Port Pirie Regional Health Service
174 The Terrace Port Pirie West, SA 5540
08 8638 1100

Service Overview

Face to Face group cardiac rehab programme. Programme runs for seven weeks. Clinic consults for one to one information/education. Referral to allied health staff if required.

Services

Inpatient (Cardiac Rehabilitation) What is this?

Monday to Friday. Education and information to all CVD clients and clients transferred back from metropolitan hospitals post cardiac procedures.

Outpatient (Cardiac Rehabilitation) What is this?

7 Session programme. Wednesdays 10.00am-12.00pm. First hour information, second hour exercise in the gym with a physiotherapist.

Maintenance (Cardiac Rehabilitation) What is this?

Heart failure education in hospital and follow up with a home visit to assist with fluid restriction and action plan. Heart failure clients are able to participate in group cardiac rehab programme.

Heart Failure Management  What is this?

Eligible Patients

Diagnosis

  • Acute coronary syndrome: acute myocardial infarction (heart attack) & stable or unstable angina (chest pain)
  • Coronary heart disease
  • Heart failure
  • Cardiomyopathies
  • Arrhythmia (abnormal heart rhythm) - Atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, supraventricular tachycardia (SVT)
  • 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