Cardiac Rehabilitation in New Jersey | Hackensack Meridian Health
We help patients with heart disease meet their individual treatment goals, including:
- Controlling heart disease risk factors
- Endurance and strength training
- Energy conservation techniques
- Improving blood cholesterol
- Improving symptoms
- Increasing exercise tolerance
- Reducing mortality risk
- Reducing or quitting cigarette smoking
- Return to daily functioning
When to Seek Cardiac Rehabilitation
We care for patients recovering from these cardiac conditions or procedures:- Angioplasty, including stent (PTCA)
- Coronary bypass surgery (CABG)
- Congestive heart failure (CHF)
- Heart attack (myocardial infarction):
- STEMI
- NSTEMI
- Heart transplant
- Left ventricular assist device implant (LVAD)
- Stable angina
- Valve repair or replacement surgery
Our Cardiac Rehabilitation Services
Hackensack Meridian Health offers hospital-based and outpatient cardiac rehabilitation. Services include:- Cardiac health education: Our specialists help patients understand their condition and take steps to manage risk factors.
- Monitored exercise sessions: Patients participate in medically prescribed, supervised exercise to improve strength, stamina and confidence.
- Nutritional counseling: Our registered dietitians provide information on healthy eating tailored to each patient’s lifestyle, cultural needs and preferences.
- Rehabilitation psychology: Our rehabilitation psychologists care for each patient’s mental health and emotional needs after a life-changing cardiac event.
- Smoking cessation: Smoking is a leading risk factor for heart disease, so we provide smoking cessation counseling to help patients quit.
Cardiac Rehabilitation Locations
Hackensack University Medical Center Cardiac Rehabilitation
Address: 20 Prospect Avenue, Suite 200, Hackensack, NJ, 07601
Hours: 6 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Phone: 551-996-3589
Hackensack University Medical Center Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Address: 20 Prospect Avenue, Hackensack, NJ, 07601
Hours: 7 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Phone: 551-996-3856
Mountainside Medical Center
Address: 1 Bay Ave Montclair, NJ 07042
Hours: 6 a.m. - 2 p.m. (M-F)
Phone: 973-429-6199
Note: Pulmonary rehabilitation Tuesday and Thursday only
JFK University Medical Center
Address: 65 James Street, Edison NJ 08820
Hours: 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. (M-Th); 7 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. (Friday)
Phone: 732-321-7722
Bayshore Medical Center
Address: 727 North Beers Street Holmdel NJ 07733
Hours: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. (M-W-Th); 8 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. (Friday)
Phone: 732-290-7050
Riverview Medical Center
Address: 1 Riverview Plaza Red Bank, NJ 07701
Hours: 7 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. (M-Th); 7 a.m. - 12 p.m. (Friday)
Phone: 732-530-2528
Jersey Shore University Medical Center
Address: 1945 Route 33, Amdur Ambulatory Care Center, Neptune, NJ 07753
Hours: 7 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. (M-W-Th); 7 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. (T-F); 7 a.m. - 12 p.m. (Sat)
Phone: 732-776-4480
Note: Pulmonary Rehab currently offered only on Tues and Thurs
OUMC Cardiac Rehabilitation
Address: 425 Jack Martin Blvd Brick NJ 08724
Hours: 7 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (M-W-F); 7 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. (T-Th)
Phone: 732-836-4275
Note: Offer virtual monthly inservices and weekly wellness newsletters
OUMC Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Address: 425 Jack Martin Blvd Brick NJ 08724
Hours: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. (T/Th)
Phone: 732-836-4389
Jackson Health Village
Address: 27 South Cooks Bridge Road, Jackson, NJ 08527
Hours: 7 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Phone: 732-987-6081
Note: Offer virtual monthly inservices and weekly wellness newsletters
SOMC Cardiac Rehabilitation
Address: 1140 Route 72 West, Manahawkin, NJ, 08050
Hours: 7 a.m. - 4:15 p.m. (M/W/F)
Phone: 609-978-3043
SOMC Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Hours: 7 a.m. - 4 p.m. (Tuesday)
Phone: 609-978-3001
“Our Cardiac Rehabilitation program makes such a difference. When patients are discharged from our program, they look like totally different people from when they came in — and when I hear good things about our program from cardiologists and patients, it means so much.”
Iqbal Jafri, M.D., Medical Director of Cardiac Rehabilitation at JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute
Why Choose Hackensack Meridian Health for Cardiac Rehabilitation
Our programs are certified by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR). The peer-review process reviews individual facilities for adherence to standards and guidelines developed and published by AACVPR.
We work closely with each patient’s cardiologist to provide the most effective and compassionate care. Our team includes physical medicine and rehabilitation physicians, registered nurses, exercise physiologists, registered dietitians, and rehabilitation psychologists.
Our state-of-the-art facilities are equipped with the latest fitness and cardiac monitoring technology. We follow evidence-based best practices for cardiac rehabilitation, improving patient outcomes and promoting independence.
