Centra Medical Group - Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Center

If you’re recovering from a heart attack, heart surgery or heart failure, your doctor may recommend cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation. Our rehab specialists help you regain your health with personalized recommendations for exercise, healthy eating and lifestyle changes.

Cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases can take a toll on your heart and lungs. You may have frequent shortness of breath or feel tired after simple activities. Fortunately, participation in a cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation program can strengthen your heart and lungs — helping you breathe easier and function better.

The type of rehab you’ll need depends on your condition and symptoms. Some people need both cardiac and pulmonary rehab, while others only take part in one program. Either way, we’ll teach you skills and help you make lifestyle changes that keep your heart and lungs as healthy as possible.

Our goal is to help you improve your cardiovascular health and learn to exercise safely. We offer medically supervised exercise plans designed for you by an exercise physiologist. Each group exercise session consists of a warm-up, aerobic exercise and a cool-down period. You’ll participate with other people who have similar risk factors and medical conditions.

As a patient in our program, you’ll also have access to dietary counseling, stress management, psychosocial support and ongoing health education classes.

Just like our cardiac rehab program, pulmonary rehab combines exercise and education to improve your quality of life. But it’s focused on improving your breathing and lung health. Services include:

A key goal of pulmonary rehab is to help you avoid emergency room visits and hospital admissions. And, as you build stamina and learn to control your symptoms, you’ll find it easier to take part in your favorite activities.

Although the foundation of our cardiac and pulmonary rehab program is exercise, we also aim to help you eat better, manage your weight or stop smoking. That’s why Centra offers patients and community members access to three community programs that can further benefit your heart and lung health.

These programs are optional resources. If you choose not to enroll, you will still receive customized exercise and dietary support through your cardiac or pulmonary rehab program.