Respiratory Care

Respiratory Care

The Pulmonary Rehabilitation Department

is staffed Monday – Friday with specialized therapists providing

exercise, education and personal counseling. To contact Pulmonary

Rehabilitation call 701-530-8530 or page beeper 0814 to schedule

appointments. Modified pulmonary stress tests are done by respiratory care

staff personnel.

The Pulmonary Rehabilitation program

features a medically supervised schedule of exercise and personal

counseling. This combination of physical fitness and health education

help people with chronic lung disease maximize their

lifestyle while minimizing the disabling effects of the disease.

Upon referral to the program, each

participant goes through an evaluation to determine and document their initial level of physical

condition.

Next, the pulmonary rehabilitation team

develops an individualized exercise program based on goals outlined in the

evaluation stage. Upon completion of the conditioning program, the

participant undergoes a re-evaluation as a means of documenting progress.

From this evaluation, a maintenance program is developed to assure

continuance of their progress.

The Staying Stopped program for smoking

cessation is also available to employees and the general public. Each

session is six weeks long and the program is offered every twelve weeks. 

Topics include 

1). Developing a plan 

2). Stress management 

3).

Changing your behavior 

4). Weight

management and 

5). Staying stopped. 

For more information call 701-530-8531 or to register for classes call 701-530-7700.

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