We begin with a group class that is offered 3 days/week for 1 hour. The class combines exercise, education, and socialization to help individuals who have experienced a life-changing cardiac event. Individual treatment plans are created with our Registered Nurse, athletic trainer, dietician, and YOU to help you meet your goals and adopt healthy lifestyle changes. 

Upon completing our classes, we welcome you back to our open gym program for supervised continuation of exercises in our phase III program. Questions about our program? Please call 802-524-1064. We work closely with your cardiologist and our Medical Director to ensure we have an order from your doctor and a stress test at the beginning of the program. We work closely with Northwestern Cardiology and other provider offices and are happy to help.  

Cardiac Rehabilitation

Services and conditions

  • Cardiac education
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) management
  • Chronic respiratory disease
  • Heart attack recovery
  • Heart condition management
  • Heart rate monitoring
  • Heart surgery recovery
  • Supervised medical exercise
  • Wellness coaching

Certifications

We are certified by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation.

The certification requires programs to meet certain outcomes for patients and we are proud to report that in 2022, out of our patients that completed CR program:

75% improved their max mets/exercise performance by the 40% gold standard
81% were discharged with optimal blood pressure
77% made a meaningful reduction in their depression scores by 1 level on PHQ9- standard tool
100% of our patients that were tobacco users or history of tobacco users were provided with appropriate resource and support
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Patient during supervised exercise

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Meet the care team

At Northwestern Medical Center’s Cardiac Rehabilitation program, you’ll be supported by a dedicated multi-discipline team, including registered nurses, athletic trainers, and dietitians, who collaborate closely with your cardiologist to personalise your recovery and wellness plan.

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802 Quits

We want to help you get tobacco out of your life and have partnered with 802Quits to make it easier for you to quit. 802Quits is Vermont’s resource for quitting smoking and other tobacco, offering free, personalized help, including:

  • Nicotine replacement therapy
  • Education and advice on other medications or alternative options
  • In-person, group, phone, and on-line support
  • Ongoing support after you’ve quit, including virtual tobacco cessation groups that help you quit from the comfort of your home.

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