Diagnostic Testing - Southland | Southern

Public Service, Laboratory Tests

Today

Open today 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM.

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

Open today 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM.

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 Waitangi Day (6 Feb), Good Friday (18 Apr), Easter Sunday (20 Apr), Easter Monday (21 Apr), Southland Anniversary (22 Apr), ANZAC Day (25 Apr), King's Birthday (2 Jun), Matariki (20 Jun), Labour Day (27 Oct).
Christmas: Open 23 Dec — 24 Dec. Closed 25 Dec — 26 Dec. Open 27 Dec. Closed 28 Dec — 29 Dec. Open 30 Dec — 31 Dec. Closed 1 Jan — 2 Jan. Open 3 Jan. Closed 4 Jan — 5 Jan. Open 6 Jan — 10 Jan.