Southern District Health Board

Southern District Health Board

Quality and Humanity in Health

 

Southland-Hospital

Southland Hospital
Kew Road / PO Box 828
Invercargill 9840, New Zealand

Telephone: +64 3 218 1949

  Emergency+After Hours Care

 
Patient Enquiries  Visiting  Contact Details

Southland Hospital is owned and operated by Southern DHB, through its 'provider arm'.

Situated on Kew Road, Invercargill City, Southland Hospital is a modern, state-of-the-art, level 4 base hospital with 181 beds. The hospital opened in late 2004 following an extensive re-development project.  Southland Hospital is well equipped for its size and features modern medical imaging technology, including MRI, CT and Ultrasound capability and a Digital Radiology system (PACS), as well an electronic patient management system (iPM).

A range of services are provided from Southland Hospital, including acute medical and surgical, outpatient clinics, day procedures, 24-hour emergency department, mental health inpatient care, medical imaging diagnostics, specialist paediatric, maternity, rehabilitation and therapy services.

Southland Hospital is a University teaching facility and provides a training ground for medical interns, medical staff, nursing, midwifery, and allied health students.

Specialty Areas: Additional Services: Bed Numbers (Total 181): Annual Figures:
  • General Surgery
  • General Medicine
  • Respiratory
  • Radiology
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Orthopaedics
  • Anaesthetics
  • Paedistrics
  • Obstetrics + Gynaecology
  • Oncology
  • Haemotology
  • Urology
  • Oral + Maxillo-Facial
  • Rehabilitation
  • Ear, Nose + Throat
  • Pathology
  • Mental Health Services
  • Allied Health Services including Physio, OT, Dietetics, SLT, Child Development
  • Diagnostic Testing
  • Medical Imaging
  • Pharmacy
  • Laboratory
  • Patient Nurse Educators
  • District Nursing
  • School Dental
  • Well Child Services
  • Chaplaincy
  • Meals on Wheels
  • Pacific Island Nurses
  • Maori Health Nurses
  • 38 Medical
  • 42 Surgical
  • 30 Rehab
  • 6 ED Observation
  • 14 Maternity
  • 4 Labour Delivery
  • 5 Neonatal
  • 13 Children's
  • 6 Critical Care
  • 23 Mental Health

 

  • 30,000 ED presentations
  • 58,000 O/P appointments
  • 6,000 theatre operations
  • 1,300 births
  • 18,000 admissions

Southland Hospital

Hospital Switchboard +64 3 218 1949
Kew Road
Invercargill
New Zealand

Southern District Health Board

Chief Operating Officer:
Lexie O'Shea
Telephone
+64 3 218 1949

Feedback
(Compliments/Complaints)
Administration Officer, Quality, Risk and Education Officer
Telephone
+64 3 214 5738
Email
feedback@sdhb.govt.nz