Dorset Rehabilitation Centre
146 Derby Street Pascoe Vale, VIC 3044
383719477

Service Overview

Services are funded by Private Health Insurance Phase 2 Cardiac Rehab. Tuesday and Fridays 9.30-12.30 over 4 weeks Phase 3 Exercise Only program. Wednesdays 9.30-10.30 Heart Failure Program. Thursdays 9.30-1.00 over 12 weeks.

Services

Inpatient (Cardiac Rehabilitation) What is this?

Inpatient rehab for Cardiac patients following surgical intervention or for medical management. Access to multidisciplinary allied health teams as well as nursing support and education.

Outpatient (Cardiac Rehabilitation) What is this?

Patients attend Tuesdays & Fridays 9.30-12.30pm for 4 weeks. Initial & discharge assessments are conducted. The program consists of education and exercise in a group setting.

Maintenance (Cardiac Rehabilitation) What is this?

Once week. Wednesdays 9.30-10.30am. Suitable for patients who have completed a CRP previously. Exercise is prescribed in a group setting. Ongoing as assessed by therapist.

Heart Failure Management  What is this?

Once week. Thursdays 9.30-12.00pm for 12 weeks. Exercise and education in a group setting. Suitable for patients with specific heart failure self management needs. Additional opportunity to continue with exercise-only in this setting.

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
  • Cardiac surgery: AAA repair, congenital, LVADS, Arrhythmia Surgery or combination
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