Heart and Vascular Hospital

Cardiac Rehabilitation is a supervised, outpatient program to help people with varied heart conditions or heart events. The mission of the program is to reduce morbidity, mortality, and disability from cardiovascular disease through education, prevention, rehabilitation, research, and aggressive risk-factor management.

Our offerings include:

• A medical evaluation with a registered nurse to determine client’s needs and limitations
• Exercise programs specific to client’s needs
• Counseling and education to help clients understand their condition (MI, CABG, PTCA/Stent, Valve Replacement, Valve Repair, Heart Failure, Stable Angina, and Heart Transplant) and how to manage it
• Additional educational classes to help clients make heart healthy lifestyle changes

Patients universally appreciate their time spent at cardiac rehabilitation with 98.5% of patients in a Press Ganey survey indicating that they would be likely to recommend the Hackensack University Medical Center Cardiac Prevention and Rehabilitation services to other patients. The program has been a regional and national leader in cardiac rehabilitation, participating in NIH research and consistently at the forefront of clinical instruction and effectiveness.