What Sutherland Heart Clinic does

Sutherland Heart Clinic is a private interventional cardiology centre co-located within Sutherland Hospital in Caringbah, New South Wales, Australia. Founded in 2006, the clinic operates a cardiac catheterisation laboratory (cath lab) delivering more than 3,500 procedures annually — including angiograms, percutaneous coronary interventions with stenting, pacemaker and ICD implants, electrophysiology studies, radiofrequency ablation, cardioversion, trans-oesophageal echocardiography, and patent foramen ovale closure. It is one of a handful of Sydney facilities integrated into the PAPA (Pre-Hospital Assessment for Primary Angioplasty) ambulance triage network, providing 24-hour emergency interventional cardiology alongside seven dedicated rostered anaesthetists and 14 procedural cardiologists holding simultaneous university appointments, primarily with the University of New South Wales.

The clinic monetises through two channels: no-gap private procedures billed to all Australian private health insurance funds, and public patient services delivered through its co-location with Sutherland Hospital under NSW public healthcare funding. Go-to-market is referral-driven — GPs and cardiologists route patients in, with the Rapid Access Clinic offering same-day or 24–48 hour urgent assessments, and the PAPA system providing direct ambulance triage for heart attack patients. Patient acquisition channels include content marketing via the clinic's website and blog, an active Facebook presence, and participation in Action Day, the annual professional conference founded by Medical Director Dr Mark Pitney OAM that now draws 800+ catheter lab professionals and is the largest such gathering globally.

Technology differentiation rests on advanced imaging modalities (intravascular ultrasound, optical coherence tomography, fractional flow reserve), low-radiation-dose protocols developed in collaboration with GE Healthcare and Philips Healthcare, and the institutional scale-outcome relationship. The clinic holds the highest level of ACHS accreditation under the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards and DIAS imaging accreditation. Its principal structural advantages are physical co-location with a major metropolitan teaching hospital and PAPA network participation, both of which are difficult for independent operators to replicate.

Name

Sutherland Heart Clinic

Legal name

Sutherland Heart Clinic

Website

https://sutherlandheartclinic.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Sutherland Heart Clinic is a private interventional cardiology centre co-located within Sutherland Hospital in Caringbah, NSW, performing 3,500+ cardiac procedures annually across public and private patients via GP and PAPA ambulance referrals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Interventional Cardiology Services

NAICS

Freestanding Ambulatory Surgical and Emergency Centers (621493), Outpatient Care Centers (6214), Diagnostic Imaging Centers (621512)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Interventional Cardiology (PCI/Structural Heart) (HLAKABAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

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

Keywords

• Interventional cardiology
• Cardiac catheterisation
• Cardiac diagnostic imaging
• Heart rhythm treatment
• Emergency cardiac care

Headquarters

HQ city

Caringbah

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, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Private Health Insurance Procedures: The clinic has contracts with all private health insurance funds and operates as a no-gap facility, billing private insurers for interventional cardiology procedures including angiograms, stenting, pacemaker implants, and electrophysiology studies
2. Public Patient Services: Co-located within Sutherland Hospital, the clinic provides services to public patients referred through the hospital system, serviced through public healthcare funding

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Sutherland Heart Clinic is a major interventional cardiology centre co-located within Sutherland Hospital in Caringbah, NSW, Australia. It provides cardiac diagnostic procedures, interventional procedures (including catheterisation and stenting), and cardiac device services to patients referred by GPs, cardiologists, and the adjacent hospital emergency department.

Product overview

Sutherland Heart Clinic is a major interventional cardiology centre offering a comprehensive portfolio of cardiac procedures and services. The core offering consists of diagnostic and interventional cardiology procedures including angiograms, percutaneous coronary interventions with stents, electrophysiology studies, pacemakers, implantable defibrillators, radiofrequency ablation, trans-oesophageal echocardiography, cardioversion, and patent foramen ovale closure. These procedures are supported by the Rapid Access Clinic for urgent cardiac assessments and an active cardiovascular research program. The clinic operates as a unified service within Sutherland Hospital, providing both private and public patients access to over 3,500 specialist procedures annually.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Diagnostic cardiac catheterisation (coronary angiography) Imaging-based diagnostic procedure to visualise the coronary arteries and identify blockages, performed for patients referred with suspected coronary artery disease.
• Interventional cardiology procedures (angioplasty and stenting) Percutaneous coronary intervention procedures, including balloon angioplasty and stent implantation, to treat identified coronary artery narrowings.
• Advanced intracoronary imaging (IVUS and OCT) Intravascular imaging modalities used during catheterisation to guide lesion assessment and stent optimisation.
• Physiological lesion assessment (FFR) Fractional Flow Reserve measurement to determine the functional significance of coronary lesions prior to intervention.
• Cardiac device services Implantation and management of cardiac rhythm management devices such as pacemakers and defibrillators.
• 24-hour emergency cardiac care Round-the-clock availability for emergency cardiac intervention, including primary PCI for ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), supported by co-location with Sutherland Hospital's emergency department.

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 3,500 specialist procedures performed annually
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Sutherland HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSutherland Heart Clinic is co-located within Sutherland Hospital at Caringbah, providing integrated cardiac care with access to emergency department and intensive care unit. This co-location enables true 24-hour full activity capability and participation in the PAPA ambulance triage system.
• Eastern Heart CliniccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister clinic and collaborative partner; jointly hosts Action Day professional development event for catheter lab professionals. Eastern Heart Clinic hosts the annual Action Day conference founded by Sutherland Heart Clinic's Medical Director.
• GE HealthcaresupportingTechnology or IntegrationClinic works with GE Healthcare to optimise radiology machine settings for delivering low radiation dose procedures to patients
• Philips HealthcaresupportingTechnology or IntegrationClinic collaborates with Philips Healthcare to optimise equipment settings, working towards delivering low radiation dose procedures to patients
• University of New South Wales (UNSW)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerClinic supports UNSW with medical student training; doctors performing interventional procedures have university appointments; medical students may observe procedures where patient permission has been granted
• Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS)supportingOthersACHS administers the accreditation program that Sutherland Heart Clinic participates in, including assessment against National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• GenesisCare: Large Australian private provider of cardiology, radiation oncology and other specialty services. Comparable as a multi-site private cardiology operator, though materially larger and broader in scope.
• Sydney Adventist Hospital (San) — Cardiology: Large private hospital in Sydney with comprehensive cardiac services including interventional cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery. Comparable in private-patient mix and broad procedural offering, though embedded within a general hospital.
• St Vincent's Hospital Sydney — Cardiology: Major Sydney tertiary hospital with a comprehensive cardiology department including interventional and heart failure services. Comparable as a high-volume Sydney tertiary cardiology provider.
• Royal Prince Alfred Hospital — Cardiology: Major Sydney tertiary public teaching hospital with full-service cardiology and 24-hour PCI capability. Comparable as a public-hospital-anchored interventional cardiology centre competing for the same tertiary referral pool.

Others

• GE Healthcare: Imaging equipment partner actively collaborating with the clinic on low-radiation dose optimisation. Relevant as an enabling technology and infrastructure partner rather than a competitor.

Direct peers

• Eastern Heart Clinic: Sister interventional cardiology clinic and joint host of the Action Day conference. Operates a similar cath-lab model serving private and public patients in Sydney and is the closest direct functional and structural peer.
• Advara HeartCare: One of Australia's largest cardiology networks offering diagnostic, interventional and consultative cardiology across multiple sites. Highly comparable in service mix (PCI, EPS, devices, imaging) and in operating multi-site cath lab delivery.
• HeartCare Partners: Queensland-based private cardiology group offering a comparable menu of interventional, electrophysiology and diagnostic services. Relevant direct comparator for cath-lab workflow and private-insurer contracting.
• CardioVascular Clinics (CVC): Private network of cardiology clinics in Australia delivering interventional and consultative cardiology including PCI, devices, and imaging. Operates a similar private-billing, no-gap-style model.

Regional players

• Macquarie University Hospital — Cardiology: Sydney private teaching hospital with a substantial interventional cardiology service. Comparable because it combines private cardiology with university/hospital co-location and offers PCI, EPS, and structural heart procedures.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Sutherland-Heart-Clinic-105866501070673
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sutherland-heart-clinic

Compliance3 records

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

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