• Use of actual equipment and tools used by the patient during their daily work
• Lifestyle and social support
• Nutritional counseling
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Cardiac Rehabilitation
Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital — Dallas | Cardiac Rehabilitation
YEAR IN REVIEW
FY24
11,368
Cardiac rehabilitation sessions
470
Cardiac rehabilitation patients
65 years
Average age – cardiac rehabilitation
Female ( Range 28-91 years )
Women :
32 % Men : 68 %
Male
( Range 19-89 years )
Vikas Jindal , MD - Medical Director
The Walter I . Berman Cardiovascular Prevention and Cardiac Rehabilitation Center , a part of Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital – Dallas , continued its focus on innovation , continually striving to improve patient outcomes in cardiac rehabilitation through research and collaboration . Programs like the Return to Work Lab : Live Your Action Potential ® , Keep Your Move in the Tube © , supervised exercise therapy for PAD , and Leap for Life ® , anchored a robust rehabilitation program that benefitted hundreds of patients recovering from cardiac and pulmonary episodes .
I commit to create a safe , happy and positive environment for patients and team members so our customers , patients and team members are empowered to live well . — Thy Dallas Cardiac Rehabilitation
Return to Work Lab : Live Your Action Potential ®
Unique to the program , Return to Work Lab : Live Your Action Potential was initiated several years ago to respond to individual patient needs in order to help the patient return to their work life whether that be a fireman , pilot , mechanic , or new mom who experienced a postpartum cardiac event . Rooted solidly in evidence-based protocols from research performed in Dallas , the team customizes care plans that include :
• Use of actual equipment and tools used by the patient during their daily work
• Lifestyle and social support
• Nutritional counseling
Patients have traveled from all over the world for this specialized care . Other patients from outside of the Dallas area have received virtual assistance as they recover and strengthen their cardiac condition closer to their hometown medical team .
Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital - Dallas ’ cardiac rehabilitation program is certified by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation ( AACVPR ). Central to its mission is the improvement in the quality of life for patients and their families .