Cardiac Rehabilitation is a program of cardiac-specific exercise and education designed to assist you in resuming and maintaining a health lifestyle. Our specially trained staff work with physicians to develop an individualized plan of Cardiac Rehabilitation for each patient.  All patients with a cardiac diagnosis are candidates for outpatien Cardiac Rehabilitation.  While in the program, you will use various equipment while your heart rate, heart rhythm and blood pressure are monitored.  You will also learn how to lower your coronary disease risk factors.

Benefits to you include:

• Heart monitoring while you exercise to detect arrhythmia and other EKG changes ensures that you are exercising safely.
• Exercise and education.  Exercise using the proper amount and type.  Education on heart disease and contributing risk factors.
• Assistance in developing a program of lifestyle modification and management.
• Restore you safely to your optimal activity level for work or active retirement, and resume family and social roles.
• Transition to a new, more active and healthy lifestyle.

A Decision to Participate

Increase fitness, improved recovery and reduced risk of new cardiac events are our goals for you.  To become enrolled, you and your physician must decide that Cardiac Rehabilitation will benefit you.  Your commitment to the program includes attending exercise classes three times each week, for a duration of three months.

Convenient Hours and Quality Services

Cardiac Rehabilitation services are provided by specialized hospital staff members including a Registered Cardio Pulmonary Technologist with certification in Advanced Cardiac Life Support.  Mark Twain St. Joseph's Hospital staff has extensive experience in working with people of all ages.

Cardiac Rehabilitation must be prescribed by a physician and you will remain under the medical care of your physician who will be regularly informed of your progress.  Your visits can be billed to a variety of private insurance plans and Medicare.  To schedule an appointment, please call our office at (209) 754-2643.