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Your Donation Will Provide
With your help, we will be able to give our outstanding healthcare professionals the equipment and program funding they need to create Ontario’s newest Cardiovascular Surgery Program, right here in Northwestern Ontario.
Here is a list of what is needed to get the program running:
Expand one existing OR for cardiac cases – the Health Sciences Centre can repurpose an existing Operating Room to be used for cardiac surgery.
A new dedicated operating room for vascular surgery (including equipment to perform Endovascular Aneurysm Repair/Thoracic Endovascular Aneurysm Repair) – a new Hybrid OR is required for vascular surgery with a fixed C-arm for imaging
New 14-bed Cardiovascular Surgical Unit (CVSU) – some cardiac and vascular patients require close monitoring after a procedure that will require care in the CVSU. Some will come directly from post-anesthetic recovery room (PACU) others will come after 24-36 hrs in ICU.
New Coronary Care Unit (CCU) - 6 beds plus 1 procedure bed run by the cardiology service for higher acuity cardiac patients
New Cardiovascular Ambulatory Care facility – care for both cardiac and vascular patients. This will include Vascular and Cardiac Clinics, Post surgical assessment clinic, Pre-admission clinic as well as the RAVE (Rapid Assessment Vascular Examination) and RACE (Rapid Assessment Cardiac Examination) clinics. It will be a hub of all outpatient cardiovascular care activity on campus with the exception of Cardiovascular Rehabilitation and the Pacemaker and Device Clinic.
