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Cardiac Wellness & Rehabilitation
Living...The Heart Healthy Way
Cardiovascular wellness and rehabilitation is a comprehensive prevention and recover program individually designed for those with heart disease or at risk for heart disease. Through monitored exercise, education, and emotional support from the multi-disciplinary treatment team, cardiovascular rehabilitation will help you to maintain an active and productive life, while greatly reducing your risk of cardiovascular problems.
Weekly education courses offered on:
- Exercise
- Low fat and low cholesterol meal planning
- Sodium and salt in your diet
- Heart function
- Process of Heart Disease
- Stress management
- Medication Management
- Cardiovascular risk factors
- Weight Management
Saint Alphonsus Boise and Nampa are proud to have the only Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Program certified by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR) in the Treasure Valley and surrounding area. Saint Alphonsus was recognized for its commitment to improving the quality of life by enhancing standards of care.
Inpatient Rehabilitation (Phase I)
If you are admitted to Saint Alphonsus for cardiovascular problems, Phase I begins early during your hospital stay. Information on the functioning of your heart, diagnosis, related risk factors and recommended changes in your lifestyle are presented. Low level activity is monitored by Heart Center staff. Discharge information is provided to assist with your early recovery at home.
Exercise
A personalized exercise program is prescribed to safely increase your activity
levels. Each week you will participate in three closely-monitored exercise
sessions that include cardiac monitoring, blood pressure measurement and clinical
evaluation. As your recovery progresses, home sessions may be added.
Education
Learning about heart disease management and living heart healthy is a crucial
part of your recovery process and key in preventing future problems. Each week,
classes on heart-related topics are presented that include the following:
- Exercise
- Low fat and low-cholesterol meal planning
- Sodium and salt in your diet
- Heart function
- Process of heart disease
- Stress management
- Medications
- Cardiac risk factors
- Weight management
- Smoking cessation
Support
Every week the Heart & Vascular Center provides
a forum for group meetings of heart patients and those at risk. Talking with
others who share your experience can provide new ways of coping with and understanding
the rehabilitative process. These sessions are informal and facilitated by
the rehabilitation team.
Heart Healthy for Life (Phase III)
After you have completed the first two phases of cardiac rehabilitation,
it is vital that you maintain your recovery. Key to this is continued regular
exercise and health maintenance in all other aspects of your lifestyle. In
Phase III, a medically-supervised exercise program is provided for you, as
well as assistance for other heart healthy habits. Anyone who needs to reduce
risk factors for heart disease will find Phase III helpful.
The Heart & Vascular Center's Cardiac Wellness and Rehabilitation program
is medically-prescribed and supervised, and therefore is covered by Medicare
and many insurance programs. Call your insurance company to check your coverage.
Our rehabilitation staff will assist you with this upon request.
Locations
Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center
6140 W. Curtisian, 2nd Floor
Boise, ID
Phone: (208) 367-7716
Saint Alphonsus Medical Center Nampa
1512 12th Avenue Road
Nampa, ID 83686
Phone: (208) 463-5000
