Cardiac Rehabilitation
Taking Your Recovery To Heart
Every heart matters here at Republic County Hospital. You can be assured you'll receive the best care possible. Cardiac rehab is a medically supervised program designed to help improve your cardiovascular health if you have experienced a heart attack, heart failure, angioplasty, or heart surgery. It has three equally important parts:
●Exercise Counseling & Training: Exercise gets your heart pumping and your entire cardiovascular system working. We'll show you how to get your body moving in ways that promote heart health.
●Education For Heart-Healthy Living: Managing your risk factors, choosing good nutrition, quitting smoking, etc. Education about heart-healthy living is a key element of Cardiac Rehab.
●Stress Reduction: Stress hurts your heart. This part of rehab helps you identify and tackle everyday sources of stress.
Cardiac Rehab is a team effort - you don't have to face heart disease alone. It's a program in which you partner with your doctors, respiratory therapists, nurses, pharmacists - plus family and friends - to take charge of the choices, lifestyle, and habits that affect your heart.
Benefits Of Cardiac Rehab:
●Lower your risk of heart problems
●Improve your diet
●Weight loss
●Become more active and engaged
●Reduce stress
●Enhance the quality of your life
What's Next? You're in the driver's seat, but here's what we suggest to get started:
●Ask your doctor if you are eligible for Cardiac Rehab.
●Ask for a referral to the Republic County Hospital Cardiac Rehab program.
●We'll set some heart-healthy goals and create an individualized plan to meet your specific needs.
●Work with our care team of experts.
●Take your medicines correctly.
●Learn how to respond to heart attacks or other emergencies.