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In order to see a Cardiologist, you need to have a referral from your General Practitioner (GP) or specialist, addressed to an individual Cardiologist. This should be posted or faxed to us (see contact page for details). If urgent, please call us on (02) 9845 2345.
Generally, clinic appointments take between 30 and 60 minutes, depending on the tests that your child requires. We try our best to keep to appointment times, but emergencies can happen so please allow extra time when coming for your appointment.
Pre-admission is an all-day clinic, starting at 9am. It involves seeing multiple specialists and having a number of tests done. This clinic generally finishes around 2.30pm but times can vary.
Please bring your Medicare Card and a referral letter addressed to the Cardiologist you are seeing or request form from your doctor.
Preadmission clinic is a great time to ask any questions you may have before your child's surgery.