Cardiac Rehabilitation

For patients dealing with heart disease or recovering from a heart attack or surgery, exercise is an essential part of strengthening the heart. Doylestown Hospital's three-phase Cardiac Rehab Program helps patients achieve their recovery goals with personal attention, customized goal setting and close supervision from an expert team of certified exercise physiologists, registered dietitians and registered nurses who specialize in cardiac care.

For patients who have been hospitalized many immediately begin Phase 1 Cardiac Rehab.  Phase 1 includes patient education about cardiac disease and supervised range of motion exercise.  Phase 2 Cardiac Rehab begins when a patient returns to the hospital as an outpatient.  The focus of Phase 2 is to develop a heart healthy lifestyle.  Patients will work with Exercise Physiologists and other experts in a medically supervised environment.  Phase 3 Cardiac Rehab continues at the Health & Wellness Center, in Warrington.  Exercise programs are designed to help patients reinforce heart healthy lifestyle skills.