“Once they are identified, most of these blockages can be opened up with a balloon. We can treat that with some blood thinners, but the definitive treatment is to put an intravenous and guide a wire up to the heart with an x-ray and we can see where these blockages are. “There are three major arteries in our heart and when these get plugged up the heart doesn’t get enough circulation and the heart muscle starts to die. “The catheterization lab is, in layman’s terms, the dye test – it’s for people who have heart attacks or blocked arteries,” said Dr. So, what exactly is cardiac catheterization and how will it help patients in Cape Breton? At this time, patients in Nova Scotia have to travel to Halifax for that service. The new cardiac catheterization lab will be the second one in the province. DAVID JALA/THE CAPE BRETON POST - David Jala Paul MacDonald, the hospital’s medical site co-lead and Nova Scotia Health’s chief of cardiology for the eastern zone. Elwood MacMullin, Minister Thompson, heart surgery patient Ken MacAdam and Dr. It was smiles all around on Friday after Nova Scotia Health Minister Michelle Thompson, second from left, announced that a new cardiac catheterization lab will be located at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital in Sydney. Thompson said the province is investing $210 million to cover the costs of construction and capital funding for the clinical services building and the cardiac catheterization lab, and to help with market conditions related cost overruns on the cancer centre and energy centre building projects. The project also includes a presently under-construction, standalone cancer centre, a new energy centre building that is expected to open next year, parking lot expansion and road reconfiguration. Overall, more than $500 million has been allocated for the redevelopment and expansion of the regional hospital. The building will also include surgical suites, emergency and critical care services, inpatient beds and a new maternal and newborn services unit. The lab will be located in the perioperative service area of the previously-announced, eight-storey clinical services building that will be located behind the main hospital. By being able to get this procedure closer to home, they will not only be able to get the procedure more quickly but they will be able to do so with the support of family and friends close by.” Patients who need this procedure often need it quickly and under great stress. “Cardiac catheterization is a life-saving heart procedure. “The people of Cape Breton will be getting a cardiac catheterization lab,” she disclosed to the gathering. Moments earlier, Nova Scotia Health and Wellness Minister Michelle Thompson unveiled the latest addition to the mega redevelopment and expansion project underway at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital. Paul MacDonald, Cape Breton Regional Hospital medical site co-lead and Nova Scotia Health’s chief of cardiology for the eastern zone: “It will improve patient outcomes, reduce wait times for cardiac services and free up hospital beds.” DAVID JALA/CAPE BRETON POST - David Jala He delivered his comments at a Nova Scotia Health announcement held outside of the Sydney hospital to a small gathering that included journalists, politicians, patients, facility staff and health-care executives.ĭr. MacDonald is the Cape Breton Regional Hospital’s medical site co-lead and the chief of cardiology for Nova Scotia Health’s eastern zone. This will have such a huge impact on so many patients and families.” “This is the biggest health-care initiative here since the cancer centre came to Cape Breton 25 years ago. “This is the sunniest, brightest and greatest day since I have been in Cape Breton – I couldn’t be more excited,” he declared. Paul MacDonald stepped out into Friday’s late-morning drizzle, looked up at the overcast sky and smiled.
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