Cardiac Pulmonary Rehab Center
How to Enroll
Cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation services are usually covered by Medicare and most insurance plans for the conditions listed below. A physician's prescription is required to enroll in our rehab programs. Our staff will work with you and your physician to determine the most appropriate plan for your individual needs. To learn more, contact the Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehab Center at 618-826-4581 ext. 1151.
Memorial Hospital’s Cardiac Pulmonary Rehab Center opened May 1, 2024. Rehabilitation programs at the center provide comprehensive care to patients with heart and lung conditions. Through the program, individuals are given a structured program that includes education, counseling, and exercise to strengthen their lungs and heart. Participants in the program have access to various tools and a full support system to help them recover.
The rehabilitation center is on the lower level of the main hospital. The state-of-the-art facility features top-of-the-line exercise and weight training equipment with space for group sessions.
Under the supervision of Dr. John Groll, Cardiologist, each patron has a complete team of professionals - trained registered nursing staff, a dietitian nutritionist, exercise physiologist, respiratory therapist, pharmacist, and social worker - supervising them through the program and helping them to reach their recovery goals. The professional rehab staff monitor all exercise sessions to ensure safety and progress.
Cardiac
Rehabilitation
Program
Individuals who have had a serious cardiac condition, as listed below, can benefit from cardiac rehab.
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Heart attack (in the past 12 months)
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Heart bypass surgery
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Stable angina or stable chest pain
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Stent placement, angioplasty
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Heart valve replacement or repair
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Heart transplant
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And other heart conditions
Talk to your provider about whether your condition qualifies.
Following a cardiac condition, your caregiver or provider will recommend actions you can take to improve your recovery. After discharge, managing these actions on your own can be challenging. In a cardiac rehabilitation program, individuals have a support team to help them remain accountable to improve their physical fitness, minimize cardiac symptoms and reduce their risk of heart problems in the future.
Pulmonary
Rehabilitation
Program
Individuals who have chronic lung disease which causes shortness of breath can benefit from pulmonary rehab. The program helps increase activity tolerance and improve strength, endurance, and flexibility. The program may benefit people with the following conditions:
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Chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD)
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Persistent post COVID-19 symptoms
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Asthma
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Bronchiectasis
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Cystic fibrosis
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Emphysema
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Lung transplant
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Pulmonary fibrosis
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An exposure to inhalants that may have caused chronic lung symptoms
Talk to your provider about whether your condition qualifies.
During the pulmonary rehab program individuals receive education and a customized exercise program to help manage their lung disease and feel better by breathing easier to improve your quality of life.
Program Goals
The goal of cardiac and or pulmonary rehabilitation is to improve a patient's quality of life by way of exercise, medication management, risk reduction and training to self-manage daily life consistent with the cardiac or pulmonary disease process.
Why Should I Attend?
Research has consistently shown that patients who complete rehabilitation for their heart or lung conditions have better outcomes including:
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Decreased breathlessness
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Improved ability to perform every day tasks
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Better quality of life
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Better understanding of their health condition(s)
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Reduced need to return to the hospital because of better condition management
What to Expect
Following discharge from a hospital, or a chronic heart or lung condition diagnosis, a physician may provide a referral to a cardiac or pulmonary rehabilitation program to help improve a patient’s health and recovery. During the evaluation at Memorial Hospital’s Cardiac Pulmonary Rehab Center our team develops a customized plan to personalize the exercise program to fit the individual’s needs. Each session includes educational instruction and supervised exercises. Sessions last 60-90 minutes (about 1 and a half hours) and take place multiple times a week. The number of sessions will depend on the individual’s medical benefits plan which our staff pre-authorize.
During the sessions patients will exercise in a safe environment with skilled staff and will be surrounded by others who have had similar health experiences and are on their paths to wellness, creating a supportive environment.
Upon completion of the program at Memorial Hospital’s Cardiac Pulmonary Rehab Center, graduates will be able to continue to make these lifestyle changes as part of their everyday life continuing their program exercise independently at the full functioning gym at Memorial Hospital’s Therapy & Sports Rehab Center located in Chester, IL. (Monthly facility access fees will apply.)
Our team of rehab staff work as personal trainers and educators to individualize a wellness plan to meet everyone's unique needs. They empower participants with knowledge, purpose, and desire to improve their health and fitness within safe levels. Information and education will also be provided to help achieve goals such as:
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Weight loss
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Smoking cessation
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Stress management
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Healthy cholesterol levels
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Lower blood pressure
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Healthy eating
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Diabetes Management
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Medication Management
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I have to attend cardiac or pulmonary rehab?
This is a voluntary program, but it does require a prescription provided by your physician.
Through various studies, Cardiac Rehabilitation has been beneficial, useful and effective for patients. It helps to improve fitness, decreases mortality and recurrent cardiac events, improves quality of life and psychosocial wellbeing and educates patients who often use at least some of the information to make their lifestyle more "heart healthy".
Pulmonary Rehab is considered a core treatment for chronic lung disease because it improves physical function, symptom control, and overall well-being. Studies have proven that program participation decreases condition flare-ups, ER visits and hospitalizations.
What do I do after I complete the program?
The program provides the participants with the knowledge of what exercises are best for their condition as well as the ability to begin to establish their exercise routine. As the patient nears, the end of their program, staff begin to discuss what exercise options patients want to continue with, activities that fit into their "regular" day; gym attendance; virtual options. Available time commitments and financial implications, out of pocket costs, insurance covered programs, are also addressed with the patient and suggestions are made along with providing patients with resources.
How can I keep up with my former classmates or keep myself accountable?
By the request of attendees, the Beat, Breathe, Thrive monthly support program has been established. We meet the 4th Tuesday of the month at 1pm in the hospital Conference Room. This is open to everyone at no cost. We would like to meet you if you have not been able to attend one of the programs or to catch up with those that have attended.
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