Central Coast Community Cardiac Services
Service Overview
Rehabilitation has many facets. Our programs cover all patients who have a had a cardiac event or who are at risk of an event. Including heart attack, angina, heart surgery and those with a high risk profile.
Rehabilitation is delivered in 3 phases.
Phase 1 - In hospital - brief information, take home messages and pamphlets
Phase 2 - Programs which include information, counselling, skill building and exercise
Phase 3 - Long term - Maintenance of lifestyle changes and ongoing management
Services
Inpatient (Cardiac Rehabilitation) What is this?
Brief information and education provided by a specialist cardiac nurse. take home messages and phamphlets.
Outpatient (Cardiac Rehabilitation) What is this?
Monday to Friday. Education to all STEMI, NSTEMI, PCI, High risk factors, Heart failure, and Patients referred for cardiac surgery. Access to multidisciplinary allied health teams
Maintenance (Cardiac Rehabilitation) What is this?
Assisting with the maintenance of lifestyle changes and ongoing management of disease processes post 6 week program. Once a week for 8 weeks. Held at Wyong and Woy Woy
Heart Failure Management What is this?
For Patients with a diagnosis of heart failure, cardiomyopathy and pulmonary hypertension. Components include inpatient education, home visiting if required, phone follow up and support, assess to an outpatient clinic and a twice weekly centre based program
Eligible Patients
Diagnosis
Procedures