Some health workers at Health NZ public hospitals and services are planning to strike on Thursday 23 October to 7am on Friday 24 October.
Emergency departments will be open for emergencies only. For more information:
General surgery — South Canterbury
The general surgery service for Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora South Canterbury provides elective (planned) and 24-hour acute inpatient, day patient and outpatient treatment for people in the South Canterbury region needing specialist care.
Contact us
For general surgery inpatient enquiries:
- phone: 03 687 2100
For outpatient clinic enquiries:
- phone: 03 687 2122
Where to find us
The general surgery service is at:
Timaru Hospital
Queen Street
Parkside
Timaru 7910
- general surgery outpatients — hospital level 1
- endoscopy unit — hospital level 4
- surgical ward — hospital level 5.
Hospital map — Timaru Hospital
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.
Visiting clinics are provided by plastic surgical services from Christchurch Hospital, and visiting clinics and operating lists are provided by urological and paediatric surgery services, also from Christchurch.