Many of you may know patients who have attended Memorial Hospital's Cardiac or Pulmonary Rehabilitation Programs for a multitude of diagnoses such as heart attack, open heart surgery, COPD (chronic obstructive lung disease) and pulmonary fibrosis. You may not know that there is an exercise program, aptly named "Heart Health and Wellness" at the hospital, that is a place to consider when you are looking for a gym.
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