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Cardiac Rehabilitation

In the Cardiac Rehabilitation department, you will find a high level of preventive, acute, and rehabilitative health care for your community and the surrounding area. The following programs include cardiovascular conditioning, education and training in the identification and reduction of certain risk factors which can predispose one to heart, lung, and other diseases.

Our Services

  • Outpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation

  • Cardiac Evaluations

  • Treadmill Testing

  • Diagnostic Stress Test

  • Family Educational Sessions

  • EECP Treatments

Our Staff

  • Specialized training in risk factor identification and counseling, exercise training, and cardiac rehabilitation techniques
  • Coronary care experience
  • Advanced cardiac life support certification

Our Objectives

Work Capacity

Your body will be able to do more work without increasing the oxygen required by your heart.

Blood Pressure

If you have high blood pressure, physical reconditioning may help lower your blood pressure to near normal.

Heart Rate

Your heart respiratory rate will be slower at rest and during exercise. This makes the activities of daily life easier and more comfortable.

Other objectives may include:

  • Detection and control of irregular heart beats
  • Detection and control of post hospital (late) complications
  • Adjustment of your medication(s) to the optimum effectiveness
  • Lowering your cholesterol level
  • Management of weight loss
  • Education for you and your family regarding the nature of disease and contributing risk factors
  • Instructions towards a prudent lifestyle

Each program must be ordered by your physician.

The Cardiac Rehabilitation Center is located at on the Lower Level at 1118 Hampshire Street, for more information please call 217-222-6550 x 3220.