General Respiratory & Sleep Medicine

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We care for people who have general breathing or sleeping problems.

What we do

Our care can include breathing support, oxygen therapy, rehabilitation and monitoring.

Our team are highly skilled in addressing and managing issues relating to breathing and sleeping problems.

How to access this service

Referral from your GP

You need a referral letter from your GP or medical practitioner to access this service.

Your doctor will need to fax your referral letter to us. We will be in contact with you in clinically recommended times, depending on waiting list length. If there is no waiting list, you will receive an appointment booking letter or we will contact you to arrange a suitable time.

What to bring

Every time you come

  • Medicare card
  • Health Care Card and/or concession card (if you have one)
  • Private health insurance card (if applicable/if you want to use it)
  • Adverse drug alert card (if you have one)
  • Previous X-ray films, scans, ultrasounds or any other test results or reports
  • Medicines you need to take while you are here
  • List of medicines you are currently taking (or the boxes), including medicines you have bought without a prescription, such as herbal supplements and vitamins
  • Glasses, hearing aid(s) and/or walking frame if needed

For an overnight (or longer) stay

  • Dressing gown and slippers, or comfortable day clothes and shoes
  • Personal hygiene items, such as shampoo, shaving equipment, toothpaste and deodorant
  • Something to do, like a book to read, a magazine or an iPad or tablet with headphones

What not to bring for an overnight (or longer) stay

  • Your handbag, wallet, purse or large amounts of cash
  • Valuables, such as jewellery or watches

Our clinics

Clinic name Campus Location
General Respiratory Clinic The Alfred 99 Commercial Rd, Melbourne VIC 3004
Respiratory Clinic
Tuesdays at The Alfred
The Alfred 55 Commercial Rd, Melbourne VIC 3004
Interstitial Lung Disease Clinic The Alfred 55 Commercial Rd, Melbourne VIC 3004
Sleep Clinic The Alfred 55 Commercial Rd, Melbourne VIC 3004
Pulmonary Hypertension Clinic The Alfred 55 Commercial Rd, Melbourne VIC 3004
Lung Function Laboratory The Alfred 55 Commercial Rd, Melbourne VIC 3004
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