Healthy Living NT
Tiwi Place Tiwi, NT 0810
889278488

Service Overview

Healthy Heart outpatient program is a free 4 week program run by Healthy Living NT at Tiwi shops or Palmerston Health Precinct. If you have suffered a heart attack, recovering from heart surgery, angina, had angioplasty, heart failure, coronary artery disease or other cardiac condition this is for you! Remote cardiac educators also provide cardiac education to clients in remote communities.

Services

Inpatient (Cardiac Rehabilitation) What is this?

Urban cardiac educator contracted to RDH for review and education of Phase 1 referrals post cardiac event.

Outpatient (Cardiac Rehabilitation) What is this?

Community based 4 week fast-track program. Run by cardiac nurse educator, with an education session provided by dietitian,exercise sessions provided by exercise physiologist. Tuesday 09.00am-11.00am (Tiwi office) Thursday 09.00am-11.00am (Palmerston Health Precinct- Multi Purpose Room)

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
  • 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