Diagnostic testing services — Southland
Southland Hospital's Diagnostic testing department provides specialised inpatient and outpatient diagnostic procedures in the fields of cardiology, respiratory, sleep and vascular medicine.
Contact us
The Diagnostic testing service is available:
- 8:30am to 5pm, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
- 9:30am to 5pm, Wednesdays.
You can contact the team by:
- phone 03 214 5775
- email diagtesting@southerndhb.govt.nz
Where to find us
The Diagnostic testing department is located at Southland Hospital.
First floor, Main Hospital
Kew Road
Invercargill
Our postal address is:
Diagnostic testing department
PO Box 828
Invercargill 9812
New Zealand
Services we provide
Cardiology
Our cardiology tests include:
- electrocardiogram (ECG)
- ambulatory ECG
- event monitoring
- exercise tolerance testing
- echocardiography
- ambulatory blood pressure
- pacemaker evaluation.
Respiratory
Our respiratory tests include:
- spirometry
- full pulmonary function testing
- mannitol bronchial provocation challenge
- ENO studies
- 6-minute walk tests.
Sleep
Our sleep tests include:
- sleep studies
- CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure)
- NIV (non-invasive ventilation) treatment.
Vascular
Our vascular tests include ABI (ankle-brachial index test) studies.
Referral information
We accept referrals from hospital staff and healthcare professionals.