UnityPoint Health - Meriter - Wellness Center
Current Hours: 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM
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About Us
UnityPoint Health - Meriter - Wellness Center is committed to providing you rehabilitative, preventative and wellness resources to help you make realistic lifestyle improvements. We offer a variety of patient care and wellness programming to meet your needs. Our team of Clinical Exercise Physiologists, Fitness Specialists, Registered Nurse, Respiratory Therapist and Dietitian is here to assist you.
Specialty Patient Care Services
- Cardiac Rehabilitation
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation
- Supervised Exercise Therapy for Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD Rehab)
- Registered Dietitian
Cardiac Rehabilitation is an outpatient program of exercise and education for those with heart disease. Cardiac Rehab is a patient care program that requires physician referral. The program is certified by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR).
- Individualized plan to meet your long-term health goals and personal exercise needs.
- Risk factor reduction to include:
- Comprehensive nutrition assessment and personal nutrition plan
- Cholesterol/Blood Pressure and Diabetes Management
- Progressive Exercise
- Weight Management Strategies
- Smoking Cessation
- Stress Management
Pulmonary Rehabilitation is an outpatient program of exercise and education for those with lung disease or conditions. While we cannot cure your disease, it is our goal to introduce you to ways to help improve your daily life. Participation in Pulmonary Rehab requires physician referral. The program is certified by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR).
Program Objectives:
- Decrease breathlessness
- Increase strength
- Increase stamina
- Improve feeling of well-being
- Improve nutritional status
- Learn to use oxygen and inhalers appropriately
- Improve knowledge and understanding of your disease and treatments
- Receive support
Supervised Exercise Therapy (SET) is an exercise program for people who have leg pain with walking (called intermittent claudication) which is caused by peripheral artery disease (PAD). Research shows that SET is an excellent first-line treatment for PAD. Entry into SET requires physician referral.
Expected Benefits:
- Improvement in how far and how long you can walk before having leg pain
- Increase in activity levels and improvement in quality of life
- Reduced pain/discomfort in your leg(s) when you walk
Medical Nutrition Therapy that focuses on diet and lifestyle changes that can prevent or reduce your health risks. Instruction and counseling regarding a heart-healthy diet, weight loss, lowering cholesterol, BP or salt intake, basic healthy eating, meal planning and mindful eating.
Fee-for-Service Programs
This program is designed to provide a personalized exercise program including exercise demonstration and progression based on your individual goals. Gain confidence in your ability to exercise safely before transitioning to a community-based exercise facility and/or a home-based workout program.
Benefits
- Exercise programming designed by an Exercise Specialist or Exercise Physiologist.
- Increased knowledge and understanding of exercise safety and progression.
- Increased confidence in abilities.
- Increased support for developing healthy lifestyle behaviors and enhancing prevention of chronic disease risks.
Commonly Seen Diagnoses
- Myocardial infarction within the past year
- Coronary Bypass Graft Surgery
- Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (angioplasty, stent placement)
- Valve surgery
- Stable angina
- Heart or heart and lung transplant
- Heart failure
- COPD
- Chronic bronchitis
- Emphysema
- Asthma with chronic pulmonary disease
- Bronchiectasis
- Sarcoidosis
- Asbestosis
- Chronic respiratory conditions
- Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
- Chronic & other pulmonary manifestations due to radiation
- Post-inflammatory pulmonary fibrosis
- Interstitial lung disease
- Restrictive lung disease secondary to obesity
Our Clinicians
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Dietetic Services
UnityPoint Health offers a team of nutrition experts to help keep you healthy. Our registered dietitians can assess, educate and counsel individuals on how to improve their diet and overall health and wellness.Dietetic Services
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Cardiac Rehabilitation
You may need cardiac rehabilitation if you are recovering from a heart-related hospitalization or procedure. Our experienced cardiac rehabilitation teams can create an individualized rehabilitation plans tailored to your medical needs and health goals.Cardiac Rehabilitation
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Therapy & Rehabilitation
When you’re recovering from surgery, an injury or dealing with pain or another health condition that affects your ability to function, UnityPoint Health Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation can help you regain your independence and improve mobility.Therapy & Rehabilitation
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Primary Care
UnityPoint Clinic primary care providers deliver high-quality, personalized care to help you maintain your overall health and well-being. Your primary care provider can diagnose and treat many health-related conditions and will coordinate your care if you need to see a specialist.Primary Care