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Make your heart strong again
Samaritan brings cardiac rehab to Moses Lake
Samaritan Healthcare is proud to bring
cardiac rehabilitation to the Moses Lake
community. Our skilled exercise physiolo-
gists will provide quality care for stage 2
and 3 cardiac rehab clients in our brand-
new, state-of-the-art cardiac rehab clinic.
Clients will benefit from initial fitness
evaluations and risk assessments that
will be used to determine their individual
treatment plans for cardiac rehabilitation.
CARDIAC REHABILITATION STAGE 2
EKG, heart rate, blood pressure and oxy-
gen saturation will be closely monitored
by our trained exercise physiologists with
the help of the industry-leading telemetry
monitoring system VersaCare Go.
CARDIAC REHABILITATION STAGE 3
Our exercise physiologists will develop a
maintenance plan for continued cardiac
fitness progression. Clients will be un-
der the close supervision of our exercise
physiologists, who are skilled in:
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EKG/ECG interpretation.
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Risk-factor assessment and
management.
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Education about heart disease.
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Exercise prescription to improve car-
diovascular fitness without exceeding
safe limits.
Those who’d benefit from cardiac reha-
bilitation include those with a history of:
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Coronary artery bypass graft surgery
(CABG).
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Myocardial infarction (heart attack).
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Current stable angina pectoris.
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Heart valve repair or replacement.
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Percutaneous transluminal coronary
angioplasty (PTCA) or coronary stenting.
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Heart or heart-lung transplant.
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Heart failure and those with ventricu-
lar assist devices.
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Coronary artery disease equivalents,
such as diabetes or peripheral artery
disease.
Core components of cardiac rehab at
Samaritan include:
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Bas e l i ne and ongoi ng pat i ent
assessment.
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Individualization.
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Exercise/activity training.
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Risk-factor management.
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Education.
SCHEDULING
A physician/cardiologist re-
ferral within 12months of a qualified cardiac
event is required in order to begin stage 2
cardiac rehab at Samaritan Healthcare. A
physician/cardiologist referral is not required
for stage 3; however, graduation from stage 2
cardiac rehab is required for these clients.
You can contact us by phone
at
793 -9659
, by ema i l at
cardiacrehab@samaritanhealthcare.comor by fax at
764-3237
.
Heart failure patients benefit
from our cardiac rehab
program. Read more
about the program at
www.samaritan healthcare.com.
Alan Roy, BS
Jennifer
Estep, MS
Meet the exercise
physiologists
JENNIFER ESTEP, MS,
received her
master of science degree in exercise
physiology/kinesiology from Western
Washington University. During her gradu-
ate studies, she developed the first-ever
six-week augmented eccentric fall pre-
vention program for older
adults. She’s a candidate
for the American College
of Sports Medicine Reg-
istered Clinical Exercise
Physiologist Exam.
She will be joining
the cardiac rehabilita-
tion team as a full-time
exercise physiologist/
health and fitness specialist. Her long-
term career goals include managing and
developing outpatient cardiac rehab
centers and contributing to research
in the field of cardiac rehab. She looks
forward to the ongoing development
and expansion of cardiac rehab here in
Moses Lake and is excited to meet both
the local physicians and clients.
When she is not in the clinical set-
ting, Estep enjoys being a new mom,
going on Sunday afternoon drives with
her family and long-distance running.
ALAN ROY, BS,
is a new
exercise physiologist
joining the Samaritan
team. He graduated from
Western Oregon Univer-
sity with honors, obtain-
ing a bachelor of science
degree in exercise
physiology/kinesiology
with a minor in human biology. While
attending college, Roy was part of the
cross country, indoor and outdoor track
distance teams. During his last term
of schooling, he obtained 500 observa-
tion hours in a cardiac rehab clinic at
the Good Samaritan Regional Medical
Center in Corvallis.
Roy moved to Moses Lake with
his fiancée, Holly, in March 2016. His
favorite part of this profession is watch-
ing the confidence build within clients
as they find themselves in better health
than when first entering the program.
When Roy is not at work, he loves
to cook or spend time outdoors being
active—be it running, biking or garden-
ing. Before moving to Moses Lake,
Roy was a sponsored triathlete, which
inspired him to compete in an Ironman
that he is currently training for.
Samaritan cardiac rehabilitation adheres
to the cardiac rehab guidelines set forth by
the American Association of Cardiovascular
and Pulmonary Rehabilitation.
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