Terry’s Story: Terry is a young man with a wife and son he adores. For months, Terry experienced chest pain and shortness of breath until finally, he made an appointment with his physician. Terry’s doctor immediately put him through a series of cardiac diagnostic tests.   Thanks to the generous donations made to Phase I of the “Save a Heart” Campaign, Terry was able to have an Angiogram performed in our modernized Cardiac Catheterization Lab. The Angiogram instantly exposed two major blockages in Terry’s heart, which had to be treated immediately. This brush with mortality was a wake up call for Terry; he could not imagine what his family would have done without him.

Northwestern Ontario has one of the highest rates of cardiac disease in the country. As a community we need to ensure that cardiac patients have access to the best care possible. That is why we will always raise funds to support services and equipment for cardiac patients in our community through the “Save a Heart” cardiac program. With your help, our Health Sciences Centre will be the cardiac centre of Northwestern Ontario.

Our Cardiology Team requires state-of-the-art equipment to provide patients with world-class cardiac services. Through “Save a Heart”, donors have helped to purchase life-saving diagnostic equipment and provided the necessary equipment to complete a Cardiac Catheterization Lab. Each new piece of equipment impacts thousands of patients and reduces the need for patients to leave the region for service.

It is vitally important that we continue to expand and increase out cardiology capabilities because:
 

• Heart disease is one of the leading causes of premature death in Northwestern Ontario
   
• Cardiac disease accounts for one out of every two deaths in our area annually
   
• On average, 600 people in our region die from cardiac disease.

When you contribute to “Save a Heart”, you are helping provide the necessary tools to quickly diagnose and effectively treat cardiac patients. You are saving lives!

For additional information, call 684-7107.

Contribute to a brighter future and make the “Save a Heart” Campaign your number one priority.

Click here to download the 'Save a Heart' Phase II brochure (Adobe PDF - 2.2 MB)