Your surgery

Here is some helpful information to go over to make sure you’re fully prepared. 

Here is some helpful information to go over to make sure you’re fully prepared. 

Food and drink

If you are having a general anaesthetic or local anaesthetic with sedation, DO NOT eat or drink for 6 hours before surgery (including gum and sweets). If your specialist gives you different instructions, please follow them.

Getting ready

We request that you:

  • Please shower
  • Remove all jewellery and piercings.  Please note, no responsibility is taken for the loss of, or damage to personal property
  • Allow plenty of time to arrive and allow for traffic and parking. If for any reason you are delayed, please contact us as soon as possible.
  • Please DO NOT bring any valuables with you

Please note that our facilities are not set up to accommodate groups of visitors during your surgery.  We have a small waiting room for a support person to make themselves comfortable, otherwise we are a short walk from the Newmarket shops and cafes.

What to wear

We recommend you wear loose, comfortable clothing. You won’t need sleepwear.

What to bring

You will need:

  • All documents about your procedure or surgery, including the Consent to Surgery form (if applicable), letters, notes, medication cards from your doctor or other hospitals
  • A list of all current medicine, drugs, tablets, inhalers, injections, herbal remedies, vitamins and other supplements
  • Prior approval insurance documents, if applicable

If you are pregnant

If you are pregnant or think you may be, please make sure your specialist and your anaesthetist are aware of your condition.

On arrival

Please report to the ground floor reception, and confirm your payment method (see payment options here).

You will be taken to the day-stay area. A nurse will complete your admission and help you prepare for your procedure/surgery. You may discuss any questions, concerns and personal needs during this time.

After this, you will change into a theatre gown. Before you go to theatre, the anaesthetist and surgeon will discuss your anaesthetic and surgery with you and ask you to sign anaesthetic and surgical consent forms.

Confirming your details

To ensure your safety during your stay, you will be asked to confirm your name and other details several times. This starts when you arrive at reception, then with your admitting nurse, and when you go to the procedure/operating room. Your surgeon, anaesthetist and nurses will also take a short time out to complete a final check immediately before your procedure begins.

Waiting times

We strive to keep waiting times to a minimum but as you can appreciate, we cannot always predict how long a procedure will last. If your procedure is delayed, we will keep you well informed.

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105 Remuera Road,
Remuera, Auckland

PH +64 9 524 1220
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CHRISTMAS HOURS

Auckland City Surgical Services will be closed for the Christmas and New Year Holidays from midday, Wednesday 18th December 2024 and reopening on Monday, 13th January 2025 at our new location:
77 Carlton Gore Road, Newmarket

Please note any messages or emails will not be responded to during the holiday period

We wish everyone a very happy Christmas and New Year