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Cardiac Rehabilitation
Cardiac rehabilitation is prescribed at three stages during the patient’s recovery. Phase I is the inpatient stage where the cardiac rehab nurse works with the patient on activity, education and discharge planning. During Phase II, the outpatient hospital-based program, participants engage in a continuously ECG-monitored program of exercise therapy to enhance their overall physical condition as well as improve cardiovascular fitness. Participants also receive education on heart disease and life-style modification. Phase III is the home maintenance stage of cardiac rehab. The main goal of this phase is secondary prevention and maintenance of exercise and life-style changes. |
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4,400-square-foot Cardiac/Pulmonary Rehabilitation Center, located
on the fourth floor of the new Mercy Heart Center, is dominated
by 12-foot, floor-to-ceiling windows that offer dramatic views of
the city and the Missouri River. Rehabilitation clients have access
to an indoor walking track, treadmills, stationary bikes, upper-body
exercise equipment, free weights, NuSteps, Airdynes and universal
exercise equipment. The nationally-certified rehabilitation program
limits the physiological and psychological effects of cardiac illness,
strives to stabilize or improve the patient’s condition and
enhances the patient’s quality of life.