Senior doctors and dentists at Health NZ public hospitals and health services plan to strike for 48 hours on Tuesday 23 September and Wednesday 24 September. Emergency departments will be open for emergencies only. GPs, after-hours and urgent care clinics, and other community health providers are not affected by the strike and will continue to operate as normal.
About the strike
Surgical day ward — Taranaki Base Hospital
The surgical day ward is where you will go for your pre-admission appointment and on the day of your surgery.
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Contact us
Contact the surgical day ward on:
Surgical Day Ward reception
phone: 06 753 6139 ext 7318
Surgical Day Ward nurses
phone: 06 753 6139 ext 8075
Surgical Booking Office (for appointment information)
phone: 06 753 7889
Where to find us
The surgical day ward is located at:
Ground floor
Main hospital entrance
Taranaki Base Hospital
David Street
Westown
New Plymouth 4310.
Services we provide
The surgical day ward is where you will go:
- for your pre-admission appointment
- on the day of your surgery
- to recover after your day surgery before you are discharged.