{"id":3035,"date":"2011-02-14T04:49:50","date_gmt":"2011-02-14T09:49:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/?p=3035"},"modified":"2011-02-15T03:48:56","modified_gmt":"2011-02-15T08:48:56","slug":"hospital-cardiac-rehab-program-gains-national-certification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2011\/02\/14\/hospital-cardiac-rehab-program-gains-national-certification\/","title":{"rendered":"VWCH cardiac rehab program certified"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Van Wert independent\/<\/strong><em>VWCH information<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3036\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3036\" style=\"width: 327px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/VWCH-cardiac-certification-2-2011.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3036  \" style=\"border: 1px solid black\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/VWCH-cardiac-certification-2-2011.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"327\" height=\"173\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3036\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Van Wert County Hospital cardiac rehab specialists Alyssa Evans, Trisha Jones, Alison Hammons. (VWCH photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Van Wert County Hospital announced the certification of its Cardiac Rehabilitation Program by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR). The program was recognized for its commitment to improving the quality of life by enhancing standards of care.<\/p>\n<p>Cardiac rehabilitation is designed to help people with cardiovascular problems: heart attacks, coronary artery bypass graft surgery, etc., recover faster and improve their quality of life. The program includes exercise, education, counseling and support for patients and their families.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are very pleased that the program has become certified,\u201d noted Dr. Scott Jarvis, medical director of cardiac rehabilitation. \u201cHeart disease is the number one cause of death for both men and women in the United States. Having a program of this caliber in our community is a tremendous resource.\u00a0 We\u2019re able to help save and improve lives, one at a time, right here in Van Wert.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Van Wert County Hospital Cardiac Rehabilitation Program joins other AACVPR-Certified programs as leaders in the field of cardiovascular and pulmonary rehabilitation.\u00a0 AACVPR certification recognizes outstanding programs that follow best practices in patient care and program management.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->Susie Perez, a local Van Wert resident who completed her cardiac rehab at Van Wert County Hospital, knows the positives of the local program.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs someone who went through this program, I can attest to the benefits of cardiac rehab,\u201d Perez said. \u201cIt was an essential component in my recovery from heart surgery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt allowed me to exercise with confidence, knowing that I was monitored and my exercise program was safe,\u201d she added. \u201cI feel exercise is one of the best medicines, (while) the cardiac rehab team also provided me with the tools necessary to make lifestyle changes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The AACVPR Program Certification is the only peer-reviewed accreditation process designed to review individual facilities for adherence to standards and guidelines developed and published by the AACVPR and other professional societies.<\/p>\n<p>Each program is reviewed by the AACVPR National Certification Committee and certification is awarded by the AACVPR Board of Directors. AACVPR Program Certification is valid for three years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Van Wert independent\/VWCH information Van Wert County Hospital announced the certification of its Cardiac Rehabilitation Program by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR). The program was recognized for its commitment to improving the quality of life by enhancing standards of care. Cardiac rehabilitation is designed to help people with cardiovascular problems: heart [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3035","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-02 06:33:17","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3035","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3035"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3035\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3035"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3035"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3035"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}