Springhill Medical Center's Cardiac/Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program is a medically supervised, rehabilitative plan designed for persons with heart and/or lung disease. The program helps patients reach their highest performance level of exercise and activity while developing self-management skills. Our comprehensive approach combines patient education, exercise, emotional and social support.

Program Features

• Registered nurses, respiratory therapists, exercise physiologists and physicians certified in advanced cardiac life support.
• Bikes, treadmills, stairclimbers and miscellaneous upper body and weight equipment designed for medical fitness and rehabilitation programs.
• State-of-the-art monitoring equipment for heart rate, blood pressure, oxygen saturation levels and heart rhythm

Goals

Restoring participants to an active and enjoyable lifestyle is the major goal of the cardiac/pulmonary program. Also, the program seeks to reduce the risk of future cardiac or pulmonary problems and complications.

Other goals include:

• Improve daily endurance
• Establish safe and effective exercise practices
• Modify risk factors to decrease recurrence
• Improve understanding of heart and lung disease
• Decrease symptoms of heart and lung disease
• Improve overall quality of life