Queanbeyan Health Service
Erin Street Queanbeyan, NSW 2620
02 6150 7245

Service Overview

Community Health hospital based service - Phase 2 cardiac rehabilitation program For all clients recovering from cardiac surgery, after heart attack, with heart failure or at high risk of cardiovascular disease. Service operates 1 day per week (Thursdays) 0830 to 5pm

Services

Inpatient (Cardiac Rehabilitation) What is this?

8 session program. Thursday 0830 to 5pm

Outpatient (Cardiac Rehabilitation) What is this?

Heart failure patients receive education on the benefits of exercise, managing of their condition (diet, sodium restrictions, fluid management, action plans) and access to a staged exercise rehabilitation program.

Maintenance (Cardiac Rehabilitation) What is this?

The program offers a broad range of services including healthy eating plans, tailored exercise programs, stress management, adopting a safe home environment aimed at improving quality of life. medication management and education about heart health.

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
  • Cardiac Transplant
  • Defibrillator or pacemaker implantation
  • Cardiac surgery: AAA repair, congenital, LVADS, Arrhythmia Surgery or combination