66 Park Street
Elizabethtown, NY 12932
About Our Location
Cardiac Rehabilitation at University of Vermont Health – Elizabethtown Community Hospital will help you create new heart-healthy habits and improve your quality of life through an individualized plan tailored to meet your needs. Healthy habits and a long-term exercise program can make big differences for people living with heart or vascular disease.
Our cardiac rehab specialists will be by your side to offer guidance, education and support as you make lifestyle changes that stick.
How Does Cardiac Rehabilitation Improve Heart Health?
Participating in a cardiac rehab program can strengthen your heart, reduce symptoms of a heart condition and improve your recovery after an acute event like a heart attack. Studies have also shown that cardiac rehab can:
- Improve consistency in taking your heart medications as prescribed
- Lower your risk of depression
- Prevent complications of heart disease, including early death
- Reduce your chances of dying from a heart attack by about 35%
What to Expect
Our Cardiac Rehabilitation Program consists of monitored, progressive aerobic exercise. Candidates for this program include all individuals who have had a heart problem (heart attack, heart valve repair and replacement, coronary artery disease, heart failure, heart transplant, etc.). Most insurance companies cover the cost of this program.
We have three treadmills, two bikes, two ellipticals, two rowing machines and six NUSteps to safely help you regain your physical strength, build confidence and work toward a healthier future.
Our team will evaluate your physical abilities, your goals, medical limitations and overall health. This assessment helps the cardiac rehab team personalize a safe and effective rehabilitation plan just for you.
A primary goal of cardiac rehabilitation is to improve your cardiovascular fitness. We design a plan that may include walking, cycling, jogging, rowing or other aerobic exercise that you enjoy. You may also do strength training to improve your muscle and bone strength.
Lifestyle habits play a big role in heart health. Cardiac rehab includes an individualized plan of lifestyle changes that help reduce heart disease risk factors. Your plan may include recommendations for weight loss, tobacco cessation, nutritional counseling, stress management or cholesterol reduction.
Our team is with you every step of the way, and you’ll get to know other people who are also recovering from heart conditions and procedures. A cardiac rehabilitation program can help you work through fear or anxiety as you find more motivation and energy to adopt an active lifestyle.
Our Cardiac Rehabilitation Maintenance Program is for patients who have certain heart conditions that do not qualify for our main program. This is a six-week (18 session) program. This program is not covered by insurance and costs $300.
Some examples of conditions eligible for this program include: congestive heart failure, surgically repaired aortic aneurism, controlled atrial fibrillation, medically managed coronary artery disease, pacemaker, etc.
We offer cardiac rehabilitation programs specifically designed for patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD). PAD occurs when the blood vessels (arteries) that supply blood to the legs narrow or become blocked. This is most commonly caused by plaque buildup in the blood vessels (atherosclerosis).
Treatments & Tests
Insurance Accepted
Elizabethtown Community Hospital is a participating provider in many health plan networks. You can find a list of the plans in which we participate below.
Please Note: The below is a list of insurers contracted with Elizabethtown Community Hospital, but it does not guarantee participation of your specific insurance plan or coverage of your planned service (i.e. medical, dental, behavioral health, etc.). Although some exclusions may be called out below, this list does not fully capture covered lines of business (i.e. Commercial, Medicare Advantage, Managed Medicaid) or products. Please contact your insurer to determine your unique benefit coverage.
- Aetna
- Capital District Physicians' Health Plan (CDPHP)
- Capital District Physicians' Healthcare Network (CDPHN)
- CHAMPVA
- Coventry Health Care/First Health
- Emblem Health - GHI Family Health (Hospital only - no physician/clinic benefits)
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Fidelis (New York Quality Healthcare Corporation)
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care (excludes NH Health Benefit Exchange, Medicare Advantage, and Managed Medicaid)
- Highmark Northeastern New York (Highmark NENY) (formerly BSNENY)
- Humana / Choice Care Network
- MagnaCare
- Managed Physical Network (MPN)
- Medicaid (NY)*
- Medicare*
- MultiPlan / Private HealthCare Systems (PHCS)
- MVP
- TriCare Humana Military
- TriCare Martin’s Point Health Care
- United HealthCare
- United HealthCare – The Empire Plan
- Veteran's Administration Community Care Network (VA CCN) (United HealthCare)
*Not every provider type is eligible to enroll with Government Payers. Please consult your provider’s office prior to visit for confirmation.
Last Updated: 5/6/24
Awards & Certifications
American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Our Cardiac Rehabilitation Program is proud to be certified by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR). AACVPR is the national organization that evaluates cardiac rehabilitation programs. Our certification highlights our dedication to comprehensive cardiac rehab services that improve your quality of life.
Directions & Parking
Cardiac Rehabilitation - Elizabethtown Community Health Center
66 Park Street
Elizabethtown, NY 12932