Heart Healthy Prevention and Knowledge for Healthy, Happy Lives
The Providence St. Peter Regional Heart Center is a leader in prevention and early diagnosis. We offer everything from community lectures to a women’s heart health program so you and your family can learn how to live heart healthy.
How’s your heart health? A one-hour HeartSmart screening is all it takes to find out.
Our comprehensive session with an exercise physiologist gives you an inside look at your risk and provides you with vital information that could save your life.
The HeartSmart screening includes:
• Heart risk assessment
• Height and weight check
• Resting EKG and wallet card
• Body mass index (BMI) measurement
• Blood pressure reading
• Body fat composition analysis
• Lipid and glucose profile
• Peripheral vascular disease screening
• One-to-one risk factor analysis
A physician referral isn’t required to take advantage of this helpful screening, and results can be sent to your doctor if requested.
To schedule an appointment, call 360.493.7084 or send us an e-mail.
Additional Screenings
Located in the Emilie Gamelin Pavilion on the hospital campus, the HeartSmart Clinic also offers these services:
• Cholesterol Checks: $20, Includes total cholesterol, HDL and ratio
• Lipid Profile & Glucose: $30, Includes total cholesterol, LDL, HDL, triglycerides, ratio and blood sugar level
• Body Fat Testing: $20, Measures body fat percentage, fat weight, lean muscle weight and body mass index using a painless bio-electric test
• Peripheral Vascular Screening: $20, Compares the blood pressure from the ankles to the blood pressure in the arms. This test is performed by using a Doppler which enhances the sound of arterial blood flow and is considered to be 98.3 % accurate for Peripheral Artery Disease detection.
To schedule an appointment, call 360.493.7084 or send us an e-mail.
HeartSmart Women
You may be surprised to find that heart disease takes the life of one of every three women each year. Providence is committed to educating women about disease risk factors and prevention by offering a cardiac assessment or HeartSmart Screening.
Risk Factors
Learning about your risk factors is often the first step to prevention. Maintaining a healthy body weight, exercising regularly, monitoring your blood pressure and having your cholesterol levels checked are all ways you can help prevent heart disease.
You may be at risk for heart disease if you:
• Smoke
• Are overweight
• Are diabetic
• Are under stress
• Have high cholesterol
• Have high blood pressure
• Are not physically active
• Are postmenopausal
• Have a family history of heart disease
Symptoms
Ever watched a medical drama or talked to a man who had a heart attack? You may have seen a dramatic scene on TV where a man clutches his chest in pain. Yet for women, the warning signs of heart attack are frequently much different. Learning to recognize the symptoms can help you get treatment sooner and minimize damage to the heart muscle.
Some warning signs that occur in women include:
• Shortness of breath, with or without chest pain
• Flu-like symptoms—nausea, clamminess or cold sweats
• Pain in the upper back, shoulders, neck or jaw
• Unexplained anxiety, fatigue, weakness or dizziness.
If you or anyone you know shows these signs, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room.
Community Events
Cardiac Rehabilitation at Providence St. Peter Hospital
360.493.7050
For people with, or at risk for, heart disease. Includes medically supervised exercise and secondary risk reduction classes. Physician referral required. Weekdays. Fitness Center.
Cardiac Rehabilitation at Providence Centralia Hospital
360.330.8911
For cardiac patients. Monitored exercise sessions three times each week, including education about heart disease and heart-healthy lifestyle changes. Physician referral required. Most insurance companies cover the fee. Classes are held Monday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Cholesterol Screening at Providence St. Peter Hospital
360.493.7084
High Blood Pressure-Hypertension at Providence St. Peter Hospital
360.493-7768
FREE
Learn about the causes and effects of high blood pressure and methods to lower your blood pressure other than using medications. Meets the first Thursday of every month, 11 a.m.-12 p.m.
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