Box Butte General Hospital: Services- Cardiac/Pulmonary Rehab.

Recent activities of the the Cardio-Pulmonary Department includes the following:

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(Please note: The information below is a brief overview of services the BBGH Cardio-Pulmonary Rehabilitation Department provides. For more up-to-date informaion on activities, please refer to the links at the top of this page.)

Cardio-Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Box Butte General Hospital�s Cardio Pulmonary Rehabilitation staff is dedicated to helping patients who have cardiac or pulmonary diseases to adopt a healthier lifestyle. We offer medically supervised exercise, personalized risk factor management, treatment compliance monitoring and education.

The Department relocated in the summer of 2008 to its new headquarters in Suite 2107, the building just to the north of hospital's Emergency Department. Please use Suite 2107's north door.

Cardio Rehab
Our Cardio Rehabilitation program helps individuals recover from a variety of heart events through a medically supervised regime of exercise and education that helps improve overall physical, mental and social functioning.

If the following applies to you, we would urge you to talk to your medical provider to see if you qualify for Cardiac Rehabilitation.

Recovering from a hearth attack

Recovering from cardiac bypass surgery, valve surgery or heart transplant surgery

Diagnosed with angina (stable heart pain)

Recovering from coronary angioplasty

Recovering from stent placement

Pulmonary Rehab
Our Pulmonary Rehabilitation program is designed to teach you about your lungs, how to exercise and do activities with less shortness of breath, and how to live better with your lung condition.

If the following applies to you, have a conversation with your medical provider to see if you quality for Pulmonary Rehabilitation:

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Chronic Bronchitis

Asthma

Emphysema

Bronchiectasis

Know Restrictive Lung Disease

Cystic Fibrosis

Pre/Post lung surgery or transplant

Heart Failure Program
Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) occurs when your heart muscle fails to pump blood properly, resulting in shortness of breath, swelling in your legs and/or abdomen, congestion of the lungs and increased fatigue.

Our Heart Failure Program is designed to help you improve your quality of life. We educate you about CHF and provide ways to control the symptoms. We do so by helping you understand the role diet and exercise have in improving your health.

If you are diagnosed with CHF, have increased symptoms relating to CHF, been recently hospitalized due to CHF, or are experiencing decreasing abilities in performing daily activities as a result of CHF, then please talk to your health provider to see if you may qualify for our Heart Failure program.

Phase II and Phase III
There are two phases of outpatient Cardio-Pulmonary Rehabilitation offered at BBGH.

Phase II is the initial, physician prescribed outpatient, as described above. Medicare and most major insurance carriers cover the cost of Phase II rehabilitation.

Phase III is a supervised maintenance program for patients who have completed a minimum of 75 percent of a Phase II program. This is a private pay program that assists patients with continued exercise regimes under medical supervision.

Benefits of taking Cardio-Pulmonary Rehab
The benefits of BBGH�s Cardio-Pulmonary Rehabilitation program are many, including:

Increased strength

Improved tolerance and stamina

Reduced blood pressure

Reduced cholesterol levels

Reduced risk of sudden death and heart attack

Increased knowledge of cardio-pulmonary diseases

Reduced signs and symptoms

Improved self confidence

Reduced stress and anxiety

Improved quality of life

Increased socialization

Improved circulation

Decreased frequency of angina

Increased oxygen levels

Please feel free to call our department, 308-761-3366. If there is no answer, please leave a message on our confidential voice mail.

Remember: �If you cannot make time for exercise, you�ll need to make time for illness.� �American Proverb

(Please note: The information below is a brief overview of services the BBGH Cardio-Pulmonary Rehabilitation Department provides. For more up-to-date informaion on activities, please refer to the links at the top of this page.)

Last updated 06/017/10