Your surgery will be carried out at either St Georges Hospital, Forte Hospital or Southern Cross Hospital. The information pack you received will inform you where and when to turn up.
Typically you must avoid any food, including drinks containing milk, sugar and the like for at least 6 hours prior to surgery. You can usually drink water up to 2 hours before your procedure.
Street Address
249 Papanui Road, Strowan
Christchurch, 8014
Phone: (03) 355 9179
Fax: (03) 355 2057
Visiting times
11.00 am – 12.00 noon
2.00 pm – 4.00 pm
7.00 pm – 8.00 pm
Website
www.stgeorges.org.nz
Street Address
131 Bealey Avenue
Christchurch, 8013
Phone: (03) 968 3100
Fax: (03) 968 3101
Visiting times
Mon – Fri: 8:00 to 12:30 & 14:30 to 20:00
Sat – Sun: 8:00 to 12:30 & 14:30 to 20:00
Street Address
132 Peterborough Street
Christchurch, 8014
Phone: (03) 365 8333
Fax: (03) 365 8334
Visiting times
Mon – Fri: to come
Sat – Sun:to come
Website
www.fortehealth.co.nz
Before your surgery there will be a lot of processes to ensure your safety. This means you will go through numerous checks to confirm your identity and the procedure you are about to have plus any drug allergies you may have and so on.
You will meet your anaesthetist on the day you come to hospital. They will discuss your anaesthetic options with you. If you have particular concerns about your anaesthetic, please let us know so and we can make the necessary arrangements as these can be discussed with the anaesthetist prior to your day of surgery.