This is the first time all of the care providers have been united within one location to provide a full continuum of care. Because we're together in one place, the results should be very positive for our patients. On the lower level of the Heart Center, there's a Health Improvement Center with a track encircling an exercise area complete with stationary bikes, free weights, rowing machines and other exercise equipment. An aerobics studio has a mirrored wall and high windows to let in sunlight. Within the Health Improvement Center there are additional resources for persons at risk for heart disease.
Classrooms are available for educational sessions in cardiac risk reduction.
Nearby is a demonstration kitchen that allows a nutritionist to not only describe healthy eating habits, but to show how to select, prepare and store healthy foods. Across the hall is a Health Improvement Library with information in print and video form. Nearby conference rooms are available for community education events for up to 100 persons. Physicians located on the upper level of the Heart Center can conveniently perform non-invasive procedures without moving patients long distances from the clinic offices to the hospital. Physicians can also perform diagnostic tests within the Heart Center while the patient remains in the immediate area.