Patient Resources
Medical Travel Accommodations
Heart House Cancer Society Lodge
1580 Pembroke Street, 2202 Richmond Road,
Victoria, B.C. Victoria, B.C.
250 595 1931 250 592 2662
https://www.fohs.ca/heart-house-bb
Both the Heart House and Cancer Lodge are walking distance to the Royal Jubilee Hospital.
Additional Medical Travel Accommodations can be found at: http://csa.pss.gov.bc.ca/medicaltravel/
If you are from out of town please ask your Family Doctor to complete the B.C. Travel Assistance Program Form ( T.A.P.) This helps cover out of town medical travel before surgery. Learn more by calling 1 800 661 2668
Wheels for Wellness contact information 1 250 338 0196
Contact the Cardiac Social Worker at 1 250 370 8234 if you need assistance in making travel or accommodation plans when coming to or going home from the hospital.
Cardiac Support Organizations
The First Open Heart Society of British Columbia was formed in 1973 on the initiative of cardiologists and heart surgery patients. Its goal is to be a support group for patients awaiting and recovering from heart surgery as well as their families. The idea was first conceived by Dr. W. Glenn Freisen, a former Victoria cardiologist. He believed that the pre and post-operative stress that patients suffer could be eased if those who were about to undergo surgery could talk to someone who had “walked the path” already.
Cardiac Risk Reduction / Rehabilitation Program -Vancouver Island Heart Health is offered by Island Health, physicians and affiliated organizations. A team of cardiologists, nurses, dieticians, physiotherapists, kinesiologists, pharmacists, social workers and psychiatrists work with patients and their families to achieve cardiac rehabilitation goals such as:
Medical assessment by a cardiologist
Education about heart disease and healthy lifestyles
Creating a plan to reduce cardiovascular disease
Exercise guidance to improve overall fitness
Take Heart & Breathe Well Exercise Program
Heart to Heart & Heart Matters Cardiac Education