Cardiac Rehab is a safe, effective rehabilitation and prevention service for patients who have cardiovascular disease or who are at risk of developing the disease.
Cardiac Rehab is a safe, effective rehabilitation and prevention service for patients who have cardiovascular disease or who are at risk of developing the disease.
The Cardiac Rehab and Diagnostic Services offers:
The Cardiac Rehabilitation and Diagnostic Services program at Rainy Lake Medical Center also offers an adult exercise program specially designed for patients at risk of, or with a history of, heart disease. The goal is to strengthen the heart and return patients to normal activities of daily living.
Candidates for the program include those people who:
The exercise program is overseen by a specially trained cardiac rehabilitation nurse and physician.
With a physician’s referral, patients may attend Cardiac Rehabilitation exercise and nutrition classes.
Rainy Lake Specialty Clinic also hosts a cardiology outreach clinic for Sanford Health. In addition to providing comprehensive heart care, cardiologists are proficient with advanced cardiac diagnostic technology, which allows them to detect and treat heart disease sooner and more effectively than ever.
Dr. James Dewar is the interventional cardiologist from Sanford Health in Bemidji who offers cardiology outreach to Rainy Lake’s Specialty Clinic. He specializes in interventional cardiology, cardiology, and internal medicine. Dr. Dewar graduated from Midwestern University Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine in Glendale, AZ. He completed an internal medicine residency at the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Peoria, IL, followed by an internship in internal medicine at University of Illinois College of Medicine, in Peoria, IL.
Offering cardiology services right here at Rainy Lake Clinic with outreach services provided by Sanford Health is another way Rainy Lake Medical Center shows its commitment to our patients and community-based healthcare.
For more information or to schedule an appointment with Dr. Dewar at the Rainy Lake Clinic in International Falls, please call Sanford Bemidji at (218) 333-2460.