Orthopaedic services — Otago and Southland

You can call Orthopaedics on call:

• 03 474 0999 — Dunedin Hospital
• 03 218 1949 — Southland Hospital
• 03 433 0290 — Oamaru Hospital.

Orthopaedic services are also available at Dunstan Hospital.

Dunstan Hospital

Dunedin Hospital

Street address

201 Great King Street
Dunedin

Postal address

Orthopaedic services
Private Bag 1921
Dunedin 9054
New Zealand

Southland Hospital

Street address

Kew Road
Invercargill

Postal address

Orthopaedic services
PO Box 828
Invercargill 9840
New Zealand

Oamaru Hospital

Street address

8 Steward Street
Oamaru

Postal address

Orthopaedic services
Private Bag 50059
Oamaru 9444
New Zealand

Orthopaedic services provide specialist acute and elective surgery for musculoskeletal problems.

Acute services include:

• recreation related trauma
• road accidents
• bone and joint infections
• fractures associated with osteoporosis and the aging population.

Elective services include:

• a full range of hip, knee, foot and ankle and shoulder surgery
• paediatric, spinal, hand and arthroscopic surgery.

Dunedin Hospital performs scoliosis surgery for all of the South Island.

Fracture clinics are for people who have had an injury and have been treated in the Emergency department, where further follow-up of that injury is needed.

Outpatient clinics are for patients referred for a specific problem or follow up after planned surgery.

You can be referred to our services by:

• your main healthcare provider
• hospital staff
• other health professionals involved in your care.