Cardiopulmonary Rehab

Cardiopulmonary Rehab provides exercise, monitoring and education to help make your heart and lungs stronger.  Taylor Regional Hospital offers two phases of cardiopulmonary rehab.

Phase I begins in the hospital and lays the ground work for the lifestyle and behavior changes needed for you to recuperate.  Phase II consists of 10-12 weeks of outpatient telemetry monitored exercise at TRH Rehab Clinic.  Your program is designed for you based on your doctor’s recommendations and/or the results of your tests which include a pulmonary function test or stress test.

Anyone who has cardiopulmonary disease may benefit from this program.  Patients who have had a “cardiac event” or who have chronic breathing problems are often referred to cardiopulmonary rehab.  These “events” or conditions include:

• Heart attack within the last year  • Emphysema/COPD
• Open heart surgery • Persistent asthma
• Angioplasty/stents • Chronic bronchitis
• Valve repair/replacement • Lung surgery
• Stable angina • Pulmonary fibrosis
• CABG syndrome • Adult respiratory distress
• Heart transplant  

Your doctor must refer you to our program.  If you have heart or breathing problems and think you might benefit from Taylor Regional Hospital Cardiopulmonary Rehab, please talk to your doctor about a referral.                

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