Cardiac Rehab
Improve your energy level and quality of life with rehabilitation for your heart and lungs at St. Bernards Health & Wellness. This personalized exercise program helps you recover after heart surgery, a lung procedure or a chronic diagnosis. Health and fitness specialists give you one-on-one support, and your peers help make workout sessions fun. The outcome? More strength, a better mood and a greater sense of empowerment.
Benefits of Rehab
Research shows cardiac rehabilitation can:
- Reduce chest pain, cholesterol and blood pressure
- Decrease chronic inflammation, which causes pain, fatigue and other health problems
- Lower blood sugar in people with diabetes and reduce the need for diabetes medication
- Help you lose weight
Do I Need Rehabilitation?
You may qualify for rehab at St. Bernards if you’ve received certain diagnoses or treatments.
Heart Criteria
- Coronary artery bypass surgery
- Heart angioplasty/stenting
- Heart attack in the past 12 months
- Heart failure
- Heart transplant
- Heart valve repair or replacement
- Stable angina (chronic chest pain)
Lung Criteria
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- COVID-19 side effects
- Interstitial lung disease
- Lung transplant
- Zephyr valve placement
Your First Appointment
After we receive your doctor’s referral, we’ll call you to schedule an enrollment appointment. During this visit, we’ll assess your fitness level so we can tailor the program to your needs and help you set rehabilitation goals.
What to Expect
You’ll exercise with a few other patients two or three times a week for 36 sessions. We’ll make sure your heart rate, blood pressure and oxygen saturation stay within a safe zone as you work out on a treadmill, stationary bike or step equipment.
Heart Health Education
Ask us about optional, but recommended heart health classes. Called Pritikin Intensive Cardiac Rehab, these additional 36 sessions include:
- One-on-one nutrition counseling with a dietitian
- Cooking classes
- Live workshops
- Videos on living a heart-healthy life
You’ll also receive a personal toolkit with helpful resources to take home.
Insurance Coverage
Most health insurance plans cover heart and lung rehabilitation. Medicare covers Pritikin Intensive Cardiac Rehab classes.
Staying Well After Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation jumpstarts your new, healthier lifestyle. For help maintaining progress over the long term, take advantage of personal training with our medical exercise specialist. You’ll get the support and accountability you need to achieve your best health.
