Pulmonary Rehabilitation & Maintenance

Pulmonary Rehabilitation at Stephens County Hospital

The goal of Pulmonary Rehabilitation at Stephens County Hospital is to support and strengthen patients who have been diagnosed with chronic lung disease. The primary focus of Pulmonary Rehabilitation is:

  • Controlling symptoms
  • Minimizing further damage to the lungs
  • Learning to most effectively use lung cap

Who is a Candidate for Pulmonary Rehabilitation?

Anyone who has been diagnosed with chronic lung disease (COPD) is a candidate for Pulmonary Rehabilitation. Examples of chronic lung disease are:

  • Emphysema
  • Chronic Bronchitis
  • Asthma
  • Pulmonary fibrosis

What are the Benefits of Pulmonary Rehabilitation?

  • Understand disease processes
  • Improvement of exercise tolerance
  • Ability to carry out daily activities with less difficulty
  • Reduction in anxiety and depression
  • Improvement of self-esteem
  • Decrease in hospitalizations and emergency room visits

Location

Stephens County Hospital
Pulmonary Rehabilitation
163 Hospital Drive
Toccoa, GA  30577

706-282-4182