Shoalhaven Cardiac Rehabilitation Service
5-7 Lawrence Avenue Nowra, NSW 2541

0421054840

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

  • Acute coronary syndrome: acute myocardial infarction (heart attack) & stable or unstable angina (chest pain)
  • Coronary heart disease
  • Arrhythmia (abnormal heart rhythm) - Atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, supraventricular tachycardia (SVT)
  • Adult congenital heart disease, pulmonary hypertension, peripheral vascular disease
  • Pre Surgery
  • 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