Cath Lab
Where to find this service
The Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratories at Western Health provide diagnostic and interventional services to the Western suburbs of Melbourne from 3 state of the art laboratories across two campuses . A single lab is located at the Footscray campus and two labs are located at the Sunshine campus which additionally includes a dedicated Day Procedure Area. The Catheterisation Laboratories provide a 24-hour on-call service for those patients who may require emergency cardiology procedures.
The service is supported by specialist nursing and ancillary staff including radiographers, cardiac technologists, a Cardiac liaison nurse, Cardiologists, technicians, an Interventional Fellowship Position and The Royal Australasian College of Physicians Accredited Cardiology Advanced Trainee program.
Other procedures undertaken at Western Health:
- Coronary angiograms
- Valvuloplasty
- Permanent Pacemaker insertion
- Automated implantable cardiac defibrillators (AICD)
- Loop Implant recorder implantation
- Right Heart Studies
- Electrophysiology studies and Intervention
The Cardiac Catheterisations performed approximately 2500 procedures in 2015.
Contact Us
Fiona Groen
Nurse Unit Manager - Sunshine Campus
Phone 8345 1389
Serina Cecchin
Nurse Unit Manager - Footscray Campus
Phone: 8345 6849