MercyOne Heals All Kinds Of Hearts With Cardiac Rehab
Heart health is a critical component to living a long, happy, healthy life. And when it comes to the most important muscle in your body, if you’ve faced a heart attack, heart surgery or other heart condition, your heart’s recovery program can be one of the most important steps to get you back to living your best life.
That’s where MercyOne cardiac rehab comes in. MercyOne’s personalized, three-phase comprehensive program is individually tailored to the needs of patients recovering from a heart-related event.
“You only get one heart,” said Barb Gunter, RN, MercyOne cardiac rehab nurse. “So, it’s important to take care of it. Our goal with cardiac rehab is to improve your quality of life. That’s why our recovery plan for each patient can often look so different – it’s tailor-made for you and your heart condition.”
Because MercyOne heals all kinds of hearts, the health care system also rehabs all kinds of hearts. Mike Pesky has been through cardiac rehab at MercyOne several times and knows first-hand the importance of custom, comprehensive rehab. “If I didn’t have cardiac rehab, I would seriously doubt I’d have the life expectancy I have now,” said Mike. “The cardiac rehab team at MercyOne cares, and it shines through like the sun outside. I have been very, very blessed to have this team behind me.”
MercyOne cardiac rehab colleagues include a registered nurse and certified exercise specialists. Education on risk factors and ways to reduce them are presented as well as healthy eating and stress management.
“It’s really incredible to see our patients turn a corner in their heart journeys,” said Gunter. “Many can come in after a heart episode and be struggling emotionally, mentally and physically and it’s our job to help heal them in all of those areas. To know and see you were a part of that healing, is really special.”
National Cardiac Rehabilitation Week is February 13-19, 2023 – and it is the perfect time to start paying more attention to your own heart health. Hear more about Mike’s story and others here, and learn how healthy your own heart is by taking our quiz today!