Pulmonary Outpatient Program

Overview of Services

The Outpatient Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program is located in a bright, cheerful suite adjoining Sinai’s outpatient department. This dedicated location is specially equipped and supportive of the small group model of care provided. The Program’s services include:

• Medical Management - The Program pulmonologist completes an initial evaluation and manages the patient’s medical care. The team develops an individualized treatment plan for each Program participant.
• Physical Conditioning - Sinai’s program includes exercises and activities which increase physical capacity and help participants carry on activities of daily living with less difficulty.
• Education - Education is a key element of the program. Program staff teach patients about their specific condition and its management in order to insure an understanding of the need to comply with medication, exercise regimens and with breathing and pacing techniques.
• Additional Services - Nutrition counseling, occupational therapy and support groups also are available to program participants.
• Maintenance Program - To provide people with continued support and help them maintain and continue progress following discharge from the program, a reasonably priced Pulmonary Maintenance Program is available.

Team Approach

The Outpatient Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program is led by Medical Director, Nicholas S. Hill, MD. A pulmonologist with extensive training in pulmonary rehabilitation, Dr. Hill is Chief of the Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Division at Tufts-New England Medical Center and a Professor of Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine.

Sinai physical therapists and respiratory therapists work directly with each participant in a small group setting. The staff’s clinical expertise and understanding of the body’s response to exercise enables them to guide patients in activities that increase exercise tolerance for activities of daily living and help them better manage their pulmonary disease.

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