Barwon Health Cardiology Services is the primary provider of cardiac care in the Geelong region, offering both hospital and outpatient clinics tailored to a wide range of cardiovascular conditions.

Barwon Health Cardiology has 16 cardiologists supported by more than 70 staff, including nurses, technologists, radiographers and administration personnel.

Conditions seen

Barwon Health offers a Cardiology service for the following conditions:

  • Adult congenital heart disease
  • Cardiac arrhythmia (e.g. atrial fibrillation)
  • Chest pain
  • Heart failure and cardiomyopathies
  • Palpitations
  • Pericardial diseases
  • Shortness of breath
  • Suspected or known coronary artery disease
  • Syncope (suspected cardiac cause)
  • Valvular disease
  • Suspected cardiac complications of medications. including chemotherapy and clozapine

Conditions not seen

Barwon Health Cardiology does not accept referrals for the following conditions:

  • Patients who are being treated for the same condition at another Victorian public hospital
  • Children under 16 years of age
  • Patients with high low-density lipoproteins (LDL) and with a low cardiovascular risk
  • Patients with sinus arrhythmia
  • Patients with mild or brief orthostatic dizziness
  • Dizziness due to a medicine or hypoglycaemia
  • Dizziness due to chronic fatigue syndrome

How do I access this service

To be seen in the Cardiology specialist clinics you need to be referred by your GP, another specialist doctor or your Barwon Health doctor.

We are unable to see you in our clinics without a referral.

Wait time

All requests for specialist clinic appointments are scheduled according to the patient’s clinical need. Clinicians assess whether an appointment is urgent or routine, based on information provided in the referral.

Barwon Health aims to see all ‘urgent’ referrals within 30 days. Our wait times for patients who are categorised as ‘routine’ are more variable, depending on the demand for our services.

The Victorian Agency for Health Information also publishes information about the waiting time for routine first appointments.

Routine first appointments | Victorian Agency for Health Information

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For Health Professionals

State-referral criteria may apply for conditions under this specialty requiring further assessment and management. Referring clinicians are encouraged to utilise Western Victoria Community HealthPathways for referral guidelines and requirements for all conditions.

For urgent referral advice, please contact the specialty on-call registrar via Barwon Health switchboard on 03 4215 0000.

External referrals are accepted for the following clinics, providing strict criteria are met:

  • Adult congenital heart disease clinic
  • Heart failure clinic
  • Rhythm clinic – for diagnosed rhythm disturbances
  • Atrial fibrillation clinic – for diagnosed AF

In addition, internal referrals (Barwon Health clinicians only) can be made for the following clinics:

  • Post discharge clinic (from BC5, Coronary Care only)
  • Rapid access cardiology clinic

Complete the specialist clinics referral template and send via:

  • ReferralNet
  • Fax: 03 4215 1990

Please complete a referral letter on your practice/health service letterhead, ensuring all required referral information is included.

For patients who require reassessment, a new referral should be sent through. To facilitate earlier access, the new referral must contain the following information:

  • State the referral is an update for a current patient
  • Date of original referral
  • Reason for requesting a review of referral (e.g. deterioration in clinical condition, pathology)

The referrer will be notified of the outcome of the re-triage process.

GPs or referring doctors wishing to discuss the triage of their patient’s referral, or who require additional information, please ring the GP hotline on 03 4215 1398.

Page last updated: November 5, 2025