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Southern Cross Hamilton Hospital - Anaesthesia
Private Surgical Service, Anaesthesia
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
Situated in a quiet, central part of Hamilton, Southern Cross Hospital has been frequently and extensively modernised. Our hospital currently has 8 fully equipped operating theatres, offering the latest technology, as well as modern day-stay facilities and 60 ensuited patient rooms for those staying overnight. Also on site, we have a purpose-built six bed intensive care unit (ICU), high dependency care and access to radiology services.
About Anaesthesia
You are given an anaesthetic when you have surgery so that you don’t feel pain during the operation. There are different types of anaesthesia and the type you receive will depend on the type of surgery you are having and how long it will take.
Your anaesthetic will be given to you by a specialist doctor called an anaesthetist.
Procedures / Treatments
You are put into a state of unconsciousness either by the injection of an anaesthetic medication into a vein or by breathing in a mixture of gases. You will be unaware of what is happening around you and you will feel no pain from the surgery. You will be constantly monitored and the anaesthetic adjusted as necessary throughout the operation.
You are put into a state of unconsciousness either by the injection of an anaesthetic medication into a vein or by breathing in a mixture of gases. You will be unaware of what is happening around you and you will feel no pain from the surgery. You will be constantly monitored and the anaesthetic adjusted as necessary throughout the operation.
An anaesthetic is injected near the nerve pathways to the site of your surgery, so that area becomes numb. You will be awake but will not feel pain from the surgery. You may also receive a medication to make you feel relaxed and sleepy.
An anaesthetic is injected near the nerve pathways to the site of your surgery, so that area becomes numb. You will be awake but will not feel pain from the surgery. You may also receive a medication to make you feel relaxed and sleepy.
An anaesthetic is injected near the nerve pathways to the site of your surgery, so that area becomes numb. You will be awake but will not feel pain from the surgery. You may also receive a medication to make you feel relaxed and sleepy.
An anaesthetic is injected at the site of the surgery to cause numbness in the area. You will be awake but will not feel pain from the surgery.
An anaesthetic is injected at the site of the surgery to cause numbness in the area. You will be awake but will not feel pain from the surgery.
An anaesthetic is injected at the site of the surgery to cause numbness in the area. You will be awake but will not feel pain from the surgery.
Visiting Hours
Weekdays 11:00 to 13:00 & 14:30 to 20:00
Weekends 11:00 to 13:00 & 14:30 to 20:00
Public Transport
The BUSIT website provides good public transport information. See here
Parking
Over 25 parking spaces are provided for patients and visitors.
Pharmacy
Contact Details
Southern Cross Hamilton Hospital
Waikato
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Phone
(07) 959 5700
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Fax
(07) 959 5702
Email
Website
21 Puutikitiki Street
Hamilton East
Hamilton
Waikato 3216
Street Address
21 Puutikitiki Street
Hamilton East
Hamilton
Waikato 3216
Postal Address
PO Box 4173
Hamilton East
Hamilton 3247
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This page was last updated at 2:04PM on March 15, 2024. This information is reviewed and edited by Southern Cross Hamilton Hospital - Anaesthesia.