Heart Recovery Program Princess Alexandra Hospital
Service Overview
Heart Failure and Cardiac Rehab service providing:
• Phase 1 and 2 Cardiac Rehab/ case management via a multidisciplinary team
• Heart failure bedside education and ongoing case management via a multidisciplinary team
Services
Inpatient (Cardiac Rehabilitation) What is this?
Monday to Friday 0730-1600 with telephone follow up given to patients discharged on weekends or public holidays.
Education to STEMI, NSTEMI, PCI, CABG Valve repair, Takotsubo.
Access to Dietician, Social work, Occupational Therapist, Pharmacy, Physiotherapist
Outpatient (Cardiac Rehabilitation) What is this?
8 session program.
Wednesday and Friday 0830-11 or Wednesday and Friday 10-1230 for 4 weeks education via multidisciplinary team.
OR
Wednesday 4-6pm one sessions a week for 8 weeks. Education provided via DVD.
Maintenance (Cardiac Rehabilitation) What is this?
Bedside education on condition, risk factors and self management. Multidisciplinary input as required.
Case management by nurse on discharge with telephone follow up, home visit and gym program.
HF gym program Tuesday 0930-12am with education and Friday 130-3pm
Maintenance 0815-0930am
Heart Failure Management What is this?
Eligible Patients
Diagnosis
Procedures