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Programs

Heart Failure Center


The Heart Failure Center offers the latest in medical management using nationally recognized guidelines in order to reduce symptoms, improve function, enhance quality of life and long-term survival. Our expert team led by a board-certified cardiologist and acute care nurse practitioner works closely with referring physicians, patients and their families to evaluate the severity of their disease to develop recommendations for an individualized course of therapy.

This comprehensive program includes office visits and phone calls with an emphasis placed on increasing the patient's knowledge regarding the disease process to allow for eventual self-management. Patients have 24-hour access to the acute care nurse practitioner in order to prevent unnecessary emergency room visits and hospitalizations.

The Heart Failure team may also refer patients to other services such as cardiac rehabilitation, the diabetes, sleep disorder and bariatric centers. For those patients that meet criteria, the team actively seeks referrals for additional treatment options such as device therapy, heart transplantation, and participation in clinical trials.

For more information call 708.679.2012.

Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation


Our cardiac rehabilitation program is certified by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation, a national organization dedicated to ensuring the highest quality of patient care. Under the supervision of a cardiologist and a certified nurse practitioner this specialized team of professionals utilizes a multi-disciplinary approach to help patients restore vigor and maintain healthier, more productive lives.

Our cardiac rehab program helps to enhance patients' quality of life and prevent future cardiac events through monitored exercise, dietary counseling, and lifestyle modification.

Our pulmonary rehab program assists individuals with pulmonary diseases that have severely affected their lung function and exercise capacity. Through progressive aerobic exercise conditioning, dietary counseling, training in breathing techniques and energy conservation principles, patients are able to regain their optimal functional capacity.

For more information call 708.679.2032.

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