Fiona Stanley Hospital - Cardiovascular Rehabilitation
Service Overview
Comprehensive Cardiovascular Rehabilitation service available for eligible patients including:
Supervised exercise sessions in a fully equipped gymnasium with cardiac monitoring capacity
Multi-disciplinary patient information sessions.
Individualised nursing and exercise assessments.
Telephone follow up,
ICD education and support sessions.
Services
Inpatient (Cardiac Rehabilitation) What is this?
Bedside education and support provided by Nursing, access to various Allied Health Professionals, comprehensive education booklet for all ACS patients (My Heart My Life) and referral to outpatient Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Services as appropriate
Outpatient (Cardiac Rehabilitation) What is this?
Individualised nursing & exercise assessments. Multidisciplinary education sessions - Mon & Tues 1015-1245. Supervised gym sessions Mon - Fri. Tues/Thurs - ACS, arrhythmia, heart failure, pre/post cardiac surgery. Mon/Wed/Fri - Advanced heart failure, VAD, cardiac transplant. Telephone follow up
Maintenance (Cardiac Rehabilitation) What is this?
Telephone follow up as required.
Referral to secondary hospital CVR sites or community based CVR programs as appropriate.
Provision of a home exercise program.
Heart Failure Management What is this?
See Separate entry for Advance Heart Failure Service (AHFS)
General Heart Failure patients (not under AHFS) are also eligible for general Cardiac Rehabilitation Services (as above) Appropriate individualised assessment and education is provided to support the patient manage their condition.
Eligible Patients
Diagnosis
Procedures