Cardiology
Heart health is at the core of everything we do — literally. From noninvasive diagnostics and minimally invasive TAVR valve replacement to full cardiac rehabilitation, our multi-disciplinary team delivers comprehensive, compassionate care close to home at our Accredited Chest Pain Center on the Northshore.
Cardiology at St. Tammany
How important is cardiac care at St. Tammany Health System? Well, let’s just say there’s a reason our logo is built around the image of a heart. What’s more, our team of experts at STHS’s Covington Cardiovascular Care live up to that promise every day, providing Northshore residents with comprehensive and compassionate cardiac care close to home.
That includes stress tests and other noninvasive diagnostic procedures; our groundbreaking, minimally invasive TAVR heart valve replacement; a litany of traditional interventional cardiac procedures; and follow-up and rehabilitation care designed to get you back on your feet and living your best life.
All that, combined with our Covington hospital’s status as an Accredited Chest Pain Center, means that when it comes to heart health on the Northshore, you couldn’t be in better, more capable hands.
Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehab
Cardiac Rehab
St. Tammany Health System’s Cardiac Rehabilitation Program is comprised of individualized prescriptive exercise, education and counseling for patients with heart disease. As part of our multi-phased approach – which incorporates exercise and education – our highly trained staff of cardiovascular specialists work with participants to improve heart health through exercises that increase aerobic capacity, muscle strength and flexibility. The benefits are numerous, among them:
- Improved exercise tolerance
- Eased symptoms
- Improved blood lipids
- Reduced stress
- Reduced mortality rates
This is a physician-referred program. Call (985) 898-3751 with questions or for additional information.
Pulmonary Rehab
Nationally certified by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation, St. Tammany Health System’s multiphase Pulmonary Rehab Program is instrumental in improving a patient's quality of life and reducing the overall number of hospital visits for patients living with pulmonary-related disease.
In addition to offering resources for self-management of pulmonary disease, our staff of registered respiratory therapists and master-prepared clinical exercise physiologist provides a comprehensive, individualized, low-level exercise program in a professionally staffed, medical facility. To discover if Pulmonary Rehab can help you, ask your physician for a referral to the Pulmonary Rehab Program at St. Tammany Health System.
This is a physician-referred program. Call (985) 898-3751 with questions or for additional information.
Awards and Accreditations
St. Tammany Health System's cardiology and heart care programs have earned recognition from groups including:
