Hollywood Private Hospital
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Exceptional Cardiac Care in Perth, When Every Second Counts

At Hollywood Private Hospital, we provide leading heart and lung care with a team of trusted cardiologists and advanced medical technology. Our comprehensive cardiac services cover both acute and chronic conditions, including 24/7 emergency cardiac care, advanced cardiovascular diagnostics, and interventional cardiology, followed by tailored cardiac rehabilitation programs.

Our Emergency Department offers immediate treatment for urgent cardiac issues, while our specialised units, such as the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and Acute Cardiac Unit, are dedicated to managing and treating ongoing cardiac conditions.

Our Comprehensive Cardiac Services include:

  • Advanced cardiovascular diagnostics
  • 24/7 interventional cardiology
  • 24/7 access to cardiothoracic surgeons
  • Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
  • Acute Cardiac Unit with on-site specialists and full-time cardiologists
  • Cardiology/Cardiothoracic ward
  • Cardiac Catheterisation Lab (Cath Lab)
  • Post-procedural cardiac rehabilitation
  • 12-lead ECG, stress echocardiography, and exercise echocardiography

24/7 Acute Chest Pain Service

If you experience chest pain, our 24/7 Chest Pain Service is available for immediate assistance. With private insurance and the required cover, you can receive expert care. Call (08) 9346 6050 for details and referrals.

Expert Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery

Our skilled cardiologists and cardiothoracic surgeons perform life-saving procedures, including bypass surgery and valve replacement surgeries, using advanced technology. You can search our specialists right now.

Integrated Emergency Department for Urgent Cardiac Events

Our Emergency Department is fully equipped to handle a wide range of urgent health concerns, including cardiac emergencies. We deliver prompt, comprehensive care with seamless coordination from our cardiac specialists. Learn more about our Emergency Department.

Holistic Cardiac Rehabilitation Program

Our Cardiac Rehabilitation Program, led by an experienced Cardiac Rehabilitation Nurse, offers specialist appointments, education, health support, and tailored exercise plans. Find out more about our Cardiac Rehabilitation Program.

Advanced Angiography Suite

Our state-of-the-art Angiography Suite is home to three high-resolution cardiac catheter labs for precise diagnostics and efficient care. Discover more about our Angiography Suite.

Exceptional Coronary Care Unit

Our Coronary Care Unit provides 24/7 specialist care with the latest technologies, including echocardiograms, CT angiograms, stenting, and pacemaker insertions. A dedicated ICU ensures expert post-procedural care. Read more about our Coronary Care Unit.

Click the buttons below for more information on the heart and lung procedures performed at Hollywood Private Hospital.

Heart Procedures

This is a technique using a contrast medium to outline blood vessels. The procedure may be done in a variety of ways, depending on the indications. Examples include coronary angiography, performed in the cardiac catheterization laboratory, by an interventional cardiologist to examine the heart for blockages; peripheral angiography, done by a vascular surgeon also performed in a cardiac catheterization laboratory, to look for blockages in the arteries to the lower limbs and CT angiography, performed by a radiologist in the X-ray department to look at a number of different organ systems.

Stenting involves stretching a narrowed area of the artery with a small cylindrical balloon. Once the narrowing has been stretched a stent is inserted (a fine mesh cylinder usually of stainless steel) that supports that part of the artery.

From stress echo cardiography (an ultrasound test to measure how well your heart is pumping whilst using a treadmill) through to sleep apnoea testing, cardiac ultrasounds, ECG monitoring and home blood pressure monitoring our cardiologists provide the gold standard of care in heart investigations.

Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery restores blood flow to the heart muscle by adding a graft (vein or artery) to bypass the blocked area. The procedure may be done with the help of the heart-lung machine, or without ("off-pump") depending on the patient's circumstances and the surgeon's approach.

A minimally invasive procedure that assesses the electrical activity and conduction pathways of the heart.

This is an operation to repair or replace one of the four valves inside the heart. Sometimes these valves may become narrowed, causing obstruction to blood flow, or the valve may leak causing the blood to flow backwards within the heart which affects the efficiency of the heart's function.

A small, battery-powered electrical impulse generator that is implanted in patients who are at risk of sudden cardiac death due to ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia.

A medical device that uses electrical impulses, delivered by electrodes that contract heart muscles, to regulate the heart beat.

A treatment for atrial fibrillation - an abnormal heart rhythm that originates in the upper chambers of the heart.

A medical procedure in which part of the electrical conduction system of the heart, tumour or other dysfunctional tissue is ablated using the heat generated from high frequency alternating current.

Lung Procedures

Thoracic surgery procedures at Hollywood Private include:

A minimally invasive video-assisted technique to examine the lungs and interior of the chest. Some procedures including pleurodesis, lung biopsy and lung resection may be performed using the technique.

A procedure performed using minimally invasive video techniques to block nerves causing excessive sweating of the hands and arms.

This operation removes the diseased part of the lung

A radical surgical procedure that involves the removal of the whole lung, usually to remove tumorous tissue.

Treatment for a collapsed lung.

A thymectomy is an operation to remove the thymus. It usually results in remission of myasthenia gravis with the help of medication including steroids. However, this remission may not be permanent.

VATS is a minimally invasive technique that uses small incisions and eliminates the need to spread the ribs. During VATS, the surgery is performed through a one-inch incision and is aided by a miniature camera inserted through one of the three 1/4 to 1/2" incisions. The VATS approach has significantly less pain than a large thoracotomy along with a reduced hospitalization period. Patients usually do not require a stay in the intensive care unit.

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