Orange Community Health Service, Orange Health Service
1530 Forest Road Orange, NSW 2800
263693300

Service Overview

Clients attend twice per week for 8 weeks of cardiac rehabilitation Includes exercise and education session

Services

Inpatient (Cardiac Rehabilitation) What is this?

Monday - Friday Education to all cardiac inpatients and all patients that have had a cardiac cath lab procedure Referral to second stage (outpatient cardiac rehabilitation program)

Outpatient (Cardiac Rehabilitation) What is this?

2 X week for 8 weeks Tuesday & Thursday including education session from a variety of disciplines 2 groups each afternoon 12:30 - 2:30 pm or 1:30 - 3:30 subject to availability

Maintenance (Cardiac Rehabilitation) What is this?

Targeted to clients with Heart Failure to provide assistance to remain healthy and out of hospital 2x week Tuesday 9:00 - 11:30 (inclusive of education session) and Thursday 9:00 - 10:30

Heart Failure Management  What is this?

Heart Failure Nurse Practitioner providing ongoing care of clients with Heart Failure in the community.

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
  • Cardiac Transplant
  • Defibrillator or pacemaker implantation
  • Cardiac surgery: AAA repair, congenital, LVADS, Arrhythmia Surgery or combination