Mount Druitt Hospital
Railway Street Rooty Hill, NSW 2766
02 9881 1802

Service Overview

6 week program with assessment and 6 minute walk test pre and post program. Extended program for heart failure and as required.

Services

Inpatient (Cardiac Rehabilitation) What is this?

12 sessions Tuesdays and Thursdays 0700-10000

Outpatient (Cardiac Rehabilitation) What is this?

2 x a week after completing cardiac rehab program. Tuesdays and Thursdays 1000-12000 for up to 6 months as required. Offered on an individual basis

Maintenance (Cardiac Rehabilitation) What is this?

New York class 1 and 2 and as per referral from heart failure service at Blacktown hospital, offered extended program of 3 months.

Heart Failure Management  What is this?

Preassessments include diet advice, smoking cessation education, exercise advice, risk factor modification, referrals to other services as required e.g. diabetes education.

Eligible Patients

Diagnosis

  • Acute coronary syndrome: acute myocardial infarction (heart attack) & stable or unstable angina (chest pain)
  • Coronary heart disease
  • Heart failure
  • Cardiomyopathies
  • Adult congenital heart disease, pulmonary hypertension, peripheral vascular disease

    • Procedures

  • Re-vascularisation - coronary angioplasty or stenting
  • Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery
  • Valve surgery
  • Defibrillator or pacemaker implantation
  • Cardiac surgery: AAA repair, congenital, LVADS, Arrhythmia Surgery or combination