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Curry General Hospital
opened its new Cardiac
Health Center in
September 2004 with the
hopes of encouraging
cardiovascular patients
to follow their
physician’s prescription
for a healthier
lifestyle after
suffering a serious
heart problem or
surgery.
Before the center
opened, heart patients
were forced to travel to
Medford or Coos Bay
three times a week for
cardiac rehabilitation
classes. Wishing to
avoid the expense and
time, patients chose to
skip that vital part of
their recovery.
Now,
thanks to the
perseverance of hospital
management, and the
donations from caring
community individuals,
local cardiac patients
can choose to heal in
their own backyards.
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Fifty-four
years old
with two
heart
attacks
behind her,
Barb sports
a
complimentary
t-shirt
marking the
end of her
cardiac
rehabilitation
course. |
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Amy Keusink,
P.T.,
Director
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