St. Vincent's Private Hospital

The aim of pharmacotherapy for the treatment of obesity is to achieve weight loss of >15%, along with improved levels of hunger and satiety.

A sigmoidoscopy is a diagnostic test used to check the sigmoid colon, which is the lower part of your colon or large intestine.

A Total Hip Replacement involves the removal of a painful hip joint and replacing it with a new ball and socket into the arthritic hip joint, helping relieve hip pain and resume mobility.

Chemotherapy is the use of anti-cancer (cytotoxic) drugs to destroy cancer cells in the body by stopping or slowing the growth of cancer cells.

An MRI scan uses a strong magnetic field and radio frequency waves to produce detailed images of the internal organs and tissues.

Our pulmonary function service performs a wide range of pulmonary function tests to measure how well your lungs work.

The stress test assesses the behaviour of the heart during exertion. It also looks at the rhythm of the heart with exertion and the blood pressure response.

Phlebotomy is the process of blood collection. At St. Vincent’s Private hospital our skilled phlebotomy team are responsible for safely and efficiently collecting blood samples to support both our inpatient and outpatient services.