310

Phone  :

06 759 4820

Fax  :

06 758 0295

Web URL  :

Specialization
  • General Surgeon
  • Gynaecology
  • Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Ophthalmology
  • Orthopedics
  • Otolaryngologist
Facilities

Total Number Of Beds : 32


Description

Southern Cross hospital in the Taranaki region has been extensively modernised and features advanced theatres and comfortable patient facilities It currently has 32 inpatient beds and a daystay facility that caters for 9 patients at any time Southern Cross Hospital New Plymouth typically provides services to around 3500 patients each year

Local credentialled medical specialists operate in three stateoftheart operating theatres at the hospital They undertake a wide range of surgery from orthopaedic surgery and gynaecological surgery to ophthalmological urological dental otolaryngological maxillofacial and general surgery

A wide number of procedures involving endoscopic and laparoscopic surgery are also offered to patients in the region at Southern Cross Hospital in New Plymouth
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