Bellarine Community Health
39 Fenwick Street Portarlington, VIC 3223
352586140

Service Overview

Eight week supervised program run on a Friday 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. Run of Fridays from 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

    • 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