Our donors put three new echocardiograms in the Health Sciences Centre that let us see your beating heart, live and in 3D. “In the past, we would have had to cut into a patient, put a tube in, or even open their chest to see their heart,” says Dr. Sean Connors. “Now a surgeon can visualize a valve, see where it leaks, and plan a surgery without ever cutting the patient open, because of the information these cardiac ultrasounds provides us.” Your donations to the Health Care Foundation have replaced two cardiac catherization labs, and added a third lab with an electrophysiology suite. By 2025, we will replace an additional three cardiac catherization labs, and increase capacity with a fourth lab. Our cardiac catherization labs perform about 5,000 patient procedures each year, and we your donations keep the these labs cutting edge. In 2021/2022, our donors raised $100,000 to purchase an endoscopic vessel harvesting system, a tool used for coronary artery bypass graft surgery. The endoscopic vessel harvesting system makes smaller incisions, resulting in reduced infection rates, pain and scarring. In 2019/2020, our supporters raised funds for six cardiac recovery chairs. Our donors purchased Newfoundland and Labrador's first mechanical heart in 2017/2018, and two new echocardiograms and three new cardiac ultrasound machines in 2018/2019. Newfoundlanders and Labradorians experience the highest incidents of cardiac disease in Canada. Health Sciences Centre is home to the only cardiac care program in Newfoundland and Labrador, and provides tertiary care for the entire province. The Health Care Foundation is committed to providing our cardiologists with the tools they need to provide our patients with the best care possible. We encourage preventative and rehabilitative cardiac care through program specific funding, including heart healthy lifestyle changes.

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