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.

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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:

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.