Cardiac Rehabilitation
We Put Our Hearts into Helping You Get Better
Cardiac rehabilitation is a medically supervised outpatient program designed to assess each patient’s risk factors for heart disease and implement an individualized cardiac treatment plan. Our goal is to educate our patients about heart disease and the healthier lifestyle choices that reduce their risk for future cardiac events. Both the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology have recognized cardiac rehabilitation as an important component of cardiac care. Cardiac rehabilitation is appropriate for people of any age who have had a cardiac event or have risk factors for cardiovascular disease.
Cardiac Rehabilitation
Cardiac Rehabilitation includes three phases. Phase I happens at the patient’s bedside at MarinHealth's Haynes Heart & Vascular Institute during recovery from a cardiac event. Patients take Phase II and Phase III on an outpatient basis, in a supportive health team environment.
Traditional Cardiac Rehabilitation Includes:
- One-hour sessions, 36 hours in total.
- Exercise consists of walking on a treadmill. Exercise will be medically supervised and our patient’s heart will be monitored. Exercise will progress based on our patient’s test results and their symptoms.
- Stress management education.
- Basic nutrition overview. Diet can be omnivorous.
- One-on-one coaching sessions, no support group program.
Our Traditional Cardiac Rehabilitation program focuses on the effects of heart disease and increasing strength and stamina and is based on traditional medicine.
These sessions are covered by Medicare if you have had a cardiac event within the past year, documented stable angina, or if you have had a recent valve or coronary artery bypass surgery.
Cardiac Rehab Schedule
A physician referral is required to start cardiac rehabilitation. Outside referrals are accepted if the patient goes through an initial cardiac assessment by a cardiologist prior to starting rehabilitation classes. Our program starts with Phase II because Phase I happens at the patient’s bedside in the hospital, during recovery from a cardiac event. For program information or class schedule call 1-415-927-6177.