The Haemodialysis Unit at Colac Area Health provides a friendly, relaxed environment for dialysis clients requiring treatment within our community with End Stage Renal Failure. We also offer a service to visitors to our region requiring dialysis whilst they are on holidays within our area when possible.

The unit has three dialysis machines and currently operates on a Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 7.30 am – 7.30 pm. This allows six clients to be treated, three on a morning shift and three on an afternoon shift. We are situated within the Acute Services building at Colac Area Health and are a Satellite unit of Barwon Health (Geelong).

Colac Area Health

Great Ocean Road Health - Lorne

Barwon Health Renal Services

Dialysis Service - Provision of renal replacement therapy in the form of haemodialysis, involving the use of a machine to pump blood through an extracorporeal circuit and a filter. This treatment may be permanent or temporary, depending on the patient's suitability for transplantation, or the option of peritoneal dialysis.

Grampians Health Ballarat

Austin Health - North East Kidney Service

Dialysis is currently available 3 days per week and is provided by North West Dialysis Service.  For further information. please contact them on 9342 7074.

Craigieburn Health Service

Peter James Centre

This service is available for people with chronic renal failure requiring haemodialysis.  The unit is a satellite of Monash Medical Centre.  There are four machines at the hospital, which are available for permanent and holiday clients.

Bass Coast Health - Wonthaggi Hospital

Haemodialysis is available for the treatment of people with renal (kidney) failure.  The person is referred for Haemodialysis by a renal physician.  Haemodialysis involves three treatments per week of four to five hours duration or as prescribed by the patient's specialist.

The service is available to people who are holidaying in the area or people visiting relatives.  Contact can be made with the Unit to organise the treatment. 

Dialysis is provided on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays only, unless urgent treatment is required. Contact prior to treatment is preferred.

Fees
All costs are covered by the major hospital where dialysis was started.

Renal dialysis in Colac

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