The bank donated $50,000 to help purchase top-notch cardiac equipment.
Cardiologist Dr. Vernon Paddock tells us the donation will help replace two heart-lung machines that are at least 10 years old. He says it takes private donations to get the latest hospital equipment. Paddock admits New Brunswick has a high rate of heart disease, saying there's a lot of smoking, and increased weight gain with less physical activity. He says we need to invest in both technology and primary health care prevention to promote healthy living.
Heart centre staff perform over 800 surgeries and sees over 13,000 patients across New Brunswick and PEI every year.
The donation contributes to the hospitals year-end goal of $750,000.
