Southern Cross Wellington Hospital

90 Hanson St, Newtown, Wellington, 6021

PO Box 7233, Newtown, Wellington 6242

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Parking information

Please follow the signs

Patient Drop-off
(Strictly disability and 15 min short-stay parking)
Patient Parking
(Marked parking bays only)
Overflow Parking
(Marked parking bays only)
Yellow lines indicate walking
route to entrance (approx. 300m)

Patient and visitor car parking is normally available on-site, however due to ongoing building work we are currently unable to provide this. We do have dedicated free parking at Bowlarama and The National Dance and Drama School, as indicated on the map. These car parks are clearly marked for use by Southern Cross.

Additional parking is also available at:

  • The lower level of Countdown - max. 90 minutes
  • Hanson Street, on the side of the street opposite the hospital - max. 2 hours
  • Disability and strict 15 minute drop-off parking is also available at the main entrance of the hospital

04 910 2160

wellingtonforms@schl.co.nz

wellington@southerncrosshospitals.co.nz

Rachael Lucas

Mr John Groom

MB ChB 1978 Otago; Dip Obst 1980 Auckland; FRACS 1988

Practising at

Southern Cross Wellington Hospital

Specialty

General Surgery

Full NZ Registration Date

13 December 1979

Private Services

Wakefield Gastroenterology Centre

Physical address:Wakefield Hospital

(04) 381 8110


(04) 381 8111


Healthlink EDI: gstrwkfd

Mr John Groom

Physical address:Wakefield Specialist Centre
99 Rintoul Street
Newtown
Wellington

(04) 381 8110


(04) 381 8111


Healthlink EDI: gstrwkfd

The Rutherford Clinic

Physical address:2 Connolly Street
Lower Hutt

(04) 903 2900


(04) 903 2901


Website: http://www.therutherfordclinic.co.nz
Healthlink EDI: SXHOSPRU

Special Clinical Interest(s)

Specialist interests:

  • Abdominal pain and GI symptoms: assessment
  • Endoscopy: colonoscopy; colon cancer screening
  • Endoscopy: gastroscopy
  • Inguinal hernia repair: laparoscopic
  • Laparoscopic surgery for: hernia; gallstones; hiatus hernia; colon cancer; diverticular disease; Crohn’s disease
  • Assessment of anorectal disorders including physiological studies: stapled haemorrhoidectomy; pilonidal sinus surgery

Professional Profile

John trained in general surgery in New Zealand. He then undertook post-fellowship training in gastroenterological surgery for 5 years in the UK. The upper GI surgery was at hospitals in Bristol and Cambridge. The colorectal surgery was at St Mark’s Hospital, London.

John has developed minimally invasive gastrointestinal surgery over his 15 years in specialist practice, including extensive experience in laparoscopic hernia repair and laparoscopic bowel surgery. John is also consultant surgeon at Hutt Hospital.

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