Guiding Your Recovery with Heart-Focused Care and Support
Cardiac Rehabilitation
This February, we’re hosting two special Heart Month events, each offering a unique opportunity to learn more about heart health in a welcoming, low-pressure environment.
You're invited to join us for a Cardiac Rehab Open House Tuesday, February 10 | 10:00 a.m. – Noon | KCHS
From the Clinic to the Kitchen: Heart-Healthy Cooking With Beef Tuesday, February 24 | 11:30 a.m. | KCHS
Watch Jane's Story
What started as a sore arm turned into a life-saving discovery.
Jane's story is a powerful reminder that heart disease doesn’t always look the way we expect—and that having trusted providers and supportive programs close to home truly matters.
Cardiac Rehab at KCHS offers supervised exercise, education, and personalized support to help patients recover, rebuild strength, and feel better every day.
The goal of Cardiac Rehab at KCHS is to help you regain strength and confidence so you can get back to your normal daily life. Whether you’re recovering from a heart attack, surgery, or other heart condition, our program provides the support you need to improve your heart health and reduce future risks.
From personalized exercise plans to education and support, we’re here for you every step of the way! People with cardiac illness need medical treatment, education, exercise, and a monitored rehabilitation program. The KCHS Cardiac Rehabilitation department offers Phase II and Phase III of cardiac care.
Call 308-832-3400 ext 2550 for more information
What is Cardiac Rehabilitation?
Cardiac Rehabilitation is an individualized and personalized treatment plan including evaluation and instruction on physical activity, nutrition, stress management and other health related areas.
If you have one of the following diagnoses you may be eligible to participate:
- Heart Attack
- Angina
- Cardiac Surgery (such as coronary bypass or valve surgery)
- Coronary artery angioplasty or stents
- Heart Failure
- Heart Transplantation
Generally covered by most health insurance companies, but check your plan to determine copays or other requirements. We can help you determine what programs are available for patients without insurance.
Benefits of Cardiac Rehabilitation
- Live longer and lessen your chances for another heart attack
- Individuals who attend 36 sessions have a 47% lower risk of death and 31% lower risk of heart attack than those who attend only 1 session.
- Control heart disease symptoms such as chest pain or shortness of breath
- Stop or reverse damage to the blood vessels in your heart
- Lessen the physical and emotional effects of heart disease
- Costs per year of life saved range from $4,950 to $9,200 per person
- Cardiac rehab participation also reduced hospital readmissions
- Improve your stamina and strength
- Improve your confidence and well-being
- Get back to your usual activities-work, hobbies and regular exercise
Cardiac Rehab is open Mon-Wed-Fri from 8AM-5PM
KCHS Cardiac Rehab has a spousal program! Spouses may come exercise as well for $20/month or $5/session
- Appointments should be made ahead of time
- Spouse needs a liability form and a PCP signed release from
- Spouses will not be monitored with telemetry
- We are able to take their vital signs at request
We offer a maintenance program for individuals who have graduated from a phase II cardiac rehab program. Patients may work out unmonitored for $20/month or $5/session. Appointments should be arranged with staff ahead of time
PHONE 308-832-3400, EXT 2550 FAX 308-832-3405
Cardiac Rehabilitation Offers
- Assessment of your personal risk factors for heart and blood vessel disease
- Beginning and maintaining a personalized exercise plan that works for you.
- Psychological/stress assessment and counseling
- Education and support to make healthy lifestyle changes such as:
- Maintaining a healthy weight
- Heart healthy eating
- Avoiding tobacco and environmental smoke
- Opportunity to meet and share stories with other patients like you
- Monitoring and better control of:
- Blood Pressure
- Lipids/cholesterol
- Diabetes
- Improved communication with your doctor and other healthcare providers about your progress following your cardiac event
Recent scientific studies have shown that people who complete a cardiac rehabilitation program can increase their life expectancy by up to five years.
Cardiac Rehabilitation Phases
Phase I is for inpatients still in the hospital after their heart event, and is the very first step in teaching these patients and helping them recover. This is typically offered at the facility where the individual is an inpatient.
Phase II is offered after patient discharge from the hospital and is a program of monitored, progressive aerobic exercise. Anyone who has had a heart attack, angina, bypass surgery, stent, heart transplant, congestive heart failure, angioplasty, or an individual with LVAD is eligible for this program.
Sessions are held Monday, Wednesday and Friday. One of our KCHS physicians oversees the program and is available in the event problems arise.
For those who wish to continue beyond Phase II, KCHS offers Phase III, a maintenance program, for graduates of Phase II as well as other appropriate candidates.
Cardiac Rehabilitation patients are referred by their physician (which does not have to be a KCHS physician) after specific cardiac events. Patients may be eligible for the Cardiac Rehab Program depending on their insurance. Most insurance companies, Medicare, and Medicaid cover the cost of the Cardiac Rehab sessions.
For more information call 308-832-3400 x 2550.
