Switchboard and Emergency Department: Daily 24 hours Administration: Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm
Last update: Nov 30, 2023: Suggest an edit
Application
Medical referral required
Eligibility - Population(s) Served
People requiring cardiac diagnosis and treatment
Fees
Most services covered by OHIP
Languages
English
Language Note
Interpretation available upon request for most branches of the London Health Sciences Centre
Area(s) Served
London and Middlesex
Accessibility
Wheelchair Accessible
Description of Services:
Care of cardiac patients requiring cardiac diagnosis and treatment
Clinics:
Arrhythmia Pre-Admission
Cardiac Surgery Pre-Admission
Cardiology Outpatient
Cardiac Surgery Outpatient
Echocardiography Lab - Examination of the heart and related structures using sound waves
Electrocardiogram (ECG) Lab - Diagnostic testing of the electrical activity within an individual's heart
Stress Lab - Assesses heart problems through a stress test
Pacemaker and Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD) Clinics
Same-Day Procedures:
Cardiac Catheterization Lab - X-ray techniques to study the heart
Cardiac (Device) Implant Lab
Electrophysiology Lab - Care of cardiac arrhythmia patients
Laser Lead Extraction Program
Cardioversions
Transesophagael Echocardiogram (TEE) Room - Specialized form of
echocardiogram, producing images of the heart from inside, rather than
outside the body
In-Patient Units:
Cardiac Nutrition
Cardiac Social Work - Clinical social worker available to provide assessments, counselling and discharge planning services
Cardiac Surgery Recovery Unit
Coronary Care Unit
General Inpatient Unit
Perfusion
Inherited Heart Rhythm Clinic
Comprehensive assessment and care for patients with inherited heart rhythm disorders * This is accomplished by an individualized, multidisciplinary, evidence-based approach that involve medical leadership and assessment, education
Wheelchair Accessible
swosn@lhsc.on.ca
519-685-8500 ext 32462