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Cardiac Rehabilitation
 Community Anderson's outpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation program is designed to help those who have had heart attacks, heart surgery or balloon angioplasty, and for those who are at risk of developing heart problems.
We want our patients to improve their quality of life, and live long. Specific treatment objectives are to:
- Improve your heart's working capacity.
- Decrease your resting heart rate and resting blood pressure.
- Control and monitor irregular heart rhythm.
- Improve circulation in the heart muscle and circulation to the arms and legs.
- Decrease cholesterol, triglyceride and sugar levels in your blood.
- Maintain your ideal weight.
- Develop and maintain a positive outlook and promote overall well-being.
Exercise
You will participate in limited, monitored physical activity supervised by the Cardiac Rehabilitation team. While each person in your group is pursuing his own individualized rehabilitation plan, you can offer each other support as you all work toward a healthier future. One-hour sessions are scheduled for three times a week in the cardiopulmonary rehabilitation laboratory. Exercise equipment includes treadmills, stationary bicycles, rowing machines, arm ergometers and weights.
Participation
Your participation in Community Anderson's Cardiac Rehabilitation program is based on your doctor's referral. Upon physician's orders, you will be evaluated through the most modern diagnostic techniques. Based on those results, your physician and our Cardiac Rehabilitation team design your personalized program of structured exercise complemented by educational sessions. Throughout rehabilitation your physician is consulted about your specific programs and receives regular updates on your progress.
Many health insurance plans provide some coverage for this type of rehabilitation. We encourage you to consult your insurance representative about your policy coverage.
For further information about Community Anderson's outpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation program, call 765-298-5185.
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