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Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehab Program in Norman
Your Journey to Heart Health and Better Breathing Begins Here
Norman Regional's Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Program demonstrates the highest standards of care and positive outcomes for their patients.
What is Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation?
Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation is an outpatient therapy program that develops a personalized treatment plan based on patients’ specific health status and needs. The treatment includes individualized physical activity, nutritional counseling, stress management, and other health-related care. Our goal is focused on helping participants achieve their optimal level of heart health and lung function.
Our program is a comprehensive four-phase service focused on helping participants achieve their optimal level of health and wellness after experiencing a cardiac episode:
With the professional expertise of our physicians, nurses, exercise specialists, dieticians and pharmacists, program participants will learn how to:
- Cardiac Rehab:
- Control high blood pressure
- Develop healthy eating habits
- Exercise within safe limits
- Improve diabetes
- Increase energy and endurance
- Lose weight
- Lower Cholesterol
- Manage stress
- Modify risk factors
- Quit smoking
- Understand heart disease and medications
- Pulmonary Rehab:
- Maintain health behaviors such as stopping smoking, improving nutrition and safely exercising
- Manage stress, anxiety and depression
- Reduce and control breathing difficulties and other symptoms
- Understand COPD and other chronic lung disease processes
- Understand medications and oxygen therapy
Benefits of Cardiac Rehab
- Controls chest pain and shortness of breath
- Decreases the rick of another cardiac event
- Improves your strength and stamina
- Improves your confidence and well being
- Lessens the physical and emotional effects of heart disease
- Stops or reverses damage to the blood vessels in your heart
How Do I Know if I Qualify for Cardiopulmonary Rehab?
Medicare and most private insurers cover Cardiopulmonary Rehab. If you have experienced any of the following heart events of lung diagnoses, you qualify:
- Heart Events:
- Acute myocardial infarction (MI) – within preceding 12 months
- Chronic heart failure (CHF)
- Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)
- Coronary stent placement
- Current stable angina pectoris (chest pain)
- Heart or heart-lung transplant
- Heart valve repair/replacement
- Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTCA)
- Lung Diagnoses:
- Asthma
- Bronchiectasis
- Chronic Bronchitis
- COPD
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Emphysema
- Interstitial Fibrosis
- Lung Resection
- Lung Transplant
- Lung Volume Reduction
- Restrictive Lung Disease
It is our passion and privilege to help improve your health and well-being.
A referral from your primary care provider, cardiologist or pulmonologist is required. Prior to enrollment, a Norman Regional Cardiopulmonary Rehab representative will verify and discuss your specific insurance coverage with you. Please call 405-307-1728 for more information.
Norman Regional Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation
3500 HealthPlex Parkway, Suite 101
Norman, OK 73072
405-307-1728
Testimonials
"These professionals are awesome! The staff eased my anxiety and really helped me through the entire program. I believe their care and attention was a critical factor in repairing my heart damage." Bill H., Norman OK
"Everyone was so friendly, caring and interested in my well-being. They made each visit a very good experience." John C., Moore OK
"All the staff display an admirable commitment to helping patients achieve their best possible progress. Keep up the great work and Thank You!" Jan E., Noble, OK
Information Links
Click here to read what the American Heart Association says about cardiac rehab
Click here to read about Medicare coverage for cardiac rehab
For more information, please contact our Outpatient Cardiac Rehab Program at 405-307-1728.
