Southern Cross Auckland Surgical Centre

Details

Name :

Southern Cross Auckland Surgical Centre

Address  :

9, St Marks Road
Remuera

Town  :

Auckland

State  :

Auckland

Country  :

NEW ZEALAND

Post Code:

1050

Phone  :

09 925 4700

Fax  :

09 925 4701

Web URL  :


Description

This leading private hospital has been providing quality professional care since 1987 when it opened as New Zealands first purposebuilt short stay surgical hospital Significant expansion at Auckland Surgical Centre in 1996 allowed the hospital to accommodate 4 operating theatres stage one recovery room daystay recovery areas and a 10bed overnight stay facility

The hospital employs a caring welltrained and experienced staff of around 90 and provides services to around 6000 patients each year covering a wide range of surgical services and excellent postoperative care

Auckland Surgical Centre is well known for innovation in short stay surgical services and its strong reputation in the Auckland region has been based around orthopaedic and plastic surgery services

The hospital became part of the Southern Cross Hospitals network in February 2005 and is currently one of three Southern Cross hospitals within Auckland region
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