Cardiac Rehabilitation

Those who qualify for rehab may include patients that have experienced:

• Balloon angioplasty
• Coronary bypass surgery (CABG)
• Coronary stent
• Heart transplant
• Recent heart attack
• Stable angina
• Stable chronic heart failure
• Valve surgery

The main goal of cardiac rehabilitation is to assist you in developing a personal healthy lifestyle plan, which includes physical activity, education, stress management, and nutrition. During monitored physical activity sessions, we work toward increased heart and lung capacity and overall muscle strength to give you the confidence to do the activities you enjoy most.

Your personal program

Your program includes supervised exercise, nutritional counseling and education about lifestyle changes that may reduce your risk of heart problems. We will review your progress throughout the process and share results with your doctor.

Our team

Cardiac Rehab at Ennis Regional Medical Center (ERMC) is medically supervised by Advanced Cardiac Life Support

(ACLS)-certified staff. ERMC Cardiac Rehab Coordinator and Exercise Physiologist Brittney Rivera, ACE, specializes in developing personal healthy lifestyle planning, which includes physical activity, education, stress management and nutrition. All of our team members are dedicated to helping our patients achieve their goals of improved health and quality of life.

Program enrollment

You can be referred to the ERMC cardiac rehab program by your primary care doctor, cardiologist, surgeon or other healthcare professional.

To get referred to the program, you must have one of the following diagnosis. Then you must visit with your primary care doctor, cardiologist, surgeon or other healthcare professional to provide a referral.

• Angioplasty and stents
• Certain congenital heart diseases
• Chest pain (angina)
• Coronary artery disease
• Coronary artery bypass surgery
• Heart attack
• Heart failure
• Heart valve repair or replacement
• Peripheral artery disease

Follow up

Our staff will contact you to set up an appointment for orientation once they receive the information from your doctor.

Insurance information

Phase II is covered by most major medical insurances. Contact your health insurance about your specific situation.