  ardiac Rehab
Kishwaukee Community Hospital offers a comprehensive exercise, education and support program for any patient with known heart disease. The cardiac rehab program is medically supervised and individualized to assist the patient in reaching and maintaining an optimal state of physical, psychosocial and vocational well-being. The cardiac rehab team is a multidisciplinary team including registered nurses and an exercise physiologist that assists patients in goal setting, lifestyle modification and education.
Kishwaukee Community Hospital offers the three phases of cardiac rehabilitation.
Inpatient (Phase I)
Physician ordered medically supervised structured exercise and education program while the patient is hospitalized.
Immediate Outpatient (Phase II)
- Physician order required
- Comprehensive initial evaluation and risk stratification
- Exercise 3 times per week for approximately 1 hour.
- Cardiac telemetry monitoring throughout exercise session.
- Participation is a maximum of 36 sessions, determined by patient need and risk
- Five 60 minutes educational classes.
The primary goal of the immediate outpatient program is to assist patients in achieving and understanding their safe maximum exercise level within the limits of their disease as well as to educate and assist with risk factor modification to prevent future heart disease.
Maintenance (Phase III/IV)
- Physician order required
- Comprehensive initial evaluation
- Independent but medically supervised exercise program.
- Educational Classes available
The primary goal of the maintenance program is to further develop and maintain cardiovascular endurance and decrease risk of future heart disease.
Education
The cardiac rehab program offers a core rotation of class topics with additional topics available based on patient needs. The class topics are:
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Risk Factors
- Diabetes
- Intimacy
- Diet
- Exercise
- Medications
- Stress and Stress Management
Let Kishwaukee Community Hospital assist you and your family in living with heart disease. For more information, contact:
Cardiac Rehab
626 Bethany Road
DeKalb, IL 60115
815.756.1521 x153416
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