Our service offers the following clinics:
Our diagnostic tests include:
For more information on our diagnostic tests and procedures please click here.
You will need a referral letter from your GP or medical practitioner to access this service. Your doctor will fax your referral letter to us. Once we receive it, we will send you a confirmation letter of your appointment or confirmation that you have been added to the waitlist.
Our clinic is funded by Medicare and there will be no out of pocket cost provided you have a Medicare Card.
Wait times
Waiting times for our clinic is variable depending on the urgency of the illness/condition.
If you are concerned about your health and/or the timeframe of your appointment, please make an appointment to see your GP who will be able to update your referral with us.
In an emergency always dial 000.
Your appointment
We are located on level 1 of the Bendigo Hospital. Please arrive 10 minutes earlier than your scheduled appointment. At times there may be a wait. Please advise our friendly reception staff if you have been waiting for more than 30 minutes.
What to bring
Please bring the following every time you visit our clinic:
You may choose to bring one support person to assist you.
If after your appointment you require a procedure or surgery, you will placed on a waiting list after being seen in clinic. You may also need to attend the pre-admission clinic prior to your procedure or surgery.
Heart Foundation Videos
Six steps to cardiac recovery
(2) Know and manage your risk factors
(3) The Importance of Cardiac Rehabilitation
(5) Know the warning signs (warning signs of heart attack S&S)
Heart failure and physical activity
What to do when you feel sick?
Things to do to make you feel better
What are the heart valves and heart valve disease?
Find your language- Heart Foundation
Heart Research Australia videos
The Road Ahead: Coronary Angiogram
The Importance of Cardiac Rehabilitation
British Heart Foundation
Level 1 Bendigo Hospital
100 Barnard Street, Bendigo VIC 3550
The Cardiology Clinic at Bendigo Health is registered as an MBS clinic. There are no out of pocket expenses for the patient but referrals must:
BPAC is our preferred referral path. For more information visit Murray HealthPathways.
For clinics who do not have BPAC access, please fax referral letter and accompanying documents to (03) 5454 8020 or email to [email protected]
Priorities:
Our clinics are experiencing a period of high demand. Referrals will be triaged according to clinical need for your patient’s condition.
Bendigo Health along with all Victorian public hospitals assess new referrals against the Victorian Government Statewide Referral Criteria for Specialist Clinics.
Patients will not be provided with an appointment or placed on a waiting list unless a complete referral compliant with the Statewide Referral Criteria for Cardiology Clinics has been received.
Referrals will be triaged in turn by the Cardiology team. To ensure appropriate and timely triage, please include all demographic and clinical details as well as relevant investigation results.
The patient and GP will be advised if the referral has been waitlisted.
If you have concerns about the timeframe of the appointment, or the patient’s condition has changed or deteriorated, please send an updated referral with additional information. Patients requiring urgent assessment should be sent to the Emergency Department.
Our service offers the following Clinics:
Rapid Access Clinics: General Cardiology.
The Rapid Access Clinics are priority based referrals, triaging patients with emergent issues.
Referral form here and faxed to (03) 5454 8020.
Inpatient Heart Failure Nurse. Provides patients, families and carers with 1:1 education, ensures patients receive appropriate community referrals on discharge and follow up calls on discharge.
Referrals to the Heart Failure Nurse internally via ePR. Alternatively call (03) 5454 8037.
Referrer Resources
Interpreting services can be provided free of charge by the hospital. Please let us know if your patient may need an interpreter and which language they speak.
Minimum information for referrals to non-admitted specialist services
Statewide Referral Criteria for Specialist Clinics- Cardiology
Level 1 Bendigo Hospital
100 Barnard Street, Bendigo VIC 3550
