Cardiac Rehab

Get With the Program

The Cardiac Rehab Program at McKenzie County Healthcare Systems Hospital offers supervised exercise therapy and education to people who have experienced a heart attack, heart surgery, or heart disease.
Cardiac Rehab Program

Program Goals

  • Increasing activity levels
  • Assistance in reducing risk factors associated with further heart problems
    • Eating healthy
    • Exercising
    • Quit smoking
    • Relieving stress
    • Controlling Hypertension
    • Controling Diabetes
  • Educating participants and their families about heart related problem

 

Exercise Therapy

A regular program of physical exercise can make a significant difference in the health of a person.

In Phase II, there is continuous monitoring of the patient's heart rate and cardiac rhythm while exercising.

 
Cardiac Rehab Program

Proper training has been shown to:

  1. Lower the heart rate and blood pressure.
  2. Favorably influence blood lipid levels.
  3. Increase muscle and lower the amount of body fat.

Program

Throughout the Cardiac Rehab program, the patient's physician reviews the progress.

  • Phase II - Early outpatients
  • Phase III - Supervised exercise
  • Holter Monitor application 

Getting Started

To participate in the Cardiac Rehab Program requires a referral from a personal physician. For mor information, contact Lael Reed of the Cardiac Rehab Program, (701) 842-3000 ext 274.

Staff

Lael Reed - BSN, RN, CNOR, Rehab Manager, ACLS, Trauma Certification

Kerry Krikava - EMT, Paramedic, ACLS, PALS, PHTLS