The Coronary Care Unit provides inpatient services for Mornington Peninsula residents living with a diverse range of cardiac problems.
Contact us
Coronary Care Unit
Ph: (03) 9784 7777
Frankston Hospital
Hastings Road
Frankston VIC 3199
Services
Peninsula Health patients experiencing cardiac problems can access inpatient services through the Coronary Care Unit. These include:
- Acute Coronary Syndromes (Unstable Angina, NonSTEMI, STEMI)
- Acute Pulmonary Oedema
- Cardiac Rhythm disorders
- Cardiomyopathy
- Major Pulmonary Embolism
As a team we work closely with the Cardiac Angiography Unit, the Cardiology Department, the Cardiovascular Nurse and the Complex Care team to provide both inpatient (interventional and diagnostic) services and outpatient/rehabilitation/ secondary prevention services, which include:
- Elective angiograms.
- Elective or Acute Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (balloon angioplasty &stent)
- Temporary or Permanent pacemaker insertion (including outpatient follow-up)
- Echocardiography
- Cardiac Rehabilitation
- Complex Care Coordination