Emerson’s cardiac center: prevention, therapy, and group motivation
Coinciding with National Cardiac Rehab Week and National Heart Month, the Acton Exchange sat for an interview last week with Ginny Dow, R.N., director of the Cardiac Rehabilitation Department at Emerson Hospital, and Leah Lesser, senior manager, marketing communications, in the brand new facility that replaced the old White House location. The discussion centered on the department’s two offerings: The Cardiac Rehab Program, and the Heart Disease and Diabetes Prevention Program that has served close to four hundred patients since its inception in 2008. An impetus for the latter’s launch was the number of patients who were hoping for a…
