Mercy Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation - Stoddard

Cardiac rehab may be right for you if you’ve had the following symptoms, conditions or procedures:

• Chest pain
• Heart attack
• Coronary artery bypass surgery
• Heart valve surgery
• Heart transplantation
• Balloon angioplasty & stent placement
• Pacemaker
• Implanted cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD)
• Congenital heart disease
• Arrhythmias
• Rheumatic heart disease
• Heart failure
• Peripheral artery disease
• Vascular surgery

Mercy's cardiac rehab program has three phases:

• Phase I – Inpatient education and exercise therapy to restore your strength
• Phase II – Outpatient rehab in a three-month program that includes heart monitoring, education and exercise therapy to increase your activity level
• Phase III – A maintenance phase that helps you maintain your exercise program and develop lifelong health habits

Cardiac rehab services require a doctor’s referral, and your therapy team must follow your doctor’s orders. If you have cardiac risk factors but no history of heart disease, you may go directly into phase III.

Pulmonary rehab may be right for you if you’ve had the following conditions or procedures:

• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
• Lung cancer
• Obstructive sleep apnea
• Lung transplant
• Pulmonary fibrosis
• Pulmonary hypertension
• Asthma

Mercy’s pulmonary rehab program has three phases:

• Phase I – Inpatient education and exercise therapy to support your pulmonary care
• Phase II – Outpatient rehab that includes exercise therapy, respiratory therapy and nursing care to increase your activity level
• Phase III – A maintenance phase that helps you maintain your health and activity level

Pulmonary rehab services require a doctor’s referral, and your therapy team must follow your doctor’s orders.