The J.T. Clark Family Foundation announcing at $250K research endowment at the Regional hospital.
Dr. Marc Pelletier tells CHSJ News it's hoped research being done at Dalhousie Medicine NB can help those here at home.
He says unfortuneately we have some of the highest rates of cardiac risk factors in the country with diabetes, obesity and smoking. He says targeting the research may help them have a better impact.
Acting Saint John Regional Hospital Foundation CEO Victoria Clarke says it will also allow them to retain and attract the best who work in cardiac care.
