Bellarine Community Health
4 Nelson Road Point Lonsdale, VIC 3225
1800007224

Service Overview

Eight week supervised program run on a Wednesday morning to assist people who have suffered a heart attack, heart surgery, stenting or angioplasty. The weekly education, exercise and support group is facilitated by qualified Community Health Nurses. The program provides exercise sessions to help increase physical fitness and improve confidence combined with information sessions to address risk factors and aims to reduce the risk of future heart events

Services

Inpatient (Cardiac Rehabilitation) What is this?

8 Session Program, Wednesday mornings 10.00am-12 midday.

Outpatient (Cardiac Rehabilitation) What is this?

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)

    • 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