Doylestown Hospital offers Pritikin Intensive Cardiac Rehab (ICR), a comprehensive, medically supervised, outpatient exercise and lifestyle change program for people who have heart disease or have experienced a cardiac event or surgery.
Cardiac rehabilitation is a medically-supervised exercise and education program designed to help you:
Patients who participate in cardiac rehab learn how to manage their heart health and lower the risk of having a repeat cardiac event.
Personalized care, monitoring, and education help provide peace of mind. Our Cardiac Rehab nurses and exercise physiologists track your performance and progress and share reports with your cardiologist regarding your status in exercise, aerobic function, target heart rate, ECG sessions and more.
Our outpatient program, Pritikin Intensive Cardiac Rehab, is Medicare-approved and proven to:
Qualifying events and conditions for Cardiac Rehab include angioplasty or stent placement, heart attack, bypass or valve surgery, heart or heart-lung transplant, and chronic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. The program is designed for cardiac patients who want to slow down, stop, reverse or manage their heart disease.
Our comprehensive Cardiac Rehab program consists of two simple phases to help you manage your condition.
Phase 1 (Inpatient Rehab) at Doylestown Hospital
Cardiac surgery patients receive one-on-one care during their hospital stay, including education and two to four exercise sessions each day. Our team of experts will create an exercise program tailored to your needs. Following discharge, you will leave with an exercise plan and a date to start outpatient cardiac rehab. If you live in another region, we will give you information about cardiac rehab programs in your area.
Phase 2 (Outpatient EKG-Monitored, Intensive Cardiac Rehab) at Doylestown Hospital
Phase 2 Outpatient Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation begins when your cardiologist clears you after your procedure. Before you begin, you will have a one-on-one orientation session and your first exercise assessment. Doylestown Hospital offers Pritikin Intensive Cardiac Rehab (ICR), a comprehensive, Medicare-approved program, which includes an one-on-one appointment with a registered dietitian.
Pritikin ICR improves cardiovascular health by teaching skills based on three pillars:
• Safe, effective exercise
• Heart-healthy nutrition
• A healthy mind-set
Intensive Cardiac Rehab offers twice as many sessions (72) as traditional cardiac rehab (36), so we can offer you more in-depth, consistent, evidence-based educational programming that is frequently updated. Many patients choose to continue the rehabilitation progress with our Heart Strong program.
Our cardiac rehab team includes a physician medical director, cardiac rehab nurses, clinical exercise physiologists, and registered dietitians. The team creates a personalized exercise and education plan to guide your recovery and support you as you move toward a heart healthy lifestyle.
Cornerstone Health and Fitness
YMCAs
In addition to exercise, education is a big part of the Cardiac Rehab program at Doylestown Hospital. It is important for each heart patient to understand his/her diagnosis and goals to prevent future cardiac events. Education is offered one-on-one, and patients can request as many education sessions as needed.
View our heart health videos on topics including:
Patients who participate in cardiac rehab learn how to manage their heart health and lower the risk of having a repeat cardiac event.
Personalized care, monitoring, and education help provide peace of mind. Our Cardiac Rehab nurses and exercise physiologists track your performance and progress and share reports with your cardiologist regarding your status in exercise, aerobic function, target heart rate, ECG sessions and more.
Our outpatient program, Pritikin Intensive Cardiac Rehab, is Medicare-approved and proven to:
Qualifying events and conditions for Cardiac Rehab include angioplasty or stent placement, heart attack, bypass or valve surgery, heart or heart-lung transplant, and chronic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. The program is designed for cardiac patients who want to slow down, stop, reverse or manage their heart disease.
Our comprehensive Cardiac Rehab program consists of two simple phases to help you manage your condition.
Phase 1 (Inpatient Rehab) at Doylestown Hospital
Cardiac surgery patients receive one-on-one care during their hospital stay, including education and two to four exercise sessions each day. Our team of experts will create an exercise program tailored to your needs. Following discharge, you will leave with an exercise plan and a date to start outpatient cardiac rehab. If you live in another region, we will give you information about cardiac rehab programs in your area.
Phase 2 (Outpatient EKG-Monitored, Intensive Cardiac Rehab) at Doylestown Hospital
Phase 2 Outpatient Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation begins when your cardiologist clears you after your procedure. Before you begin, you will have a one-on-one orientation session and your first exercise assessment. Doylestown Hospital offers Pritikin Intensive Cardiac Rehab (ICR), a comprehensive, Medicare-approved program, which includes an one-on-one appointment with a registered dietitian.
Pritikin ICR improves cardiovascular health by teaching skills based on three pillars:
• Safe, effective exercise
• Heart-healthy nutrition
• A healthy mind-set
Intensive Cardiac Rehab offers twice as many sessions (72) as traditional cardiac rehab (36), so we can offer you more in-depth, consistent, evidence-based educational programming that is frequently updated. Many patients choose to continue the rehabilitation progress with our Heart Strong program.
Our cardiac rehab team includes a physician medical director, cardiac rehab nurses, clinical exercise physiologists, and registered dietitians. The team creates a personalized exercise and education plan to guide your recovery and support you as you move toward a heart healthy lifestyle.
Cornerstone Health and Fitness
YMCAs
In addition to exercise, education is a big part of the Cardiac Rehab program at Doylestown Hospital. It is important for each heart patient to understand his/her diagnosis and goals to prevent future cardiac events. Education is offered one-on-one, and patients can request as many education sessions as needed.
View our heart health videos on topics including:
