Cardiac Rehabilitation
Cardiac Rehabilitation is a program designed to restore and maintain
individuals with heart disease to their optimal physiological, social,
vocational, and emotional levels. Participants include those who have
experienced a heart attack, coronary artery bypass graft, coronary angioplasty/stents
or stable angina, heart valve repair or replacement, and heart or heart
lung transplant.
The Crete Area Medical Center (CAMC) Cardiac Rehabilitation program
was established in 1996. There are many steps involved in the process
of heart complications from the diagnosis, to the procedure, to the
recovery period, which can all be an overwhelming experience. Recovering
from a heart condition is a lifelong process and participating in Cardiac
Rehabilitation is one of the crucial steps in implementing recovery
and lifestyle changes.
Crete Area Medical Center's Cardiac Rehabilitation offers each participant
his or her own individual exercise program. Our Cardiac Rehab has a
variety of exercise equipment including treadmills, airdynes, recumbent
steppers, stationary bike, arm ergometer, a stairstepper, and handheld
weights. Our exercise sessions are held on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday,
from 6:45AM to 3PM, with each session lasting approximately one hour.
For more information on the Cardiac Rehab program please contact the
Cardiac Rehab Department at (402) 826-6546.
Phase I occurs while the patient is hospitalized and
being treated for heart complications.
Phase II is a cardiovascular outpatient exercise program,
which is continuously monitored through telemetry. Each participant
is assessed and an individual program is developed. Education classes
include stress management, medication review, low fat, low sodium, low
cholesterol diets, smoking sensation, hypertension.
Lifetime Maintenance
Our lifetime Maintenance phase of Cardiac Rehab is an affordable cardiovascular
exercise program, which is designed to promote the continuation of established
goals in the participant's individualized plan. The Lifetime Maintenance
program encourages independent exercise, while maintaining a heart healthy
lifestyle.
Lifetime Maintenance Family Program
The Lifetime Maintenance Family Program is designed especially to motivate
a Cardiac Rehab participant and their family members to obtain and maintain
a heathly lifestyle by working together. As part of this program, participants
will benefit by learning to use and operate the exercise equipment correctly
and safely in the Cardiac Rehab area.
Research proves that a person will stay with an exercise program longer
when enthusiastic support from friends and especially family is available.
Share your goals with your partner, children, grandchildren or friends,
by exercising together.
Cardiac Rehab Staff
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Crystal Broz, Office Specialist, Judy Bors, RN
Director, Tammy Wenz, RN, Kim Derr, RN and Susan Smith, RN
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Trained registered nurses, who are Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
certified, work with the participants during his or her exercise sessions.
The nurse is the patient advocate, coordinating care and goals with
the physicians, dieticians, and pharmacist as needed to provide optimal
care.
