We provide treatment, care and support for adults born with congenital heart abnormalities.
Key points
- We are the largest provider of services for Adult Congenital Heart Disease in Victoria.
- We have a very experienced team of professionals caring for adults born with congenital heart abnormalities.
- We provide ongoing outpatient support and inpatient admission in event of acute illness, cardiac surgery, catheter interventions, electrophysiology and expert cardiovascular imaging.
What we do
Adult Congenital Cardiology is part of the Cardiology Service at the Royal Melbourne Hospital. We are the largest provider of Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD) services in Victoria and have a growing team of experts in all sub-specialties, including:
- cardiac imaging
- catheter intervention
- electrophysiology
- pregnancy care and cardiac surgery.
We work closely with the Royal Women’s Hospital and the Royal Children’s Hospital.
Many of our patients are direct graduates from the Royal Children’s Hospital Cardiology Service as they reach adulthood. We also accept new referrals from general practitioners (GPs) and other cardiologists or physicians from across Victoria and interstate.
Who can use our service
We are happy to see any patients aged 18 or over who have a congenital heart defect.
Patients need an initial referral from their GP or other healthcare provider.
Clinic availability
The Adult Congenital Clinic is available
- Tuesday mornings for face-to-face appointments
- Wednesday and Friday mornings for Telehealth appointments
The Cardiac Pregnancy Clinic operates on the last Tuesday of each month at the RMH Parkville.
Our clinics
| Clinic name | Location | Options |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiac Congenital Clinic | The RMH Parkville | Telehealth |
| Cardiac Pregnancy Clinic | The RMH Parkville | Medicare |
Our clinics
Referrals
We accept GP and specialist referrals:
- Use the RMH referral form or a template from your own system
- Complete and fax your referral to Specialist Clinics (Outpatients) on (03) 9342 4234
We do not accept email referrals.
What to include in your referral
As outlined by the Department of Health, referral requests should include:
- Patient demographic information
- Referrer demographic information
- Reason for referral
- Presenting problem
- Service(s) requested
- Required referral information specified by statewide or local referral criteria
- Current patient management
- Impact of the problem on the patient
- Name of the consultant and provider number (for Medicare clinics)
- Investigation reports related to the referral
Urgent and after-hours support
Referrals are triaged based on priority. In an emergency, patients can go to the Emergency & Trauma Service at any time.
For advice, urgent referrals and out of hours support, call The RMH Switchboard on (03) 9342 7000 to page our registrar on call.
HealthPathways Melbourne provides guidance on best practice assessment and management of common medical conditions, including when and where to refer patients.
Parkville Connect is a secure web-based portal providing GPs, specialists and other health professionals with information in the Parkville electronic medical record (EMR).
Links & documents
Need to change or cancel your appointment?
Do one of the following:
- Access Health Hub to change the appointment yourself
- Complete our online form and we'll change it for you
- Call Specialist Clinics (Outpatients) on (03) 9342 7393 and we'll help you over the phone
Interpreters and cultural support
We provide qualified, professional interpreters to help you communicate with us at any time during your stay and at your clinic appointments.
- Μάθετε περισότερα γιά διερμηνείς & υποστήριξη κουλτούρας
- Scopri di più sugli interpreti e sul supporto culturale
- Tercümanlar ve kültürel destek hakkında daha fazla bilgi edinmek için
- Tìm hiểu thêm về thông dịch viên và hỗ trợ văn hóa
- 找出更多翻译与文化支持的信息
- لمزيدٍ من المعلومات عن خدمة الترجمة الشفهية والخدمات الثقافية
Links & documents
300 Grattan St, Parkville, Victoria