Cardiac Telemetry

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- Advanced Cardiac Telemetry Monitoring Program
- Emergency Response
- Patient and Staff Education
- Rehabilitation Therapy Team
- High Tech Equipment

AristaCare at Norwood Terrace is one of the only subacute rehabilitation facilities to offer advanced cardiac telemetry monitoring during rehabilitation.

Upon admission, each patient undergoes a thorough medical history and physical exam as well as an ECG and pertinent cardiovascular exam. Based on the assessment results, the patient is initiated into our Cardiac Telemetry Monitoring Rehabilitation Program.

During a patient’s therapy program, continuous telemetry monitoring is administered under direct supervision of an Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certified RN, monitoring heart rate, cardiac rhythms, and pertinent cardiovascular exam.

Our Director of Cardiac Rehabilitation, Dr. Henry Altszuler, a Board Certified Cardiologist, oversees the program and conducts weekly team rounds.

Advanced Cardiac Telemetry Monitoring Program

Cardiac patients receive a 24-hour clinical cardiac assessment followed by telemetry monitored rehabilitation therapy.
The advanced monitoring and diagnostic system interprets and analyzes patient’s ECG patterns. This allows for prompt and appropriate therapeutic measures to be taken by the physician. Any abnormal patterns are automatically faxed to Dr. Altszuler to review.

Cardiac Telemetry Picture Emergency Response

In response to an emergency situation, a STAT procedure is implemented. RN supervisors and staff nurses certified in Advanced Cardiac Life Support are available 24/7 and respond immediately to an emergency situation.
All ACLS certified staff respond promptly and implement appropriate intervention.
Fully equipped resuscitation carts including defibrillators and life saving medications are utilized.

Patient and Staff Education

Continuous education is given by ACLS certified RNs and therapists, including medication management, cardiac risk factors, clinical signs and symptoms and activity guidelines. Specialized nutritional counseling is offered by our registered dietitian.
Staff is regularly updated on clinical aspects of cardiac rehabilitation and care by Dr. Altszuler and ACLS certified registered nurses.

Rehabilitation Therapy Team

Therapy is supervised by licensed physical and occupational therapists.
Dr. Harish Bhatt, Board Certified physiatrist oversees entire rehabilitation program.

High Tech Equipment

Cardiac Telelmetry Picture Our state of the art telemetry central station provides excellent scalability with its selectable multi lead or single lead ECG, arrhythmia detection, color touch screen, rehab database software and heart rate and arrhythmia trend reporting. Computer based applications allow patient data to be displayed, stored, and integrated with great flexibility. The transmitters measure blood pressure, oxygen saturation, temperature, respiration and ECG.