Cardiac Rehabilitation and Education

Alberta Health Services - North Zone


Description
Offers education and support for a healthier, more active lifestyle to reduce the risk of future heart problems.

Offers teaching and supports for patients and families to understand how best to lead an active and healthy lifestyle through focusing on diet, supervised exercise sessions, and other cardiovascular risk reduction activities.

Provides teaching and follow-up to people with a history of heart problems, including:

  • myocardial infarction (MI)
  • acute coronary syndrome (ACS)
  • coronary artery disease (CAD)
  • arrhythmias
  • heart failure

Offers teaching about heart disease and exercise, which includes these topics:

  • heart-smart nutrition
  • risk factors
  • exercise and leisure time
  • managing stress
  • conserving energy
  • understanding your medicine


Key Provider: registered nurses (RNs), kinesiology
Eligibility
Yes, Open to people who have experienced a heart event (heart attack, stent, bypass surgery, heart valve surgery) in the last 6 months or have been diagnosed with heart failure.
Application Process
Service Access: Registration Required, Healthcare providers should consult the Alberta Referral Directory for service referral information.
Referral Process: Yes,

Physician referral is required. Contact family doctor or specialist to attend.




Waiting Period: N/A,
Telephone
780-513-7591
Fax
1-844-776-3846
Languages
Interpreter/Translation services
Fees
Fee: No


Fee Reduction: N/A
Membership Fee: No


Documents Required

Physician referral is required. Contact family doctor or specialist to attend.

Accessibility
Wheelchair access: Yes -
Other disabled access: N/A -
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Agency Information
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Last Verified On
February 11, 2025
Address
3837 6 Avenue
Edson, AB, T7E 0C5

This facility provides a range of healthcare services including a 24 / 7 emergency department.


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Hours of Operation
Mon
08:00 AM to 04:00 PM
Tue
08:00 AM to 04:00 PM
Wed
08:00 AM to 04:00 PM
Thu
08:00 AM to 04:00 PM
Fri
08:00 AM to 04:00 PM

Closed statutory holidays. Provider schedules may vary.