Cairns Hospital
Esplanade Cairns City, QLD 4870
07 4226 8989

Service Overview

phase 1 - pt education referrals to phase 2 phase 2 pre assessments for phase 2 and 6mwt

Services

Inpatient (Cardiac Rehabilitation) What is this?

Patient education re CAD, Angiogram procedure and outcomes, Stents, medications, Risk factors,, CPMP. Education re cardiac surgery if referred

Outpatient (Cardiac Rehabilitation) What is this?

12 session program - education and exercise -Tuesdays and Thursdays 0900-1100 or 1000-1200

Maintenance (Cardiac Rehabilitation) What is this?

Referred Heart Foundation Walking groups around Cairns

Heart Failure Management  What is this?

12 session program Wednesdays-Pt education and exercise program Bedside or Homebased education sesions - fluid management, sodium restrictions, diet and exercise Nurse Practitioner - titration clinics

Eligible Patients

Diagnosis

  • Acute coronary syndrome: acute myocardial infarction (heart attack) & stable or unstable angina (chest pain)
  • Heart failure
  • Cardiomyopathies

    • Procedures

  • Re-vascularisation - coronary angioplasty or stenting
  • Defibrillator or pacemaker implantation