Cardiology | Counties Manukau

Middlemore Hospital

Contact Details

Phone (09) 276 0000

Street Address

Middlemore Hospital
Hospital Road
Ōtāhuhu
Auckland

Postal Address

Private Bag 93311
Ōtāhuhu
Auckland 1640
New Zealand

Description

What is Cardiology?

Cardiology is the specialty within medicine that looks at the heart and blood vessels.  Your heart consists of four chambers, which are responsible for pumping blood to your lungs and then the rest of your body. The study of the heart includes the heart muscle (the myocardium), the valves within the heart between the chambers, the blood vessels that supply blood (and hence oxygen and nutrients) to the heart muscle, and the electrical system of the heart which is what controls the heart rate.

Cardiology Services Provided by Counties Manukau Health
Cardiology services are provided at Middlemore Hospital, Manukau SuperClinic™ and Botany SuperClinic™.

Referral Expectations

Your GP will send a referral letter to the Department explaining your condition. Your appointment time will be prioritised on your health need and an appointment time will be sent directly to you. The appointment will be in the outpatient clinic.

You may be sent a questionnaire prior to your clinic visit to assist us with making a diagnosis and determining if any tests need to be done prior to you seeing a specialist.

You will be assessed by specialised doctors. Recommendations and options regarding your future treatment plan will be discussed with you.

You need to bring to your appointment:

  1. Any letters or reports from your doctor or another hospital.
  2. Any X-Rays, CT or MRI films and reports.
  3. All medicines you are currently taking including herbal and natural remedies.
  4. Your pharmaceutical entitlement card.

Services provided at Middlemore Hospital include:

  • Coronary angiography
  • Coronary angioplasty
  • CT coronary angiography
  • Coronary Care Unit and the Step Down Unit
  • Cardiology Ward (Ward 2)
  • Echocardiography (transthoracic, transoesophageal and stress)
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
  • Exercise testing
  • Tilt table testing
  • Holter monitoring
  • Pacemaker insertion and follow-up clinic
  • Cardiac rehabilitation
  • Cardioversion

Outpatient Clinics for patients referred by their GP are held at the Manukau and Botany SuperClinics™ and provide:

  • Outpatient consulting
  • Outpatient echocardiography
  • Outpatient exercise testing

Fees and Charges Description

There are no charges for services to public patients if you are lawfully in New Zealand and meet one of the Eligibility Directions specified criteria set by the Ministry of Health.  If you do not meet the criteria, you will be required to pay for the full costs of any medical treatment you receive during your stay.

To check whether you meet the specified eligibility criteria, visit the Ministry of Health website.

For any applicable charges, please phone the Accounts Receivable Office on (09) 276 0060.

Common Conditions / Procedures / Treatments

Cardiac rehabilitation programme timetables
Angioplasty
Blood tests (Cardiology)
Cardiac arrhythmias (abnormal heartbeat)
Cardiovascular disease
Coronary angiogram | Cardiac catheterisation
Coronary care unit and Step down unit
Computer tomography (CT) Coronary angiography (CTCA)
Echocardiogram
Electrocardiogram (ECG)
Exercise ECG (electrocardiogram) | Exercise tolerance test (ETT)
Heart failure
Heart valve disease
Heart health patient information

Visiting Hours

Coronary Care Unit and Step Down Unit visiting times are between 11am and 1pm and then between 3.30pm and 8pm.

Ward 2 visiting times are between 2pm and 8pm.

Visitors are restricted to two at a time.
Children are welcome, but must be supervised by an adult.

Other

Charge Nurses

Ronita Narayan - Ward 2

Jill Gilmore - Coronary Care Unit

Sandi Graham - Cath Lab


Cardiac Investigation Charges

Kirsten Jacobsen - Charge Physiologist/Technician

Rathibala Natarajan - Charge Cardiac Sonographer

 

Nurse Practitioners

Andy McLachlan - Cardiology Nurse Practitioner

Chris Aldridge - Cardiology Nurse Practitioner

Renee McEwing - Cardiology Nurse Practitioner

Jade Cruz - Cardiology Nurse Practitioner

 

Nurse Specialists

Kylie Beehre - Cardiology Nurse Specialist

Lani Ioelu - Cardiology Nurse Specialist

Katherine McLean - Cardiology Nurse Specialist

Sreedevi Manmadhan - Cardiology Specialty Nurse

Kiruthika Manorahan - Cardiology Registered Nurse

Mary Morgan - Cardiac Nurse Specialist

Chanthie Thach - Cardiology Specialty Nurse

Marian Tuitama - Cardiology Registered Nurse

Marieke van der Heiden - Cardiology Specialty Nurse (Pacing)

Tina Thomas - Cardiology Specialty Nurse (CTCA)

Ally Choi - Cardiology Specialty Nurse (CTCA)

Caroline Oulds - Cardiology Nurse Educator

 

Health Psychology Service

Jordine Romana - Cardiology Health Psychologist

Website

www.countiesmanukau.health.nz/

https://www.healthpoint.co.nz/public/cardiology/cardiology-counties-manukau/