Cardiac and Stroke - Emergency and Diagnostic Care
Each year, more than 75,000 Canadians die from stroke and heart disease, and many more live with its effects. Astonishingly, the rate of cardiovascular disease is 50% higher in northern Ontario than in other areas of the province.
We are counting on our community to maintain our leadership in heart and stroke care. The community’s goal is to raise $1.25 million for medical equipment and education.
The North Bay Regional Health Centre is recognized as a leader and a centre of excellence in its district role for stroke and heart disease treatment. We were the first hospital in Canada to introduce Tele-stroke, a video conferencing system, connecting our patients to top stroke neurologists and access to life saving medication. According to a Canada-wide study in 2003, patients cared for in our Critical Care Unit had a better chance of survival than those in the other 23 hospitals surveyed. NBRHC is one of the province’s top hospitals in the time it takes for a person having a heart attack to receive treatment in the ER.
Other Community Healthcare Needs
Twelve funds are in place for donors who wish to designate their donations to a specific area:
- Hospital Urgent Needs Fund
- Cancer Care Fund
- Cardiac Care Fund
- Critical Care Fund
- Maternal / Child Care Fund
- Renal Dialysis Care Fund
- Diagnostic Imaging Fund
- Surgical Care Fund
- New Hospital Building Fund
- Medical Care Fund
- Mental Health Care Fund
- Long Term Care Fund