Cardiac Rehabilitation
Helping you recover from cardiac events
Cardiac Rehabilitation at Beverly Hospital
A cardiac event, such as a heart attack, can be scary. After you experience one, you want nothing more than to feel normal again.
At Beverly Hospital, it’s our mission to help you recover quickly from cardiac events by helping you improve your overall cardiovascular health and fitness in a supportive environment. Together, we can help you safely and confidently get back to doing the things you love.
Benefits of Cardiac Rehabilitation
Studies show that cardiac rehabilitation improves your overall health and sense of well-being. We can help you achieve:
- A healthy level of cardiovascular fitness
- An increase in your physical function
- A decrease in your body mass index (BMI)
- An increase in your energy level
- A more active, enjoyable and healthier lifestyle
Our Approach to Cardiac Rehabilitation
As you recover from a cardiac event, you need personalized care. We’ll work with you to create a personalized exercise and education treatment plan. You’ll see your provider on a regular basis, often two or three times a week. During this time, we’ll closely watch your vital signs to help you make steady, safe progress toward recovery.
Post-Procedure Support
Cardiac rehab at Beverly Hospital provides ongoing support for those who’ve undergone the heart procedures, including:
- Bypass surgery
- Cardiac catheterization
- Stent placement
- Valve repair
- Valve replacement
An Expert Cardiac Team
Your experienced care team includes providers who specialize in caring for patients with heart conditions. Led by a cardiologist, your team may include:
- Exercise physiologists
- Registered dieticians
- Registered nurses
- Respiratory therapists
Insurance Coverage
Major health insurance companies cover most parts of outpatient cardiac rehabilitation. Check with your insurance provider if you have questions about your coverage.
What to Expect
Learn more about what to expect when you participate in our cardiac rehab program.
You’ll start by undergoing a comprehensive evaluation by the Cardiac Rehabilitation Team. The evaluation consists of:
- Body composition measurement
- Graded exercise test
- Nursing assessment
- Review of personal risk factors
Your cardiac rehab team uses the results from your initial evaluation to create your personalized exercise plan. We offer structured therapeutic exercise sessions and education classes. These sessions and classes meet twice per week for up to 12 weeks.
The exercise sessions include:
- Dynamic aerobic exercises on equipment, including:
- Cycles
- Recumbent cycles
- StairMasters
- Treadmills
- Arm ergometers
- Strength training and free weights
- Warm up and cool down exercises
During the exercise sessions, your rehab team will continuously monitor your heart rate, blood pressure and vital signs. If needed, the team may perform a follow-up exercise test to assess your progress and modify your exercise program.
When you complete the outpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation Program, we can help you transition your exercise program to continue at home, or at any local health club or YMCA. We’ll teach you how to monitor yourself so you can exercise safely and with peace of mind. From aerobic exercise to health-related lectures, we’ve designed our holistic approach to Cardiac Rehabilitation to fit you and your lifestyle.
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Take the first step on your journey toward better health.
Conditions We Treat
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm
- Atrial fibrillation
- Cardiac arrhythmias
- Carotid artery disease
- Congestive heart failure
- Coronary artery disease
- Heart failure
- High blood pressure
- High cholesterol
- Peripheral arterial disease
- Renal arterial disease
- Valvular heart disease
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Services & Specialties
When it’s necessary, your heart specialist will work with other subspecialty providers at Beverly Hospital to ensure you have the care you need to feel your best.
