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Clinics & services

Kidney care & dialysis

Home Therapies Centre

We provide training and support for people who want to do their own dialysis at home.

About us

Home Therapies Centre provides home peritoneal dialysis and haemodialysis dialysis training for people who wish to dialyse themselves or with family support. We have 5 chairs.

Our services

We provide the following services:

  • Education and assessment
  • Peritoneal dialysis training
  • Haemodialysis training
  • In-home support for peritoneal dialysis patients

Our clinics

We run the following clinics:

  • Renal Clinic
  • Renal Dialysis Clinic

Find out more about clinic times and bookings in Specialist Clinics.

Getting here

There are two parking spots in front of the unit. Special parking tickets are required. Ask the HTC staff about arranging a parking ticket.

Find out more about transport and parking at Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital.

Facilities

We have the following facilities available:

  • Individual TVs at each chair
  • Austin Pathology on site
  • Austin Radiology on site
  • Austin Pharmacy on site
  • Regular Home Therapies Clinic

What to bring

Lunch is provided, but you may want to bring your own lunch with you.

When you come for dialysis, you should bring:

  • Sheet, blanket and pillow for your comfort
  • Comfortable day clothes
  • Warm socks, sweatshirt or jumper in case you get cold during treatment
  • Book, magazine or an iPad/tablet with headphones
  • If you have a graft or fistula in your arm, make sure your sleeves are loose enough to roll up
  • If you have a catheter in your chest, wear a shirt that opens in the front
  • Any tablets you need to take during dialysis
  • Something to eat (if you need to)

Referrals

You need a referral from your GP, specialist or health care provider to access this service. 

You can organise the referral once you have started training at HTC. You will then be given an appointment time to attend our Renal Clinic, usually every 2-3 months.

Contact us

Home Therapies Centre

Phone: 03 9496 6366 or 03 9496 6368

Fax: 03 9496 6371

Email: DLhometherapies@austin.org.au

Open hours: Monday - Friday 8am - 5.30pm
24 hour phone support available

Location

Home Therapies Centre
Ground Floor, Centaur Building
Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital
300 Waterdale Road, Heidelberg VIC

Enter via Gate 9

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