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Cardiovascular disease resources
Local resourcesBorgess Hospital offers a Women's Heart program including risk assessment screening, private evaluation, personalized plan and education. 269 552-2279 www.borgess.com Carson City Hospital provides education and a monitored exercise program. The goal is to get patients back to their physical best, providing education on what lifestyle changes are needed. 989 584-3971, ext. 192 www.carsoncityhospital.com Cheboygan Memorial Hospital offers phase II and phase III Cardiac Rehabilitation classes. 231 627-1458 Covenant Healthcare provides education on cardiovascular health, including congestive heart failure. 989 583-5030 Hackley Hospital offers a Cardiac Rehabilitation Program. It focuses on setting goals, education and individual exercise programs. Phase 1: Inpatient rehab, which gives an introduction to cardiac disease for the patient and his/her family. Phase 2: Outpatient rehab provides education for risk factors and lifestyle changes. Dietitians and social workers are available. Includes monitored exercises. Phase 3: Focuses on maintenance. Provides continued education, risk factor assessment and lifestyle modification ideas. Pulmonary rehabilitation is also available. 231 728-4702, or 231 726-3511, ext 6538 www.hackley.org Holland Community Hospital offers monitored exercise with a physical therapist and health assessment by a nurse. Education on relaxation methods, correct exercise, heart facts (anatomy and physiology), heart disease, risk factors and stress management. One-on-one counseling is available. 616 394-3397 www.hollandhospital.org Holland Cheer Heart Failure Support Group For individuals who have heart muscle that doesn't work as well as it used to, often leading to what is called "heart failure." Monthly topics address ideas for better control of heart failure, such as a low-sodium diet, exercise, medications, symptom recognition, and more. Meets the second Tuesday of the month from 3 to 4 p.m. Call for registration and locations. 616 494-4031 Mercy General Health Partners: The Mercy Regional Heart and Vascular Institute offers a complete spectrum of coordinated care, from prevention and diagnosis to treatment and rehabilitation, including open heart surgery. 231 739-3648 www.mghp.com Metropolitan Hospital offers a heart rehabilitation program that begins with an individual evaluation. Participants are encouraged to choose a partner throughout rehab and will enjoy an individualized program of exercises. There is no fee for being a partner to a participant. Educational videos and classes are available on nutrition and on cholesterol and lipid levels. Social workers offer classes in stress management. Support groups are available. 616 252-4457 www.metrohealth.net Munson Medical Center nurses provide education on nutrition, medications, stress, exercise and risk factors. Phase 1: Inpatient rehabilitation. Phase 2: Outpatient rehabilitation includes up to 12 weeks of a monitored exercise program. Phase 3: Includes supervised outpatient exercise for up to one year. 231 935-8560 or 800 4-MUNSON www.munsonhealthcare.org North Ottawa Community Hospital provides educational classes three times a week to educate patients in cardiac rehabilitation. Dietitians provide education on nutrition and sodium intake. Risk factors are addressed. 616 847-5464 Northern Michigan Hospitals, Inc., offers Phase II and Phase III Cardiac Rehabilitation. Phase II includes monitored outpatient exercise. Phase III includes supervised outpatient exercise. Throughout both rehabilitation phases, individual education on exercise and lifestyle changes is offered. 800 248-6777 www.northernhealth.org Spectrum Health: Preventive Cardiology and Rehabilitation offers education to those who are in an extended cardiac rehabilitation program and also through an all-day class called "Risky Business." The Blodgett Campus class targets risk factors and brings in exercise physiologists, pharmacists, and other experts to aid in the education. 616 774-7936 St. Mary's Mercy Medical Center Throughout the cardiac rehabilitation program, education is provided on nutrition, stress, cholesterol levels, heart disease, exercise, strength training, and risk factors. Referrals to dietitians or to specialists in mind, body and spirit (complementary therapy) are also provided. 616 752-6432 www.smmmc.org United Memorial Health Systems provides education on lifestyle changes, creating individualized exercise programs, and setting goals throughout recovery. 616 225-0186 ext. 107 Zeeland Community Hospital 616 669-0810 www.zch.org National resources
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