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Southern Cross Wellington Hospital - General Surgery

Private Surgical Service, General Surgery

This is where you will come to have your surgery performed. The visits to your surgeon before and after surgery will be at their consulting rooms.

Description

At Southern Cross Hospital in Wellington we want you to feel well cared for and that you leave our hospital satisfied with the care you have received. A hospital visit can be an anxious time and we will do all we can to make your experience a comfortable and positive one. A very capable team will take care of you.

Investing in quality

At our Wellington hospital, our promise is a quality-driven service. We deliver quality care, not only to Southern Cross members, but also to patients with other private medical insurers.

Increasingly, we are providing services to those who pay for surgery themselves, and to patients funded by ACC and through other specific public funding arrangements.

Whilst in our Wellington hospital, patients can expect:

a professional, caring nursing team, whose focus is on the patients’ wellbeing and comfort
comfortable private rooms for overnight stay, with a large ensuite, television and radio facilities
nourishing, quality meals for overnight patients (with attention to your special dietary needs on request)
a modern, well-equipped day-stay facility for those not requiring overnight stay
support from our team to ensure that from admission to discharge, the administrative procedures run as smoothly as possible
flexible visiting hours and visiting arrangements to ensure a restful environment for all of our patients
free parking facilities.

As demand for new services grows within the Wellington region, we continue to invest in our facilities to ensure that we respond to the needs of specialists and patients in the greater Wellington region and beyond.

General Surgery is provided by :

The specialists who currently consult at our facilities in Wellington are:

Consultants

Mr Imad Aljanabi

General Surgeon
Dr Alexander Brown

General Surgeon
Mr Alex Dalzell

General, Laparoscopic and Colorectal Surgeon
Mr Scott Diamond

General Surgeon
Mr John Groom

General Surgeon
Mr Simon Harper

Endocrine and General Surgeon
Mr Amit Reddy

General Surgeon
Mr Ali Shekouh

General, Colorectal & Laparoscopic Surgeon & Endoscopist
Mr Gary Stone

General Surgeon
Mr (Susrutha) Kusal Wickremesekera

General Surgeon

Procedures / Treatments

Appendicectomy

Laparoscopic: several small incisions (cuts) are made in the lower right abdomen (stomach) and a narrow tube with a tiny camera attached (laparoscope) in inserted.… More
Breast Biopsy

Open Excisional: a small incision (cut) is made as close as possible to the lump and the lump, together with a surrounding margin of tissue, is removed for examination.… More
Breast Reconstruction

A silicone sack filled with either silicone gel or saline (salt water) is inserted underneath your chest muscle and skin.… More
Cholecystectomy

Laparoscopic: several small incisions (cuts) are made in the abdomen (stomach) and a narrow tube with a tiny camera attached (laparoscope) is inserted.… More
Colectomy

Laparoscopic: several small incisions (cuts) are made in the abdomen and a narrow tube with a tiny camera attached (laparoscope) is inserted.… More
Colonoscopy

A long, narrow tube with a tiny camera attached (colonoscope) is inserted into your anus and then moved along the entire colon.… More
Colostomy

An opening is made in the skin of the abdomen (stomach) to allow drainage of stools (faeces) from the colon into a collection bag on the outside.… More
Gastrectomy

Partial: the diseased part of the stomach is removed and the remaining section is reattached to the oesophagus (food pipe) or small intestine.… More
Gastroscopy

A long, flexible tube with a tiny camera attached (gastroscope) is inserted through your mouth and moved down your digestive tract.… More
Haemorrhoid Removal

Haemorrhoidectomy: each haemorrhoid or pile is tied off and then cut away.… More
Hernia Repair

Hiatus Hernia Laparoscopic: several small incisions (cuts) are made in the abdomen (stomach) and a narrow tube with a tiny camera attached (laparoscope) is inserted.… More
Mastectomy

Simple or Total: all breast tissue, skin and the nipple are surgically removed but the muscles lying under the breast and the lymph nodes are left in place.… More
Parathyroidectomy

An incision (cut) is made in the front of and at the base of the neck and one or more of the parathyroid glands are removed. More
Parotidectomy

An incision (cut) is made in front of the ear and runs down below the jaw line.… More
Rectal Resection

Laparoscopic: several small incisions (cuts) are made in the abdomen (stomach) and a narrow tube with a tiny camera attached (laparoscope) is inserted.… More
Sigmoidoscopy

A long, narrow tube with a tiny camera attached (sigmoidoscope) is inserted into your anus and moved through your lower large intestine (bowel).… More
Skin Biopsy

Shave Biopsy: the top layers of skin in the area being investigated are shaved off with a scalpel (surgical knife) for investigation under a microscope.… More
Skin Lesion Excision

Skin lesions such as cysts and tumours are removed by cutting around and under them with a scalpel. More
Thyroidectomy

An incision (cut) is made in the front of and at the base of the neck and part or all of the thyroid gland is removed. More
Varicose Veins

Sclerotherapy: a tiny needle is used to inject a chemical solution into the vein that causes the vein to collapse.… More

Visiting Hours

Weekdays: 8.00am to 8.00pm
Weekends: 8.00am to 8.00pm

Parking

Free patient parking is provided.

Website

healthcare.southerncross.co.nz/our-healthcare-services/wellington

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