Cardio-Pulmonary Rehab
Cardio-Pulmonary Rehabilitation Services
Improve your health and reduce the risk of future cardiovascular disease so you can live your life more fully. We ensure excellence in patient care through a friendly and compassionate health care team.
Services include individualized treatment plans, exercise prescriptions, education classes, and counseling sessions.
Equipment includes high-quality recumbent trainers, treadmills, rowing machines, weight stations, and stationary hand cycles. Additionally, the facility has its own indoor walking track.
Cardiac Rehab assists people with a history of:
- Heart attack
- Stable angina
- Coronary artery angioplasty or stents
- Open heart surgery
- Valve surgery
- Congestive heart failure
- Heart transplantation
- Long COVID-19 or long-haul COVID-19
Pulmonary Rehab assists people with a history of:
- Asthma
- COPD
- Emphysema
- Chronic bronchitis
- Bronchiectasis
- Sarcoidosis
- Pulmonary hypertension
- Pulmonary fibrosis
- Interstitial lung disease
- Lung cancer
- Lung transplantation
The facility is accessible from the north entrance by the community rooms at Citizens Memorial Hospital.
Cardio-pulmonary staff work with physicians at the CMH Heart Institute Clinic and the CMH Pulmonology Clinic.
Contact Cardio-Pulmonary Rehabilitation at 417-328-6574.
Frequently Asked Questions
You should consider your individual needs before beginning any type of exercise program. A referral from your physician will ensure you are healthy enough to exercise. Registered nurses with advanced cardiac life support certification monitor patients. Patients can feel safe as they embark on a healthier lifestyle.
Cardiac Rehab participants:
- Live longer.
- Reduce their chances of suffering another heart attack.
- Control their heart attack symptoms such as chest pain or shortness of breath.
- Stop or reverse damage to the blood vessels of their heart.
- Lessen the physical and emotional effects of heart disease.
- Improve their confidence and well-being.
- Improve their stamina and strength.
Pulmonary Rehab participants improve their quality of life by:
- Reducing the symptoms of their lung disease.
- Improving their physical functioning.
- Increasing their ability to exercise.
- Better managing anxiety and depression.
Yes. Citizens Memorial Hospital offers pulmonary rehabilitation for individuals healing from the long-term effects of COVID-19. Many patients experience difficulty breathing, even after the virus has left the body. Patients requiring ventilators are at an even higher risk of long-term effects. Post-COVID-19 symptoms are conditions that persist for more than four weeks after diagnosis. Individuals may experience symptoms for weeks and even months after a COVID-19 diagnosis.
Locations
Patient Resources
CMH Patient Portal — Secure online access to your health information from your computer or smartphone.
Patient Rights — Your rights and responsibilities as a patient and consumer of our services.
Online Bill Pay — Secure online bill pay service gives you a safe and convenient option for paying your bill.