Planned ASMS senior doctors' strike — Thursday 1 May, 24 hours
Patient safety is our priority. Our hospitals and emergency departments will remain open. Continue to attend all appointments on the day of the strike unless we have contacted you to reschedule.
The cardiology service is for people with risk factors or conditions of the heart and its surrounding blood vessels. The cardiology service for the Bay of Plenty is based at Tauranga Hospital with outpatient clinics at Whakatāne Hospital.
To talk to our cardiac nursing team:
The cardiac nursing team are available Monday to Friday.
The cardiology service is at:
There is a cardiology outpatients clinic at:
We diagnose and treat diseases of the heart and circulatory system at Tauranga Hospital. This includes the:
We provide diagnostic tests that include:
We do not do open heart surgery at Tauranga Hospital — this is normally performed at Waikato Hospital.
You can contact our service directly or you can ask to be referred by your healthcare provider, hospital specialist or nurse.
We also take referrals from other hospitals, other health professionals and government and community agencies.