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When something happens that a ects your heart—a heart attack,
stents inserted in blocked arteries or open-heart surgery, for
example—DCH has programs to help it keep a healthy beat.
Your heart needs to work as well as possible so it can continuously deliver blood to and
from every area in your body. e Cardiac Rehabilitation programs at DCHRegional Medi-
cal Center and Fayette Medical Center are sta ed with experts who work with patients who
have undergone surgery or are recovering from a medical condition a ecting the heart.
e multiphase rehabilitation programs are tailored to individual needs. “Our sta is
highly trained to work with patients tomeet all of their needs while they are in the program,”
Stacy Templeton, RN, Regional Medical Center Cardiac Rehabilitation coordinator, said.
Pulmonary Rehabilitation also is a service at the Regional Medical Center.
PERSONAL PERSPECTIVES FROM THE STAFF
“Pulmonary rehabilitation has been
o ered for several years at DCH, and the program has undergone many improvements
since being joined with Cardiac Rehab,” Karen Harris, Pulmonary Rehab coordinator,
said. “ e bene ts of pulmonary rehab for our pulmonary patients include increased
exercise tolerance and improved quality of life.” Harris also is diagnostics coordinator
in Respiratory Care Services.
“ e cardiac and pulmonary therapies promote improved health and overall well-
being,” Carol Morris, manager of Cardiac Rehab, said. Morris also is Acute Cardiac Care
Unit/Cardiovascular Intervention Unit manager.
“At Fayette Medical Center, we o er both cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation,”
Karen Spiller, RN, clinical coordinator of the Fayette program, said. “ e programs
include a safe exercise program for the patients, help for patients with risk modi ca-
tions, education, dietary consultations, smoking cessation and many other bene ts.
“Rehabilitation can help patients feel better and stronger and also can help them
live a healthier and more productive lifestyle,” Spiller said.
“Because of better education, heart disease or pulmonary problems are issues
HELPING HEART
PATIENTS
Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehab at DCH Regional Medical Center and Fayette Medical Center
that patients can live with successfully,” Morris said. “Our programs help them
adjust to a new lifestyle. Living with their problems and having a normal life are
important to our patients, no matter how old they are.”
To read more about the cardiac and pulmonary programs at
the Regional Medical Center and Fayette Medical Center, visit
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ON THE
MEND
In the Cardiac Rehabilitation gym at DCH Regional Medical Center, three cardiac
rehabilitation patients visit with some of the Cardiac Rehab staff while they’re be-
ing monitored on treadmills. From left are Lee Ingram, exercise physiologist; Lynn
Tubbs; Stacey Templeton, program coordinator; Kersey Simpson, RN; Kelsie Griffin;
Carol Morris, Cardiac Rehab manager and Acute Cardiac Care Unit/Cardiovascular
Intervention Unit manager; and Chuck Gibson.
Lee Ingram, Exercise Physiologist,
explains to new Cardiac Rehab patient
Doug Dyer some of the exercises he’ll
undertake during his visits to the
Cardiac Rehabilitation gym at DCH
Regional Medical Center.
Fayette Medical Center Cardiac
Rehabilitation program coordinator
Karen Spiller, RN, checks Ralph Hall’s
blood pressure after he completes the
weight-lifting portion of the therapy
program.
