Group Health Centre - Sault Ste Marie - McNabb St

Application

Call or visit * no referral required

Eligibility - Population(s) Served

Individuals who have in the past year experienced a Cardiac Event (eg: heart attack, heart surgery, heart failure, angina and arrhythmia [including pacemaker]).

Fees

Free

Executives

Cynthia MacKay - Director of Clinical Services - Cardiac Rehabilitation
mackay_c@ghc.on.ca

Languages

English

Area(s) Served

Sault Ste Marie and area

Accessibility

Wheelchair Accessible

Description of Services:

Program designed to work collaboratively with physicians and other allied health professionals to provide an individualized exercise program, education and counselling using a holistic approach-caring for the whole person-to support and promote self management

Cardiac rehab may include:

interview to review medical history and risk factors
medication review
various measurements, eg: blood pressure
ECG and/or stress test
blood tests
supervised exercise
nutritional counselling
education sessions
referral to other programs/agencies
counselling and support in self management efforts

Cardiac Rehab Program