If you are going to have a heart attack – and hopefully you aren’t – but if you are, make sure you have it in Regina, says heart attack survivor and Mosaic Heart Centre patient, Jos Risling. The state-of-the-art cardiac care available in Regina’s hospitals is due to a wonderful partnership between the Hospitals of Regina Foundation and the Mosaic Company, who once again came to the table with a $1 Million Match Campaign to assure our medical teams have the latest technology and equipment in the Regina General Hospital’s Mosaic Heart Centre.
Through this campaign Mosaic had committed to match community donations up to $1 Million, and we are proud to say - you did it! Together with Mosaic, and you the community, we have raised over $2 Million to fund this critically important cause.
Approximately 2,200 patients from all over southern Saskatchewan go through the catheterization lab for procedures every year. As well, one in five visits to the ER are cardiac related, emphasizing the need to maintain our cardiac emergency services at their highest level.
The $2 million Mosaic Cardiac Fund will support the Cardiac Catheterization Lab (Cath Lab) priorities with the most up to date Fluoroscopy system, Dye injectors, Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS), and Echocardiography machine - a specific ultrasound for the heart.
"In 2006, Mosaic announced an investment in cardiac care for the people of Saskatchewan and created the Mosaic Heart Centre,” said Bruce Bodine, Senior Vice President, North America at The Mosaic Company. “Today, we proudly announce that together, we raised over two million dollars that will ensure medical teams and cardiac patients will continue to have access to life-saving equipment and exceptional care right here at home.”
Dino Sophocleous, president and CEO, Hospitals of Regina Foundation says, “The campaign was a wonderful success. With Mosaic’s leadership and the amazing support we received from the community, we have surpassed our goal to the benefit and well-being of all the people in southern Saskatchewan”.
