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Description
Southland Hospital's Diagnostic Testing Department provides specialised inpatient and outpatient diagnostic procedures in the fields of cardiology, respiratory, sleep and vascular medicine.
Services include:
- Cardiology: Electrocardiogram (ECG); Ambulatory ECG; Event Monitoring; Exercise Tolerance Testing; Echocardiography; Ambulatory Blood Pressure; and Pacemaker evaluation.
- Respiratory: Spirometry, Full Pulmonary Function Testing, Mannitol Bronchial Provocation Challenge; ENO Studies; and Six Minute Walk tests.
- Sleep: Sleep Studies; CPAP and NIV treatment.
- Vascular: ABI Studies.
Staff
Carla Hancock - Team Leader, Respiratory and Sleep Physiologist 
 Kerren Glasson-Lang - Charge Cardiac Sonographer 
 Megan Stevens - Cardiac Sonographer 
 Brydon Harrington - Cardiac Physiologist 
 Kirsty Knarston - Cardiac Physiologist - Trainee 
 Azmera Melaku - Cardiac Physiologist - Trainee 
 Julianne Walker - Sleep Physiologist 
 Ethan Johnston - Respiratory Physiologist - Trainee 
 Abbie Vicary - Administration 
 Rochelle Akeroyd - Administration 
 Lisa Wilson - Service Manager, Clinical Physiology (District)
Referral Expectations
Referrals for diagnostics tests must come either via your general practitioner, private specialist or hospital specialist. Self referral is not accepted.
Hours
| Mon – Tue | 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM | 
|---|---|
| Wed | 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM | 
| Thu – Fri | 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM | 
Public Holidays: Closed Labour Day (27 Oct), Waitangi Day (6 Feb), Good Friday (3 Apr), Easter Sunday (5 Apr), Easter Monday (6 Apr), Southland Anniversary (7 Apr), ANZAC Day (observed) (27 Apr), King's Birthday (1 Jun), Matariki (10 Jul).
Christmas: Open 22 Dec — 24 Dec. Closed 25 Dec — 28 Dec. Open 29 Dec — 31 Dec. Closed 1 Jan — 4 Jan. Open 5 Jan — 9 Jan.
Website
Contact Details
Southland Hospital, Invercargill
Southland
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				Phone(03) 214 5775 
- Email
- Website
Street Address
First Floor, Main Hospital
Kew Road
Kew
Invercargill
Southland 9812
Postal Address
PO Box 828
Invercargill 9812
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