Hemphill County Cardiac Rehab
The Hemphill County Hospital Physical Therapy Department provides optimum assistance to nurses and physicians in maintaining preventative and restorative health needs for cardiac patients. This service will provide:
A continuum of quality cardiac care to our patients and families.Improvement in participant's cardiovascular fitness without exceeding safe limits of experience.
An increase in physical work capacity.
A reduction in anginal symptoms.
An increase in participants abilities in activities of daily living.
A better understanding of cardiovascular disease.
An aid toward aggressive risk factor modification.
Successful return to work, hobby, or vocation
Promotion of social readjustment for both participants and families
An increase in psychological well being and reduction of stress.
A reduction of sudden death or heart attack.
We, the Cardiac Rehab Team, believe in addressing all aspects of health in the individual. We believe that a number of factors influence health and recognize that clinical medicine is just one aspect of health. Our assessment and treatment plan will include, but is not limited to: physical needs, risk factors, learning needs, psychological, social, emotional, and spiritual needs. Our primary goal is to enable the participants to achieve their personal level of optimal physical, psychological, vocational, spiritual and social health.
Cardiac Rehab Team
In House Physicians Roy Kendrick, M.D. and Tony Cook, M.D.; Consulting Cardiologist Ali Jaffar, M.D., P.A.; Candee Thomas, BLS Trained Physical Therapist
Open Monday through Friday
For more information call 323-6422 ext. 275