Once doctors at Hannibal Regional Hospital stabilized her, tests confirmed what she feared. She had suffered a heart attack. Following bypass surgery, Dorothy's physician ordered cardiac rehabilitation at Hannibal Regional Hospital. Patients who have experienced a heart attack, have a history of specific heart problems, or like Dorothy, are recovering after bypass or open heart surgery, are prescribed cardiac rehabilitation. During rehabilitation, patients are supervised and monitored while performing various exercises.
Exercise helps the muscles of the body become both stronger and more efficient.
These goals are re-evaluated as the patient progresses through the program. For Dorothy the one-hour that she spends at rehabilitation three times a week, has made a difference in how quickly she has recovered, something she thought would take a lot longer. Everyone has been so helpful. All you have to do is ask and if they don't know the answer, they will find it out for you.