Patient care at the Cardiac Rehabilitation Center is arranged around the concept of teamwork. Many people have heard the expression "it takes a village to raise a child", and we adopt a similar philosophy in patient care. Every patient is seen by an integrated team of healthcare providers, including physicians from rehabilitation medicine and cardiology, nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, pharmacists, psychologists, patient educators, nutritionists and other specialists.

Rooms are designed with lots of light and an airy feel, to facilitate relaxation and healing. Both private and 2 person rooms are available, with 2 person rooms arranged to allow both privacy, and conversation between roommates, rather than the typical side-by-side configuration of a hospital room. Rooms are located down the hall from our gym and patient education facility, to allow for easy walking between activities.

Patients are supervised by 24 hour nursing care, from our centralized nursing station, located in the middle of the patient care area. Patients are met in their rooms, in our patient education center and in the gym for the various activities and classes throughout the day by our staff. Patient's families can visit with patients in their rooms, and are encouraged to participate in the care plan for the patients.

Patients stay at the center with the intention of returning them to their outside lives, rehabilitated and ready to meet the challenges of the outside world. Patients are not simply released, upon discharge, but careful follow-up planning, including continuing outpatient classes are established with the patient and their physician. We view inpatient care, as an important step on the path to recovery, but the real purpose is to return patients out of the hospital to their outside lives.