Blacktown Hospital Heart Failure Service
18 Blacktown Road Blacktown, NSW 2148
438494252

Service Overview

The Blacktown Heart Failure service provides support and education to people with a diagnosis of Heart failure through echocardiographic assessment. Inpatient education, outpatient clinic follow-up, phone support & home visits are offered. Patients are supported by a Nurse Practitioner, Clinical Nurse Consultant and Registered Nurse.

Services

Inpatient (Cardiac Rehabilitation) What is this?

The heart failure service offers rapid assessment, stabilisation and/or maintenance clinic support. We offer education on the disease process, symptom awareness and self-management strategies. Referral to a staged exercise program, health coaching and care facilitation is available.

Outpatient (Cardiac Rehabilitation) What is this?

Maintenance (Cardiac Rehabilitation) What is this?

Heart Failure Management  What is this?

Eligible Patients

Diagnosis

  • Heart failure
  • Cardiomyopathies
  • Procedures

  • Defibrillator or pacemaker implantation