Leading the way with rapid world class cardiac care

13 January 2012

Victoria's first chest pain assessment clinic at MonashHeart is leading the way in providing the fastest response and treatment for patients with chest pain.

The Rapid Assessment Chest Pain Clinic is a first of its kind in Victoria and provides fast, same-day assessment and diagnosis and rapid access to treatment for patients who experience chest pain.

A patient who comes in with chest pain can be assessed with narrowing of the coronary artery, have an angioplasty procedure and return home within days.

Patients are often scared and anxious; however, the MonashHeart clinic’s fast and simple entry to assessment, diagnosis and treatment can put their minds at ease, and most importantly, prevent serious cardiac damage from occurring.

The Rapid Assessment Chest Pain Clinic’s quick treatment is important to meet the needs of the growing population in the southeast corridor of Melbourne.

Southern Health's MonashHeart provides a vital service in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac conditions, and provides care to over 7,500 patients each year.

Southern Health is Victoria's largest health service provider, providing health services to over one million residents of Melbourne's south and southeast.

The Rapid Assessment Chest Pain Clinic has assessed 385 people with chest pain since it opened in July 2011 and is currently seeing about 20 patients a week.

Further information

To find out more about the clinic, visit the MonashHeart website.