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New Rehab Unit Coming To Mercer Health
Date:
01/09/12 - 02/29/12
Construction is now underway at Mercer County Community Hospital for the expansion of their Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Center.
The new Center will be located in an area of the hospital previously utilized by a non-patient care department on the west side of the main hospital.
Nancy Mescher, Cardiopulmonary Services Director at Mercer Health, says, “This is a great improvement due to both a tripling of exercise space along with floor to ceiling windows lining the entire west wall of the Center. The new area is planned to be completed in late February or early March, 2012.”
Mescher is very pleased with the change in location. She says, “We are excited to have the opportunity to move such a desirable area within the hospital. Rehabilitation for patients with cardiac as well as respiratory disease is as much emotional as it is physical, and the additional equipment and improved surroundings make this a great space and a more uplifting environment.”
In addition to the change in location, the Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Department will feature additional equipment including commercial grade treadmills as well as recumbent bikes and steppers. Mescher says, “We will also have additional televisions that we can use for both educational and entertainment purposes for our patients while they are exercising.”
Safety is a major focus of the new area. Mescher explains. “We will have a six channel telemetry system that we can use to monitor vital signs of those patients who require monitoring during exercise which is essential to any cardiopulmonary rehabilitation center.”
To help with the financing of this project, the Medical, Educational and Development (MED) Foundation has begun a fund raising campaign. John Hoying, Development Director, states, “Our goal is to raise $75,000. This will pay for new equipment being purchased in the expansion.”
Persons wishing to make a contribution can contact Hoying at 419-678-5679. Contributions can also be made through the hospital website by going to www.mercer-health.com and clicking on the MED Foundation icon.
The Mercer Health Cardiopulmonary Program was the first in the area to receive national certification. They provide a phased program to improve the quality of life for those with heart and respiratory disease.
Construction of the new Mercer Health Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Department at Mercer County Community Hospital has begun. Shown here is the future consultation office and warm up area.