Shoalhaven Heart Failure Service
5-7 Lawrence Avenue Nowra, NSW 2541
02 4424 6300

Service Overview

Description: A multi-disciplinary team provides assessment, health & symptom management programs for adults with chronic heart failure, early diagnosis cardiac failure or cardiomyopathy.Clinical services include health management education; group education and exercise programs; prescription of individualised therapeutic exercise regimes and self-management strategies.The program focuses on improving quality of life of patient/carer and on reducing the incidence of avoidable hospital admissions.

Services

Inpatient (Cardiac Rehabilitation) What is this?

Outpatient (Cardiac Rehabilitation) What is this?

Maintenance (Cardiac Rehabilitation) What is this?

Heart Failure Management  What is this?

Eligible Patients

Diagnosis

  • Heart failure
  • Cardiomyopathies
  • Adult congenital heart disease, pulmonary hypertension, peripheral vascular disease
  • Procedures

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