Respiratory

We care for people with a respiratory illness, both in hospital and through specialist outpatient clinics. 

We provide care in the following areas: 

• General respiratory medicine 
• Severe airways disease including asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and bronchiectasis 
• Interstitial lung disease, including pulmonary fibrosis 
• Lung cancer diagnosis 
• Home oxygen therapy 
• Diagnostic bronchoscopy 
• Endobronchial ultrasound 
• Lung function testing  

We currently run 4 different outpatient clinics, held weekly: 

• Rapid Access Lung Cancer Clinic (RALCC)
• Oxygen Clinic 
• Complex Respiratory Clinic 
• General Respiratory Clinic 

You will be placed in the clinic that best caters for your condition, based on your GP referral.  

Rapid Access Lung Lesion Clinic (RALLC)
Monday mornings (9.00am – 12.00pm) located on level 1, Ballarat Regional Integrated Cancer Centre (BRICC) 

Oxygen Clinic
Monday afternoons (1:30pm – 4:30pm) located on level 3, Ballarat Regional Integrated Cancer Centre (BRICC) 

Complex Respiratory Clinic
Thursday mornings (9.00am – 12.00pm) located on 4 West, Ballarat Base Hospital 

General Respiratory Clinic  
Thursday afternoons (1:30pm – 4:30pm) located on 3 West, Ballarat Base Hospital 

• For outpatient care, consult your GP for a referral.  
• If your matter is urgent, or you feel very unwell, present to the Emergency Department or call an ambulance.  
• For complex cases we may collaborate with specialist centres in Melbourne to provide the care you need.