A highly skilled, professional staff help people with cardiac or pulmonary disease look and feel better through medically supervised fitness programs. A three-phase program provides step-by-step care that parallels the patients' recovery from illness. During exercise in Phase II, patients are monitored with advanced cardiac telemetry that alerts the staff to any changes in their well-being with the ability to print periodic reports so the physician can monitor progress.
You may be a candidate for Cardiac Rehabilitation if you have/had:
Once at rehab, you will begin the 12-week medically supervised outpatient program of exercise and education. Upon graduation of Phase II, you will be encouraged to continue in the Phase III fitness maintenance program. A "spousal" program is also available, allowing your husband or wife to participate in Phase III fitness with you (if cleared by their physician).
People with lung disease can decrease their symptoms and reduce the need for hospitalization through pulmonary rehabilitation.
You may be a candidate for the program if you have:
In addition, people with pulmonary vascular disease, lung resection, lung transplantation, restrictive pulmonary disease and occupational or environmental lung disease may participate. Similar to cardiac rehabilitation, pulmonary rehabilitation follows a three-phase program of care that begins in the hospital, moves to outpatient therapy and continues with ongoing maintenance.
Vascular rehabilitation supervised exercise therapy (SET) is a medically supervised exercise and education program to help patients walk further with less pain, improve physical fitness, decrease symptoms and improve overall health.
You may be a candidate for the program if you have:
Cardiac, pulmonary and vascular rehabilitation can dramatically improve quality of life for active participants.
Here are just a few of the benefits:
Cardiac, Pulmonary and Vascular Rehabilitation
3202 N. Park Road, Plant City
First floor of the hospital
Monday-Friday 7am-3:30pm
Phone: (813) 757-1231 | Fax: (813) 757-8558
Learn more about our BayCare Heart and Vascular Institute.
