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Outpatients
The Royal Hobart Hospital Cardiology Department provide a comprehensive range of services in general cardiology, heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, management of cardiac arrhythmias, cardiac device implants, electrophysiology, echocardiography, diagnostic and interventional cardiology along with the provision of a 24/7 emergency Cardiac Catheterisation Lab angiography service. The Department is actively involved in a broad range of clinical research and clinical trials.
The Department will periodically contact patients waiting for an outpatient clinic appointment via SMS, with a link to an electronic form. This is part of routine waitlist auditing to ensure patient details are up to date. If you receive this SMS, please update your details.
Availability
North
Launceston General Hospital (Level 3)
Phone: 1300 977 694
Fax: 03 6777 5227
North West
Mersey Community Hospital
Phone: 1800 636 455
Fax: 6441 5928
Phone: 0409 503 547
Fax: 64641928
South
General cardiology clinic enquiries and appointments:
Phone: 03 6166 0061
Fax: 03 6231 0101
Pacemaker and cardiac device enquiries and clinic appointments:
Phone: 03 6166 0064
Royal Hobart Hospital
Level 2 (D Block) - Cardiology and Echo Department
General cardiology clinic enquiries and appointments:
Phone: 03 6166 8620 or 03 6166 8860
Fax: 03 6234 3982
Nurse Practitioner: Chronic Cardiac Care/Heart Failure
Phone: 03 6166 7398
Pulmonary Hypertension Services
Phone: 03 6166 8034
Emergency conditions
Emergency conditions/symptoms include (not an exhaustive list):
- Acute cardiac failure
- Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Acute symptomatic AF
- Acute symptomatic SVT
- Acute Unstable Angina
- Malignant Hypertension
- Suspected or proven Bacterial Endocarditis
- Symptomatic Bradycardia / Bradyarrhythmias
- Syncope
- Ventricular tachycardia
Emergency care
If you, or someone else, are experiencing a serious and life-threatening injury or illness call triple zero (000) immediately or go to the nearest Emergency Department.
Learn more about when to access emergency care and non-emergency care options if the injury or illness is not serious or life-threatening.
Scope
Assessment and management of adult acute and chronic cardiac conditions. Paediatric patients under the age of 17 should be referred to paediatric clinics.
Cardiology clinics and diagnostic services located in Wellington Centre include:
- Cardiology general outpatient clinics
- Heart Failure
- Pulmonary Hypertension
- Rapid Access Chest Pain Clinic
- Pacemaker, ICD and cardiac device clinics and checks
- Cardiac Pre-Assessment
- ECG service
- Holter Monitoring
- 24 hr Ambulatory BP monitoring
Diagnostic services located in the Cardiology Department, Level 2, D Block, Royal Hobart Hospital include;
- Echocardiography
- Stress Echocardiography
- Transoesophageal Echocardiography (TOE) & Cardioversion (DCR)
- Exercise Stress Testing
- Tilt Table Tests
Cardiology Department Invasive & Interventional Services located in the Cardiac Catheterisation Lab include but not limited to;
- 24 hour emergency acute myocardial infarction angioplasty service through our Code STEMI initiative. This is the only 24 hour emergency STEMI and emergency cardiac service available to both public and private patients within southern Tasmania
- Coronary angiograms
- Percutaneous coronary interventions
- Right heart studies
- Cardiac Device Implants; Permanent Pacemaker (PPM). PPM box change, Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD), Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy (CRT) / Biventricular pacing and Implantable Loop Recorders (ILR)
- Electrophysiology studies (EPS) and ablation
- ASD and PFO percutaneous closures
North West
Patients under the age of 15 should be referred to paediatric clinics.
North West Regional Hospital and Mersey Community Hospital: Non-urgent cardiology referrals can be made to the Outpatients Department.
Referral process
All referrals must conform to the referral standards and therefore should include patient and referrer demographics, history of presenting complaint, clinical examination findings, medications, allergies, relevant past and family history and relevant investigations. Specific requirements are detailed in the individual clinic and condition referral guidelines.
Referrals may be returned if essential requirements are not included.
eReferral is now the preferred method of referral for this service and is available in All regions. Please refer via HealthLink eReferral through your software system (either Best Practice, or Medical Director). For instructions, see the creating an eReferral quick guide.
Referrals are registered by the clinic to who they are referred and are triaged according to the specific clinic guidelines.
Urgent referrals should be accompanied by a phone call to the Consultant/Registrar or Clinic Nurse to organise urgent review.
Acute - if symptomatic send to ED and/or contact Cardiology Registrar.
Appointments are based on clinical priority.
Where available, eReferral via HealthLink smart forms is now the preferred and only secure method of referral to the Tasmanian Department of Health.
Clinic appointments
Urgent (Category 1)
Urgent referrals should be accompanied by a phone call to the Consultant/Registrar to organise urgent review.
We will endeavour to see these patients within one week, or sooner if clinically indicated.
Semi-urgent (Category 2)
We will endeavour to see these patients within four weeks.
Routine (Category 3)
Next available appointment usually within eight weeks.
