Shoalhaven Cardiac Rehabilitation Service
Service Overview
The Shoalhaven Cardiac Rehabilitation Service is a community based secondary prevention program
for people with heart disease and their families.
The program consists of client assessment and a combination of the following individually tailored strategies
Nowra CHC based Education/ support/Exercise Group. Phone follow up,
Clients have an individual assessment and then start group program at any point.
Exercise maintenance sessions, Home based program.
Services
Inpatient (Cardiac Rehabilitation) What is this?
Individual consultation with CR nurse and EP at Nowra CHC,/Milton Ulladulla Hospital / the clients home then individually tailored program. Program consists of one or more of the following options; weekly group education/support/exercise sessions,home education/exercise program,phone support
Outpatient (Cardiac Rehabilitation) What is this?
Weekly exercise sessions held every Thursday 2-3pm, supervised by exercise physiologist and cardiac rehab. nurse. Clients need to have at least one face to face consultation with CR nurse and EP prior to commencement
Maintenance (Cardiac Rehabilitation) What is this?
Heart Failure Management What is this?
Eligible Patients
Diagnosis
Procedures