Dear Dr Doctor,

Our New easier to use Website is now LIVE!

Responding to your requests we have tried to make it much easier to use for Health professionals and the public alike. There is now no longer any need to LOG IN or use passwords.

More relevant information about our current services and how to access them is contained within the site, as well as information about such things as assessment criteria for General Anaesthesia (ASA standards).
Please feel free to comment and give suggestions regarding content.

Our main services are listed below:

Currently there is NO waiting time for most hernia types, tubal ligations, pilonidal sinus, lower colorectal surgery etc. If your patient fits our criteria then we would be pleased to offer them FREE treatment at our facility.

Other services offered:

Minor Plastic surgery, Eye and Cataract surgery, Minor Podiatric Surgery, Psychiatric assessments & Cardiology. Please note that we have temporarily halted Varicose Vein referrals due to over subscription.

For any further details please contact Carl on ph 3602266 fx 3602616 or carl@charityhospital.org.nz Or Visit our website www.charityhospital.org.nz

NO WAITING TIMES FOR MOST GENERAL SURGICAL DAY CASE PROCEDURES!

GP Information:

Our available services operate on the basis of goodwill and flexibility of volunteer staff. It is expected that referring GP’s and Medical centres work with the trust to provide best outcomes for our patients. Canterbury Charity hospital is a day care charitable facility; we do not have overnight care facilities. With GP consultation & support respite care can be arranged for a small number of patients.

Patient Criteria:

Currently we accept patients from that of young adult upwards. Referral documentation must include 1) A Referral form 2) A patient declaration 3) A GP referral explanatory letter with full details of the condition the patient is being referred for plus relevant medical history (eg. ECG, bloods & histology reports etc)

Click here to see services available All patients over the age of 60 likely to be given a general anaesthetic should also have had a recent ECG.

To download the patient referral forms

In addition and to assist in the assessment process of patients likely proceed to surgery the Pre operative questionnaire and Pre admission record can be downloaded to be completed by either patient or health professional, then forward to the Hospital.

Day Surgery Services currently available:

Abdominal Hernia repairs & General Day surgery procedures

Laparoscopic Tubal Ligation

Pilonidal sinus

Haemorrhoids

Anal Fissure

Plastics

Hand surgery (including carpel tunnel decompression & Dupytrens contracture

Cataract Surgery and minor eye surgery

Podiatry

Varicose Vein Surgery (Please check to see if we are currently accepting referrals as this service is heavily subscribed).

Anaesthetic Guidelines:

Patient selection is important. Volunteer anaesthetists have agreed that we will offer surgical treatment to patients in ASA Classes 1&2 and, with careful selection, some cases in ASA Class 3.

ASA stands for American Society of Anaesthesiologists. New Zealand Anaesthetists have adopted the ASA system for classifying the pre-operative physical status of patients.

Below is the classification, with definitions (often abbreviated as ASA1, ASA2, etc):

Class 1	Healthy patient, no medical problems
Class 2	Mild systemic disease
Class 3	Severe systemic disease, but not incapacitating
Class 4	Severe systemic disease that is a constant threat to life
Class 5	Moribund, not expected to live 24 hours irrespective of operation