Located at Hillcrest Medical Associates (Hillcrest Clinic)
117 Jasper St
Hinton, AB
T7V 2A8
780-865-4036
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5:30pm
Our respiratory therapist works with your family doctor to help diagnose and/or manage respiratory diseases such as asthma and COPD. They can teach you how to control your lung disease in order to decrease your breathing problems so that you can live and enjoy a healthier, active lifestyle.
Services offered: (Patients are referred by their family physician for appointments)
Complete pulmonary function tests
Spirometry
Oximetry (at rest and exertion)
Asthma and COPD
Smoking Cessation Education
Pulmonary Rehabilitation (Breathe Easy Program)
For patients with COPD
8 week education and exercise class
The education components may include breathing control, energy conservation, understanding breathing medicines and how to use them, preventing flare-up and sessions on quitting smoking.
Runs Tuesday and Thursday afternoons (1:00pm to 4:00pm)
Physician referral required
Please contact the PCN to see when the next class will be starting