Enhanced patient care at the Meno Ya Win Health Centre in Sioux Lookout.
The rehabilitation department has benefited from a key piece of equipment purchased by the the local hospital foundation.
The new specialized exercise bike will be used to test cardiac stress levels in patients and allows for the medical team to expand service.
Manager of Rehabilitation and Chronic Disease Programs Jory Kettles says by having the bike on-site they are able to testing in Sioux Lookout, saving people from having to travel to Thunder Bay to have their test done.
Kettles says patients being monitored for cardiac symptoms or who are at risk of a cardiac event are now getting a higher level of quality, individualized care, and the clinical team is able to provide customized, patient-centred treatment.
Previously, the sole option for stress testing at the hospital was the treadmill, so the new $7,000 bike provides an additional testing method.
