Paediatric Heart Offering Principles

Contacts for heart offering

RCH = Royal Children's Hospital, VIC. Heart/Lung Transplant Coordinator on call via the RCH switchboard: 03 9345 5522
CHW = Children's Hospital Westmead, NSW. Call SVH Heart/Lung Transplant Coordinator via on-call mobile: 0416 143 723 specifying offer is for paediatric waitlisted patient.
NZ = Auckland City Hospital. Call Heart/Lung Transplant Coordinator on call via the ACH switchboard: 0011 64 9307 4949.

N.B New Zealand paediatric donor heart offers that are declined by the New Zealand heart transplant unit may also be offered to RCH and then CHW for consideration of paediatric recipients

This workflow process is reviewed regularly by CTAC as CHW establish their service. Once CHW has patients ≤20kg either actively listed and/or on durable mechanical support the workflow process will be altered accordingly.