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Waterloo Regional Health Network (WRHN) is the Regional Cardiac Care Centre. We provide heart care across Waterloo Wellington and beyond. Our Cardiac Team offers expert heart care to help you live a stronger, healthier life.
At WRHN, we offer many types of heart care, including:
Our team is here to help you take control of your heart health. We can give you knowledge, tools, and care to help you live well every day.
When you need to stay in the hospital for heart care, our cardiac units are here to support you. These units include:
Our team offers close monitoring, special treatment, and help as you recover. We work together to give you expert care and support during your stay.
Cardiac clinics help people who have heart conditions or may be at risk, but do not need to stay in the hospital. Each clinic offers different services to support your health.
This clinic cares for people with heart rhythm problems, called arrhythmias. Our team includes doctors and nurse practitioners who have special knowledge and training in heart rhythms.
You may come to the clinic for follow-up care or to meeting with one of our heart experts for their advice. Before your visit, you may also need to do some tests. These tests give our team information about your heart health.
The Device Clinic cares for people who have a heart device, like a pacemaker, implantable defibrillator (ICD), or loop recorder. These devices can support you by:
During your appointment, we will teach you about your device and make sure it is working properly. Remote monitoring may also be available to provide extra support and care.
The Heart Function Clinic offers complete care for people diagnosed with congestive heart failure. The clinic team works to manage your symptoms and support your heart health. Services include:
The PREVENT Clinic is powered by Manulife. It helps people lower their risk of heart disease.
The clinic supports patients who have a higher chance of heart disease because of:
The team will teach you how to make changes to lower your risk. These may include:
If you need extra support, we can set up a visit with a social worker to talk about your concerns. Nurse practitioners, exercise specialists, dietitians, respiratory therapists, and others also support your care.
A nurse practitioner at the clinic can check your health and offer treatments if you do not have a family doctor. The clinic can also help plan tests or send you to other specialists if needed.
This clinic cares for people with problems with the structure of their heart. This includes their heart’s valves, walls, or chambers. The clinic team includes doctors and a nurse practitioner. They are trained to understand the effects of these heart problems and know how to correct them.
Your doctor may ask you to come to the clinic to meet with one of our heart experts for their advice. You may also need to have some tests before your visit, such as an echocardiogram or CT scan. These tests give our team more information about your heart health.
This program helps people with heart conditions live a healthier life. It includes exercise, education, and support. Our team can help you make healthy choices that fit your goals and lifestyle.
Cardiac rehabilitation is an important step in your recovery. It can help you:
To learn more about the program, including what to expect and the members of the care team, visit:
Diagnostic tests are an important part of heart care. They give your care team helpful information about how your heart and body are working. Test results can help the team understand the cause of your symptoms and plan your treatment.
Cardiac surgery and procedures treat many types of heart conditions. These treatments can:
Learning about these options can help you and your family feel more prepared. Our team is here to guide you, answer your questions, and support you so your heart can work its best.
Cardiac surgery is an operation on your heart. You may need surgery if your heart or the blood vessels around it are not working properly and other treatments cannot fix it. Our team can do surgery to:
After your surgery, you will stay in the hospital to recover. You will also learn how to care for your heart so you can feel better and stay healthy.
If you are having heart surgery at WRHN or would like to learn more, visit the page below. You can also ask your care team if you have any questions.
The Cardiac Catheterization Lab uses special X-ray machines to look at your heart and treat heart problems. We offer tests, like coronary angiograms, and treatments, like angioplasty, to help blood flow better by fixing narrowed or blocked blood vessels around your heart. If you need emergency heart care, these services are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Before your procedure, it is important to know what to expect and how to get ready. You can find more information in the cardiac catheterization and angioplasty booklet.
The Heart Rhythm Program cares for people with heart rhythm disorders. This might mean your heart beats too fast, too slow, or irregularly.
The team will check your heart and offer treatments to prevent or fix these problems. Treatments can include:
We offer many devices and treatments to meet each patient’s needs.
This program treats problems with the structure of the heart. These include the heart’s valves, walls, or chambers. These problems can be there when you are born or may develop as you get older.
Unlike open-heart surgery, these procedures are minimally invasive. This means a doctor can do them using small openings, instead of fully opening the chest. This leads to shorter hospital stays and faster recovery times. Procedures we offer include:
Our team of heart specialists will support you and help you to find the right treatment and care.
WRHN @ Queen’s Blvd.
Cardiac Surgery Unit
Third floor, west
Phone: 519-749-6435
WRHN @ Queen’s Blvd.
Cardiology Unit
Thid floor, east
Phone: 519-749-6470
WRHN @ Queen’s Blvd.
Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit
Second floor
Phone: 519-749-6690
WRHN @ Queen’s Blvd.
Coronary Care Unit
Phone: 519-749-6428
WRHN @ Queen’s Blvd.
Arrhythmia Clinic
First floor
Phone: 519-749-6578, ext. 1500
WRHN @ Queen’s Blvd.
Device Clinic
First floor
Phone: 519-749-6567
WRHN @ Queen’s Blvd.
Heart Function Clinic
First floor
Phone: 519-749-6919
WRHN @ The Boardwalk
PREVENT Clinic
Suite 308
Phone: 226-806-5911
WRHN @ The Boardwalk
Suite 308
Phone: 226-806-5911
WRHN @ Queen’s Blvd.
Cardiac Catheterization Lab
Second floor
Phone: 519-749-6578, ext. 1904
WRHN @ Queen’s Blvd.
Cardiac Surgery
Phone: 519-749-6578, ext. 1936
WRHN @ Queen’s Blvd.
Heart Rhythm Program
Phone: 519-749-6578, ext. 1500
