Cardiac Rehabilitation Center

The Cardiac Rehabilitation Center was established in 2017. In December 2018, it was selected as one of the first batch of “China Cardiac Rehabilitation Center Construction Units.” In December 2019, it was awarded the titles of “Cardiac Rehabilitation Center” and “Demonstration Unit of Cardiac Rehabilitation Center” by the China Cardiovascular Health Alliance and the Working Committee of China Cardiac Rehabilitation Centers. In June 2021, it took the lead in establishing the “Fujian Provincial Cardiac Rehabilitation Center Alliance” and successfully conducted a series of professional cardiac rehabilitation training programs, undertaking cardiac rehabilitation training and guidance in Fujian Province, especially in the areas surrounding Xiamen. The Center has a complete and professional cardiac rehabilitation team, jointly composed of 6 rehabilitation physicians (2 chief physicians, 1 associate chief physician, and 3 attending physicians), 2 cardiac rehabilitation therapists, several cardiac rehabilitation nurses, as well as nutritionists, pharmacists, psychologists, health exercise instructors, and others. It has units for rehabilitation outpatient services, critical care rehabilitation in the CCU, rehabilitation in the Cardiology Department V ward, and rehabilitation in general wards. It has introduced advanced cardiac rehabilitation equipment, including a Swiss Schiller advanced cardiopulmonary exercise testing system, a Shenzhen Miraclink X-SCRIBE exercise stress testing system, a noninvasive cardiac output monitor, an external counterpulsation therapy device, an exercise therapy treadmill, a power ergometer bicycle, an extracorporeal impedance training device, breathing trainers, dumbbells, and resistance bands. It undertakes preoperative assessments and postoperative rehabilitation within the hospital, as well as rehabilitation assessments and rehabilitation treatment for various heart diseases both inside and outside the hospital, reducing the recurrence rate, mortality rate, and readmission rate of patients with heart disease, and improving their quality of life and opportunities to reintegrate into society. In 2022, the Center completed 1,961 outpatient cardiac rehabilitation sessions for the “cardiopulmonary exercise test,” 2,403 6-minute walk tests (6MWT), and 461 “external counterpulsation” sessions; it completed 2,299 instances of rehabilitation assessment and rehabilitation treatment in the CCU, ICU, Emergency Department, and general medical and surgical wards.