Cardiac Rehabilitation Services offers a comprehensive three phase program for hospitalized and outpatient cardiac rehabilitation as well as for patients who have not been diagnosed with heart disease but who are at high risk.

Phase One is an inpatient program designed for the treatment of patients who are hospitalized with heart problems. Phase Two is a three month outpatient program designed to treat patients who have recently had heart problems such as a heart attack, balloon surgery, or by-pass surgery, etc. Phase Three is also an outpatient program designed to maintain patients after they finish the Phase Two program and also for patients who have not been diagnosed with heart problems but who are at high risk for the disease.

The goal of all phases of rehabilitation is to increase cardiovascular function, to provide continued psycho-social support to the patient and family members, to provide medically supervised exercise program, as well as provide continuing health education.

Please choose from the links below for more information about the Cardiac Rehabilitation Program:

• Program, Education and Support
• Admission, Location and Insurance

For more information concerning this program, call 870.735.1500, Ext. 2204

Cardiac Rehabilitation/Program, Education and Support

Program Contents

Supervised/Monitored Exercise Therapy

• Quinton Cardiac Telemetry Monitoring Computer System
• Two Life Cycle Stationary Bikes
• Four Quinton Treadmills
• Three Schwinn Airdyne Bikes
• Two NuStep Machines
• One Stair Step Machine
• Hoist 5000 Weight Center
• Two Leg Ergometers
• One Nordic Trak Ski Machine
• Two Life Cycles Stationary Bikes

Health Education

• Low Cholesterol, Low Fat Diets
• Risk Factor Identification
• Written Education Materials and Pamphlets
• Home Exercise Instruction
• Adult CPR Certification
• Pharmacist and Dietician Available

Psych-Social Support

• Lounge area to socialize with other heart patients
• Staffed with Registered Nurses and Exercise Physiologist
• Community involvement: Diabetic Support Group, Annual Southland 5K and CPR
  
  

Cardiac Rehabilitation/ Admission, Location, Insurance

Admission

To enter the program, each patient must be referred by a physician and complete a maximum graded exercise test. The test can be completed within the hospital as part of the program, or your private physician can implement the test. Upon acceptance into the program, most patients will attend three exercise sessions per week on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Phase three maintenance patients attend on Tuesday and Thursday although some choose to attend three times weekly.

Location

Cardiac Rehabilitation is located at Crittenden Regional’s Outpatient Rehabilitation building located at 318 Tyler Avenue—west of the hospital and Professional Office Building.

Insurance