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Southern Cross Wellington Hospital - Paediatric Surgery

Private Surgical Service

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.

Consultants

Mr Brendon Bowkett

Paediatric Surgeon

Procedures / Treatments

Hernias

Umbilical Hernia An incision (cut) is made underneath the navel (tummy button) and the hernia (part of the intestine that is bulging through the abdominal wall) is pushed back into the abdominal cavity.… More
Orchiopexy

A small incision (cut) is made in the groin on the side of the undescended testicle and the testicle pulled down into the scrotum.… More
Radical Neck Dissection

All lymph nodes (bean-shaped glands that filter harmful agents picked up by the lymphatic system) from the collar bone to the jaw and from the front of the neck to the back are removed, along with the sternocleidomastoid muscle (moves the head from side to side), the spinal accessory nerve… More
Modified or Functional Neck Dissection

All lymph nodes (bean-shaped glands that filter harmful agents picked up by the lymphatic system) from the collar bone to the jaw and from the front of the neck to the back are removed. More
Sigmoidoscopy

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

A fold of tissue (frenum) that attaches to the cheek, lips and/or tongue is surgically removed. More
Appendectomy

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

The foreskin is pulled away from the body of the penis and cut off, exposing the underlying head of the penis (glans).… 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
Meatoplasty (urethral)

A minor surgical procedure is performed to widen the urinary meatus or opening (where the urine exits the body). More
Hydrocoele

A small cut is made in the scrotum and the fluid is drained from the hydrocoele sac (a fluid-filled mass that forms in the scrotum).… More
Testicular Torsion

A small cut is made in the scrotum, the cord supplying blood to the testicle is untwisted and both testes are sutured (stitched) to the scrotum to prevent another torsion. 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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