Southern Cross Hospital – Christchurch

Details

Name :

Southern Cross Hospital – Christchurch

Address  :

131 Bealey Avenue

Town  :

Christchurch

State  :

Canterbury

Country  :

NEW ZEALAND

Post Code:

8013

Phone  :

03 968 3100

Fax  :

03 968 3101

Web URL  :


Description

Owned by Southern Cross since 1979 the centrally situated hospital campus includes one of the biggest and most advanced private surgical hospitals in the South Island and typically provides services to around 9500 patients each year

Southern Cross Hospital in Christchurch currently has 87 inpatient beds including those in its new high dependancy ward The hospital now has 8 operating theatres including 2 high technology digital theatres one equipped with systems enabling roboticallyassisted surgery

Facilities on the hospital site also include advanced scanning technologies and a purpose built endoscopy centre operated in partnership with a leading group of medical specialists About 40 of patients at our Christchurch hospital are admitted for daystay surgery and around 60 stay one or more nights
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