Prince Charles Hospital Heart Failure Rehabilitation Programme
Rode Road Chermside, QLD 4032
731394693

Service Overview

FREE PROGRAMME AND PARKING Twice weekly gym based HF rehabilitation and self management/information programme Tuesday and Friday mornings 10 weeks Individualised home exercise programmes provided as part of the service Initial and Discharge assessments conducted at The Prince Charles Hospital HF rehab programme conducted at The Chermside Community Health Centre Physiotherapist, Nurse and Pharmacist review

Services

Inpatient (Cardiac Rehabilitation) What is this?

Heart failure patients receive education on the benefits of exercise, managing of their condition (diet, sodium restrictions, fluid management, action plans) and access to a staged exercise rehabilitation program.

Outpatient (Cardiac Rehabilitation) What is this?

Maintenance (Cardiac Rehabilitation) What is this?

Heart Failure Management  What is this?

Eligible Patients

Diagnosis

  • Heart failure
  • Cardiomyopathies
  • Arrhythmia (abnormal heart rhythm) - Atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, supraventricular tachycardia (SVT)
  • Adult congenital heart disease, pulmonary hypertension, peripheral vascular disease
  • HFrEF or HFpEF

    • 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