Cardiac Rehabilitation
Feather River Hospital�s cardiac rehabilitation program is education focused for the patient and family. Rehabilitation begins for the patient after the cardiac event and continues when the patient goes home from the hospital. Rehabilitation includes a 12-week outpatient education and treatment program. Patients focus on regular physical activity, heart-healthy diet, and stress management.
Feather River Hospital�s cardiac rehabilitation program is certified by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation.
Cardiology Pulmonary Diagnostic Services
- Echocardiography
- Stress Echocardiography
- Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography
- Arterial and Venous Doppler Studies
- Carotid Doppler Studies
- Resting Electrocardiography
- Persantine and Cardiolite Stress Electrocardiography
- Ambulatory (Holter) Cardiac Monitoring
- Ambulatory Cardiac Event Monitoring
What Can Cardiac Rehabilitation Do For You?
- Aid in your recovery from heart attack, angioplasty, coronary artery bypass surgery or angina.
- Provide professional guidance by registered nurses and exercise specialists in making life-style changes for risk factor reduction.
- Accelerate your return to work or an active retirement.
- Initiate an individualized and supervised exercise plan to safely achieve optimal cardiovascular fitness.
- Help you deal with feelings that are a normal part of recovery: depression, anxiety, loss of self-confidence, fear of being disabled, anger, denial and frustration.
- Offer guidelines for when it is safe to resume various kinds of physical activities at home.
- Provide you with professional staff that can answer your questions or concerns.
- Gain encouragement and support from others who have experienced similar situations.
- Gain the confidence that you need to return to a happier and healthier lifestyle.
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