Service Finder: Canberra Hospital - Surgery
Cardiothoracic surgery service, WODEN, ACT 2606
Address:
Yamba Drive, WODEN, ACT, 2606
Contact:
- Ph: 02 5124 3906
- W: Visit website health.act.gov.au/health-services/canberra-hospital/our-services/surgical-and-critical-care/cardiothoracic-surgery/cardiothoracic-surgery
Today's opening hours:
9am - 5pm
Closed now
Opening times:
- Monday: 9am - 5pm
- Tuesday: 9am - 5pm
- Wednesday: 9am - 5pm
- Thursday: 9am - 5pm
- Friday: 9am - 5pm
Public holidays: View holiday hours Hide holiday hours
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New Year's Day:
01 January 2022
Closed -
New Year's Day Additional Day:
03 January 2022
Closed -
Australia Day:
26 January 2022
Closed -
Canberra Day:
14 March 2022
Closed -
Good Friday:
15 April 2022
Closed -
Easter Saturday:
16 April 2022
Closed -
Easter Sunday:
17 April 2022
Closed -
Easter Monday:
18 April 2022
Closed -
Anzac Day:
25 April 2022
Closed -
Queen's Birthday - ACT:
13 June 2022
Closed -
Labour Day - ACT:
03 October 2022
Closed -
Christmas Day:
25 December 2022
Closed -
Boxing Day:
26 December 2022
Closed
Billing:
Other Option
Wheelchair access:
Yes
Additional Information:
This specialty deals principally with cardiac and thoracic diseases that require surgical intervention so that there is a close working relationship with the cardiology and respiratory medical services.
Our surgeons deal with the common cardiac problems of coronary artery disease, valvular heart disease and bradyarrhythmias & tachyarrhythmias.
Common problems dealt with by our thoracic specialist include lung Cancer & mesothelioma, surgical management of empyema, management of chest wall injuries, surgical management of the solitary pulmonary nodule and surgical management of pneumothorax & pleural effusions.
Cardio-thoracic Surgery was commissioned at Canberra Hospital in February 1998. Our record for complications is enviable, far below the national averages for both wound infections and mortality.
Whilst the Cardiothoracic Unit is part of the larger Intensive Care Unit, it is a discrete bay, separate from the general beds. The nursing staff (RNs),are also from the general ICU staff, but are further trained in the special needs of the Cardiac Surgery patient.
The predominant type of surgery performed in the Unit is coronary artery bypass grafts, coronary valve surgery (both repairs and replacement); adult congenital heart disease repairs and thoracic aortic surgery also done. Keyhole (minimally-invasive) surgery is also offered for selected valve operations.
Generally, two cases per day are performed, Monday to Thursday inclusive. The average length of stay in the ICU is 20 - 24 hours, after which the patients are transferred to the High Dependency Unit (HDU) on ward 6B.
Address:
Yamba Drive, WODEN, ACT, 2606
Contact:
- Ph: 02 5124 2415
- W: Visit website health.act.gov.au/health-services/canberra-hospital/our-services/surgical-and-critical-care/neurosurgery/neurosurgery
Today's opening hours:
9am - 5pm
Closed now
Opening times:
- Monday: 9am - 5pm
- Tuesday: 9am - 5pm
- Wednesday: 9am - 5pm
- Thursday: 9am - 5pm
- Friday: 9am - 5pm
Public holidays: View holiday hours Hide holiday hours
-
New Year's Day:
01 January 2022
Closed -
New Year's Day Additional Day:
03 January 2022
Closed -
Australia Day:
26 January 2022
Closed -
Canberra Day:
14 March 2022
Closed -
Good Friday:
15 April 2022
Closed -
Easter Saturday:
16 April 2022
Closed -
Easter Sunday:
17 April 2022
Closed -
Easter Monday:
18 April 2022
Closed -
Anzac Day:
25 April 2022
Closed -
Queen's Birthday - ACT:
13 June 2022
Closed -
Labour Day - ACT:
03 October 2022
Closed -
Christmas Day:
25 December 2022
Closed -
Boxing Day:
26 December 2022
Closed
Billing:
No Fee
Wheelchair access:
Yes
Additional Information:
The neurosurgical unit provides comprehensive around-the-clock care for the treatment of patients with brain and spinal disorders.
Our neurosurgeons treat brain and skull base tumours, aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations, cavernous malformations, traumatic and degenerative spinal disease, spinal tumours and chiari malformations, and also carry out microvascular decompression for trigeminal neuralgia and hemifacial spasm.
