Minneapolis Heart Institute at Olivia Hospital & Clinic
Services
Cardiovascular consultations
The number one killer in the United States, cardiovascular disease affects the heart and blood vessels. Our experts can identify, treat and help you manage cardiac conditions.
Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound)
An echocardiogram is a test that uses sound waves to create a moving picture of the heart.
Exercise stress test
An exercise stress test is a screening tool to test the effect of exercise on your heart. It provides an overall look at the health of your heart.
Holter/Event monitoring
This type of monitor will record your heart rhythm during your everyday activities. For this test, you will wear a portable EKG machine. You will have the monitor for 24 or 48 hours.
Pacemaker and ICD follow-up program
If a pacemaker or ICD (implantable cardioverter defibrillator) helps to regulate your heartbeat, we can help you make sure your cardiac device is working properly. Our experts can evaluate your cardiac device and adjust settings so that you benefit the most.
Stress echocardiogram
Stress echocardiography is a test that uses ultrasound imaging to determine how the heart muscles respond to stress. It is mainly used to diagnose and evaluate coronary artery disease.
TeleHeart
As part of Allina Health TeleHealth, our TeleHeart services are real time, remote, face-to-face health care video interactions to access, diagnose and treat patient’s heart conditions.
Farm Credit organizations contribute $40,000 to support rural telemedicine
AgStar Financial Services, AgriBank, CoBank and United FCS made the contribution to Abbott Northwestern Hospital, part of Allina Health, in Minneapolis. The grant will enable cardiologists at Abbott Northwestern to remotely treat patients at the RC Hospital in rural Olivia, Minn., located over 100 miles away.
RC Hospital, Allina Health launch telehealth initiative
RC Hospital will offer a cardiac telehealth system with a portable ultrasound unit. The "game changing" technology will allow specialists at Abbott Northwestern to view a patient's heart and perform the kind of examination that previously could only be accomplished face-to-face.