Spirit of the North Healthcare Foundation takes one big step for cancer care
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PRINCE GEORGE – The Spirit of the North Health Care Foundation’s job is to raise money for specialized, but critical medical equipment. This year, the foundation received over thirty requests and the focus is cardiac care – a badly-needed service in the region.
“Right now, any interventional cardiac care we are sending down south, and so our aim is to close that cardiac gap and bring those services and those programs to northern B.C. out of Prince George,” explains Aimee Cassie, CEO for the Foundation. “But you’ll start to see an ecosystem develop right across the region as we work to strengthen cardiac care.”
One of the more significant pieces of equipment is a diathermy machine – a small, but mighty device. Typically, the equipment doesn’t get put to work until the bill is paid. But this time, the equipment is being offered up on a loan until such time as the hospital can secure its own. Remarkable, says the Foundation. And a leap of faith.
