Program: Cardiac Rehabilitation and Education Program (Progression)
Organizations: Halton Healthcare
     Milton District Hospital
    
Description of Services: Individualized exercise and education program for people who have had a cardiac event including angina, heart attack, heart surgery, congestive heart failure or angioplasty * goal is to improve patient' s cardiovascular fitness and reduce risk factors for coronary artery disease * patients attend once per week for six months * program includes medical evaluation, graded exercise testing, individually prescribed exercise programs, supervised exercise classes, risk factor education, and counselling * program is run by a multidisciplinary team including a medical director, administrative assistant, nurses, physiotherapists, dietitian, kinesiologists, social worker, trained exercise supervisors and volunteers * provides education and activity guidelines for patients to utilize between hospital discharge and beginning the outpatient program
Requirements
Fees: None
Eligibility - Population(s) Served: People with heart conditions
Application: Medical referral required
Accessibility: Wheelchair Accessible      Wheelchair Accessible
Accessibility Notes: Paid parking
Languages: English
Area(s) Served: Milton
Contact Information
Phone Numbers: 905-878-2383 ext 7274
Toll-Free: To avoid long distance charges to a Halton Healthcare hospital, just dial local hospital number and request to be transferred
Teletype: 905-878-7202
Crisis: Call 911 in emergencies
Email: patientrelations@haltonhealthcare.com
Website: www.haltonhealthcare.on.ca/services_/28763/t28345-...
Address: 725 Bronte St S, Area D - Outpatient Rehabilitation (main floor, north block)
Milton, ON
L9T 9K1
Map
Intersection: Bronte St S and Derry Rd
Location: Milton (Willmott)
Hours: Mon, Wed 10am-6pm
Rehabilitative Care Details
Age Group: Adult
Rehabilitative Condition Population: Cardiac
Level of Rehabilitative Care
Community Based Levels Progression: Hospital-Based Prevention and Education
Program Details
External Referrals Accepted: Yes
Cost to Client: OHIP Pays
Admission Criteria
Age Range: Adults 19-85 years
Diagnosis: Angina, heart attack, congestive heart failure, heart surgery, angioplasty
Weight Bearing: Full weight bearing
Cognition: Able to monitor exercise and follow exercise progr
Behaviour: Cooperative behavior and able to function in a gro
Participation: Able to exercise on either treadmill, stationary b
Function: Independent in self-care, physically able to get t
Patient Goals: Rehab goals are set with the patient at the time o
Other:
Exclusion Criteria
Medical: Recent MI not yet stabilized, acute heart failure,
Infectious: Clients do not attend during an infectious illness
Behaviour: Directed aggression by client posing safety risk t
Other: Clients do not attend if they have not been medica

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