Wauchope Community Health Centre
69 High Street Wauchope, NSW 2446
02 6580 8060

Service Overview

cardiac assessment, education; referral to Rehab services

Services

Inpatient (Cardiac Rehabilitation) What is this?

Referral to 8 session program Thursdays 1-3pm; referral to education only session Wednesdays every 2nd month; home based rehab

Outpatient (Cardiac Rehabilitation) What is this?

Phone follow up for health coaching, education, support

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
  • 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