What is cardiac rehabilitation?
Cardiac Rehabilitation involves a telemetry monitored Exercise program staffed by cardiac rehab nurses. Another focus of this program is Education, including classes and individual consultations on nutrition, stress reduction, lifestyle modification, smoking cessation, and exercise. Cardiac Rehab is available for those who have experienced a cardiac event. A physician referral is required. Beebe Cardiac Rehab services are available to qualified patients whether or not they have been previously treated at Beebe Medical Center. Cardiac Rehab is available as an outpatient service as well as to hospitalized patients.
Cardiac rehabilitation, or rehab, is a medically supervised program designed to help patients with heart disease to recover faster and to improve their overall physical and emotional health.A rehab program usually includes exercise, education, counseling, and learning ways to live a healthier life. A team of health-care professionals works with a patient to custom design a program that will be most beneficial in terms of the patient’s individual needs and goals.
