Our services

We provide the following services:

• Inpatient care on Ward 5 West
  
  • Ventilation Weaning Unit
  • Respiratory High Dependency Unit
• Respiratory Laboratory - a wide range of breathing and allergy tests
• Sleep Laboratory - provides a wide range of sleep tests and treatment management
• Victorian Respiratory Support Service (VRSS) - a statewide service for commencement and provision of specialist care for people in the community who need long-term mechanical ventilation

Our clinics

We run the following clinics:

• General respiratory and sleep Clinics
• Severe Asthma and Allergy Clinic
• CPAP Clinic
• Interstitial Lung Disease Clinic
• Lung Mass Clinic
• Oxygen Clinic

Related services

• Breathing and sleep tests

  We perform tests to help your doctor find problems related to breathing and sleep.

• Tracheostomy care

  We care for and support people living with a tracheostomy.

• Victorian Spinal Cord Service

  We are a comprehensive, state-wide service that provides continuous care, from emergency and acute care, to specialist rehabilitation, community re-integration and support services for people with spinal cord injuries.

Referrals

For patients

You need a referral from your GP, specialist or other health care provider to access this service.

For health professionals

To refer your patient for a respiratory function tests or sleep tests, please download, complete and fax the applicable form (see links below).

For all other referrals:

Phone: 03 9496 3688

Fax: 03 9496 3723

Contact us

Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine

Phone: 03 9496 3688

Fax: 03 9496 3723

Open hours: Monday to Friday 8am - 4.30pm

Location

Level 5, Harold Stokes Building
Austin Hospital
145 Studley Road
Heidelberg Victoria

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Postal address

Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine
Austin Hospital
PO Box 5555
Heidelberg VIC 3084
Australia

Respiratory laboratory locations

Level 5, Harold Stokes Building
Austin Hospital
145 Studley Road
Heidelberg Victoria

Ground Floor, Grevillea Centre
Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital
300 Waterdale Road
Ivanhoe Victoria

Sleep laboratory locations

Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine
Austin Hospital
145 Studley Road
Heidelberg Victoria

Ward 5 West
Level 5, Austin Tower
Austin Hospital
145 Studley Road
Heidelberg Victoria