Cardiopulmonary Services provides optimum assistance to nurses and physicians in maintaining preventative and restorative health needs for patients. The Cardiopulmonary staff provides quality, conscientious, cost effective and competent care with respect for life and dignity at every stage of the human experience. Procedures performed by Cardiopulmonary services include, but are not limited to: ABGs, EKGs, EEGs and Echocardiograms, Pulmonary Function Testing, Peak Flow, Thallium Stress Testing, Treadmills, and Breathing Treatments, Nebulizers, BiPAP and CPAP Ventilator care, and basic and advanced cardiopulmonary resuscitative measures. Patient education on disease entities is provided via educational handouts with verbal explanation.

Diagnostic Testing

1. Pulmonary Function Testing
2. EEG (brainwave)
3. Sleep Testing/MSLT
4. Arterial Blood Gases
5. Cardiac Stress Testing
6. 24-hour Holter Monitoring
7. 24-hour Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring
8. Pulse Oximetry

Treatment

1. Aerosol Medication Treatment 
2. Ventilator management

Cardiac Services and Rehabilitation
The Cardiac Rehabilitation Department is designed to help patients with heart disease recover faster and return to full and productive lives. Our professional staff works with your physician to determine appropriate goals and helps you reach them. This program includes exercises, education, counseling, and learning ways to live a healthier life.

You are a candidate for Cardiac Rehabilitation Services if:
you have one or more of the following:

• recent heart attack
• recent coronary artery bypass surgery
• stable angina
• high risk for heart disease
• recent valve surgery
• other heart problems

Benefits of Cardiac Rehabilitation
Almost everyone with heart disease can benefit from some type of cardiac rehab. No one is too old or too young. Women benefit from cardiac rehab as much as men. Cardiac Rehab is a safe and effective way to help you:

• improve physical strength, stamina, and flexibility
• improve you heart's efficiency to do work
• decrease blood pressure
• help with weight control efforts
• offer support for lifestyle changes

Cardiac Rehabilitation Program
The program includes three hour-long sessions per week for up to twelve weeks. The first several weeks of the program focus on education with some low-level exercising.

The emphasis for the remaining weeks is on an individualize program of exercise training, geared to the patient's specific needs. This training program is based on the patient's stress test performance. All sessions are carefully monitored by specially trained nurses and include activities performed on a variety of exercise equipment.

Organized lifestyle modification and education programs continue throughout the twelve weeks. It is important to know that cardiac rehab is safe. The cardiac rehab team at J. C. Blair is trained to handle emergencies. For your safety, you may be connected to an EKG transmitter while you exercise.

To be Involved in Cardiac Rehabilitation
You need your doctor's approval to get started in cardiac rehab. Tell your doctor or nurse that you're interested in cardiac rehab and ask which rehab services or plans are best for you.

The Cost for Cardio-Pulmonary Services
Many health insurance programs cover all or a portion of cardiac rehabilitation. Pre-authorization for coverage is available with your permission.

Appointments
For an appointment or more information on Cardiopulmonary Services, please call: Department of Cardiopulmonary Services at (814) 643-8870, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

In case of an emergency, please call the J. C. Blair Memorial Hospital Main Operator at: (814) 643-2290.