Prevention and Rehabilitation
Your future health can be improved by what you do today. These services focus on health through lifestyle changes and exercise.
Preventive Cardiology Clinic
Heart disease is a chronic, progressive disease process. This clinic focuses on assisting people with managing heart risk factors to prevent disease progression. Lifestyle education and medical management can go far in preventing future problems.
Cardiac Rehabilitation
MeritCare's Cardiac Rehabilitation Program offers supervised exercise therapy and education to people who have experienced a heart attack, heart surgery or have heart disease. The four-phase program works to meet the individual needs of each patient. There are also special exercise programs for patients with diabetes, arthritis and peripheral arterial disease (PAD). Other outreach services are available, such as Heart Coaches, a telephone support program, and Faithfully Fit Forever, a church-based exercise program. Learn more.
Fitness
MeritCare offers a number of fitness programs for patients with diabetes, heart failure and other vascular health problems. Learn more.
Tobacco Cessation Counseling
MeritCare's Tobacco Cessation Program helps people who smoke by offering individualized counseling sessions. Counseling is provided by respiratory therapists trained in Mayo Clinic's Nicotine Dependence Program. Learn more.
Diabetes Center
Because diabetes is often a risk factor in heart disease, we offer an outpatient, self-management program designed to help people with diabetes stay healthy and prevent future problems. Participants learn about medication, treatment, diet and monitoring blood sugar. Learn more.
Nutrition Therapy
Healthy eating goes far in efforts to prevent and manage heart disease. MeritCare has a team of dietitians who meet with patients on an individual basis to design a heart-healthy food plan that meets tastes and goals. Our new class Nutrition for you Heart might be just the thing to get you started on healthier diet.
Mental Health
Despite your best efforts, heart disease may still strike you or a loved one – maybe it already has. Coping with heart disease and the decisions that follow a diagnosis can be overwhelming. To lessen these concerns, communicate your feelings as much as possible. Learn more.
Vascular Center
The vascular center combines the services of many specialties to provide convenient and comprehensive diagnosis, treatment, education and prevention of vascular disease.