NT Cardiac

What NT Cardiac does

NT Cardiac Pty Ltd is the pioneer private cardiac specialist practice in Australia's Northern Territory, founded in 1998 and headquartered on the ground floor of Darwin Private Hospital in Tiwi. The practice delivers a comprehensive suite of cardiology services — outpatient consultations, diagnostics (ECG, echocardiogram, Holter monitoring, stress tests, CT coronary angiography, tilt table tests), interventional procedures (coronary angiogram and angioplasty, cardioversion, permanent pacemaker and AICD insertion, loop recorder insertion, right heart catheterisation), electrophysiology, and paediatric cardiology — to patients across the NT, including remote and Indigenous communities through a fly-in outreach program that covers 32 remote clinic locations (Gove District Hospital, Katherine District Hospital, Alice Springs Hospital, and numerous Indigenous community clinics such as Maningrida, Oenpelli, Wadeye, Nguiu, and Galiwinku).

The business operates on a professional-services billing model: patients pay upfront at the time of service and claim Medicare rebates with a valid GP (12-month) or specialist (3-month) referral, while NT Cardiac is also contracted by the NT Department of Health and Royal Darwin Hospital / Alice Springs Hospital to deliver inpatient and outpatient cardiac services. GTM is entirely referral-driven (GPs, specialists, and government / hospital contracts), with no direct consumer marketing. Internally, the practice supports clinical operations with the Epiphany digital reporting system — a joint venture with the NT Government for storage and viewing of ECG, echo, and 24-hour blood pressure monitoring data — and the AURA web portal, which allows referring doctors to view patient test results and letters electronically. The wider ecosystem includes associate specialists from Flinders Medical Centre providing cardiothoracic surgery and intervention cardiology, and a joint venture with Darwin Private Hospital (Healthscope) that opened a new High Dependency Unit and Rapid Chest Pain Clinic in 2016, enabling the first cardiac angioplasty performed in the Northern Territory.

Name

NT Cardiac

Legal name

NT Cardiac Pty Ltd

Website

https://ntcardiac.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

NT Cardiac is a private cardiac specialist practice in Australia's Northern Territory, founded in 1998 and based at Darwin Private Hospital, providing consultations, diagnostics, interventional procedures, and outreach services to 32 remote NT communities via long-standing public-private partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cardiology Services

NAICS

Offices of Physicians (6211)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro primary industry

Ambulatory Cardiology Diagnostic & Procedure Centers (Non-hospital-based) (HLAFABAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

General Cardiology (Consultative) (HLAKABAA), Cardiac Diagnostic Centers (Echo/Stress Testing/Holter) (HLAFAKAE), Cardiovascular / Cath Lab & Electrophysiology Centers (HLAFAIAI)

Keywords

• Cardiac diagnostic services
• Interventional cardiology
• Paediatric cardiology
• Cardiac outreach services
• Electrophysiology procedures

Headquarters

HQ city

Tiwi (Darwin)

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Cardiac Healthcare Services: NT Cardiac provides cardiac consultations, diagnostics, and procedures for patients. Services are billed with Medicare rebates available for patients with valid referrals. Patients pay upfront and claim Medicare rebates. The practice accepts Medicare, HCC, pension cards, and DVA cards for billing purposes.
2. Outpatient Services: Outpatient services including consultations, diagnostics and procedures that do not require overnight stay. Many procedures and tests can be completed within a few hours.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

NT Cardiac is a private cardiac specialist practice delivering cardiology consultations, diagnostics (ECG, echocardiogram, Holter monitoring, stress tests, CT coronary angiography), interventional procedures (angioplasty, angiogram, cardioversion, pacemaker/defibrillator insertion, loop recorder, right heart catheterisation), electrophysiology, and paediatric cardiology services to patients across the Northern Territory. It also operates an outreach program flying clinicians and technicians to 32 remote locations across the Top End and Central Australia.

Product overview

NT Cardiac is a single-location private cardiac specialist practice established in 1998, operating at Darwin Private Hospital as the pioneer of private cardiac services in the Northern Territory. The company offers a unified suite of cardiology services comprising consultations, diagnostics (ECG, echocardiogram, Holter monitoring, stress tests, CT coronary angiography), interventional procedures (angioplasty, pacemaker insertion, AICD), paediatric cardiology, specialist suites, and outreach to 32 remote NT communities. The practice supports its clinical operations with internal technology platforms including the Epiphany digital reporting system for cardiac data management and the AURA web portal for provider access to patient results.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Epiphany: A reporting system for ECGs, Echos, and 24-hour blood pressure monitoring that allows users to send test reports to NTC cardiologists for review. Joint venture between Northern Territory Government and NT Cardiac.
• AURA

Products and services

• Cardiology Consultations Cardiology consultations with cardiac specialists who evaluate cardiac health and develop individualized treatment plans for patients in the Northern Territory.
• Cardiac Diagnostics Comprehensive cardiac diagnostic testing including ECG, echocardiogram, Holter monitoring, stress tests, CT coronary angiography, pacemaker checks, and tilt table tests.
• Cardiac Procedures Interventional cardiac procedures including coronary angioplasty, coronary angiogram, cardioversion, permanent pacemaker insertion, AICD insertion, loop recorder insertion, and right heart catheterisation.
• Paediatric Cardiology Services Specialized cardiovascular diagnostic services for children including paediatric consultations, 24-hour Holter monitoring, exercise stress tests, ECG, and foetal echocardiogram.
• Specialist Suites
• Outreach Services Remote cardiac care outreach program delivering diagnostics and consultations to 32 remote communities across the Northern Territory through fly-in clinical teams.
• Inpatient & Outpatient Services Contracted cardiac services delivered at Royal Darwin Hospital and Alice Springs Hospital including consultations, echocardiogram, angiogram, angioplasty, and cardiac diagnostics.
• Electrophysiology Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 200 patients per year can be treated at the new High Dependency Unit at Darwin Private Hospital, reducing need for interstate travel

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Feature1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Darwin Private HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNT Cardiac operates on the ground floor of Darwin Private Hospital. Joint venture with Health Scope (parent company of Darwin Private Hospital) for Cath lab procedures and nursing staff. The hospital opened a new High Dependency Unit with NT Cardiac performing cardiac angioplasty for the first time in the NT.
• Royal Darwin HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublic-private partnership for cardiac services. NT Cardiac contracted for consultations and services including Echocardiogram, Angiogram, Angioplasty and Cardiac Diagnostics. NT Cardiac cardiologists also work at Royal Darwin Hospital. A unique program allows clinical teams to fly to remote locations.
• Flinders Medical CentrecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociate specialists from Flinders Medical Centre (FMC) provide cardiothoracic surgery and intervention cardiology services at NT Cardiac. Includes Dr Greg Rice (Cardiothoracic Surgeon), Dr Jayme Bennetts (Cardiothoracic Surgeon), Dr Gareth Crouch (Cardiothoracic Surgeon), Dr Ajay Sinhal (Intervention Cardiologist), and Dr Julian Vaile (Intervention Cardiologist).
• Northern Territory Government / Department of HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublic-private partnership for cardiac care delivery across the NT. Joint venture on Epiphany system for ECG reporting. NT Government allocated $12 million in mini-budget for Royal Darwin Hospital to advance cardiology treatment. The partnership enables sharing of cardiologists and equipment.
• Epiphany (Health Technology Platform)coreTechnology or IntegrationEpiphany is a digital ECG reporting system co-developed between NT Government and NT Cardiac. Stores all ECG, Echo and 24-hour blood pressure monitoring reports from locations under the project throughout the Northern Territory. Allows near-instantaneous viewing by subscribed users including cardiologists, RMOs, and RMPs.
• Remote Indigenous Communities (Various)minorOthersNT Cardiac provides cardiac services to 32 remote clinic locations including Gove District Hospital, Katherine District Hospital, Alice Springs Hospital, and numerous Indigenous community clinics such as Maningrida, Oenpelli, Wadeye, Nguiu, Galiwinku, and others.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Cabrini Health Cardiology: Major Melbourne private hospital group operating a substantial cardiology department with diagnostic and interventional services. A broader incumbent in private cardiac care that competes for specialist talent and complex procedural cases.
• Healius Limited: Large Australian healthcare operator with diagnostic imaging, pathology, and primary care services across the country. Operates cardiac-adjacent diagnostic services and represents a potential broader incumbent competitor or partner for cardiac diagnostics.
• Sonic Healthcare Limited: Major Australian-listed diagnostic and pathology provider with cardiovascular diagnostic services through its imaging and specialty divisions. A broad incumbent in healthcare diagnostics with reach across regional Australia, conceptually comparable to NT Cardiac's regional cardiac diagnostics footprint.
• GenesisCare: Large Australian and international provider of cardiology and oncology services across hospital, clinic, and outpatient settings. A broad incumbent that competes with NT Cardiac for cardiology patients in major cities and could expand into under-served regional markets like the NT.

Direct peers

• Eastern Heart Clinic: Private cardiac diagnostic and interventional centre in Sydney. Comparable in delivering full-scope private cardiology services, including Cath lab procedures, in a hospital-adjacent setting.
• HeartCare Partners: Private cardiology group practice in Queensland delivering comprehensive cardiac diagnostics and interventional services. Comparable private cardiology specialty model serving regional and metropolitan patients with a similar service mix.
• Queensland Cardiovascular Group (QCG): Large private cardiology group practice operating across multiple Queensland sites, providing consultations, diagnostics, and interventional procedures. Directly comparable multi-site private cardiology model with hospital affiliations.
• Adelaide Cardiology: Private cardiology group practice based in Adelaide, offering diagnostic, interventional and consultative cardiology services. Closely comparable to NT Cardiac as a private specialty cardiology practice with strong hospital partnerships and a similar full-stack cardiac service model.

Others

• Top End Health Service (NT Health): Northern Territory Government's public health service operator managing Royal Darwin Hospital and Alice Springs Hospital. NT Cardiac's largest public-sector partner and counterparty — closely tied through contracted cardiology services, public-private partnership, and shared clinical staff.
• Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS): Australian aeromedical organisation providing remote-area health services including transport and primary care across rural and remote regions. Adjacent peer given NT Cardiac's similar fly-in outreach model to remote NT communities, though RFDS focuses on retrieval and primary care rather than specialty cardiology.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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