Abstract
A comprehensive Phase II Cardiac Rehabilitation Wellness Program was instituted at the Coors Wellness Center in November 1981. The program is designed to optimize and maintain the physiological, psychosocial, vocational, and educational status of the Coors employee, spouse, and retiree with heart disease. Preliminary results of the program have been positive. Three variables were considered in calculating cost savings for the first six years of operating the Cardiac Wellness Program; 1) wage savings, 2) cardiac rehabilitation savings, and 3) exercise treadmill testing savings. Wage savings for 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, and 1986 were $237,947, $219,336, $168,350, $121,495, and $331,430, respectively for a total of $1,078,558. Rehabilitation savings for 1982–986 were $43,000, $40,800, $47,250, $45,900, and $49,248 for a total of $226,198. Treadmill testing savings for 1982–1986 were $21,930, $14,220, $16,275, $15,810, and $17,670 for a total of $85,905. The first six years of operation yielded a total savings of $1,390,661. This program continues to be highly successful.
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