Ayr Health Service
2 Chippendale Street Ayr, QLD 4807
07 4783 0868

Service Overview

Individual education on lifestyle / behavioural modification on co morbidities / cardiac event

Services

Inpatient (Cardiac Rehabilitation) What is this?

Initial assessment and referred to external service providers in the rural town for holistic rehabilitation i.e. various programs and exercise programs offered

Outpatient (Cardiac Rehabilitation) What is this?

Education on management of their condition and liaising with Tertiary centre / GP's. Referred onto external visiting rehabilitation group

Maintenance (Cardiac Rehabilitation) What is this?

Ongoing education and support for complex chronic disease markers. Referral to external service providers programs i.e. CDSM / HEAL program, Allied health Team via GP Management Plan or visiting Teams to the rural town.

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