Cardiovascular Rehabilitation & Prevention
Restoring Health and Preventing Future Heart Problems in Brighton, MA
Restoring Health and Preventing Future Heart Problems in Brighton, MA
280 Washington Street
Brighton, MA 02135
617-787-7901
617-787-7904 fax
Cardiac conditions such as heart attacks, valve disease and heart failure can have a debilitating impact on a patient’s life. These diseases can significantly reduce a patient’s quality of life, endurance, and ability to return to work. Tasks they could easily do prior to their cardiac event are now more challenging.
Cardiac rehabilitation is a key step for recovery after a cardiac event or heart surgery.
Cardiac rehabilitation is a medically supervised program that promotes heart health through education, exercise, and changes to your lifestyle. Your cardiac rehabilitation team at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center will work with you to develop a plan to lower your risk for future heart or vascular problems via the Pritikin Intensive Cardiac Rehab (ICR) program. With more than 100 peer-reviewed, published scientific studies backing its efficacy, St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center is the first facility in New England to offer the Pritikin Program.
If you've been diagnosed with or recently experienced any of the following, and you have a physician's referral, you are eligible for cardiac rehabilitation.
Most insurance plans cover cardiac rehabilitation if you have a qualifying diagnosis. You can begin the program immediately following your heart event or procedure, and the program is easily adapted to be completed in 12 to 18 weeks, depending on your schedule and individual needs. The Pritikin Program is approved for reimbursement under the Intensive Cardiac Rehab (ICR) CMS benefit class. To avoid unexpected medical expenses or copays, please contact your insurance carrier before enrolling to confirm coverage and inquire about costs.
The Cardiac Rehabilitation Program at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center
Dr. Uyen Lam oversees St. Elizabeth’s cardiac rehabilitation program. Dr. Lam and the cardiac rehabilitation team will work with you to develop a tailored plan to reduce your risk for heart attack, recurrent heart failure, or second cardiac surgery so you can keep living a long, happy, healthy and productive life.
Our team consists of cardiologists, registered nurses, clinical exercise physiologists and dieticians. Your cardiac rehabilitation program will consist of:
Many patients just beginning cardiac rehabilitation feel overwhelmed by the many changes they are being asked to make. It’s not easy, but there will be tangible rewards for sticking with the program. Simply waking up every morning feeling better, having more energy and being a more relaxed, healthier person will prove to be its own reward and make your lifestyle changes and sacrifices worth it.
If you have questions about cardiac rehabilitation or your doctor recommended you or a loved one begin cardiac rehabilitation, call 617-787-7901 to speak with the cardiac rehabilitation team at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center.
From a patient:
“It’s an incredible program that the Cardiac Rehab team at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center has built for people with heart issues. The program changed my whole outlook on life: the team changed my mentality and gave me the confidence to live my life after an unexpected cardiac event.
I was apprehensive of even working out at first, but the team gave me a roadmap for the future and I felt completely safe and prepared to tackle each lesson – which was liberating. I am working out now more than ever before!
You may walk in unsure of what to expect, but between the quality of the team and the unique nature of the program, you walk away completely blown away. It has been life altering experience.”
– Scott S.