This morning, MPP Ross Romano announced a 6.4 million dollar investment to support the opening of a new Cardiac Care Lab. Construction is slated to begin Monday, October 5th.
This 6500 square foot lab is scheduled to open in November of 2023 to help serve residents of Sault Ste. Marie and the Algoma Region.
“Ensuring that everyone in our community has access to the care they need closer to home has always been a priority for me. I am so proud that we have been able to secure this nearly $6.4 million investment to help reach that goal through the addition of the PCI Program to SAH’s existing Cardiac Catheterization Program.”
Ross Romano, MPP Sault Ste. Marie
The redevelopment of roughly 2,000 square feet next to the current cardiac catheterization laboratory is part of renovations of 4,500 square feet. This program will support the repatriation of patients currently having to go to Southern Ontario hospitals for services.
This second lab will allow for an increase in the number of procedures, open more space for emergency surgeries and reduce wait times.
“We are grateful to the Ministry of Health for this funding news to support the development of a second cardiac catheterization lab at Sault Area Hospital. Currently, our team provides cardiac angiography, coronary interventions (angioplasty and stenting) and pacemaker services. The addition of a second lab will help us to increase the number of these procedures we perform and reduce patient wait times. Our next step is to operationalize our plans for the recruitment of an additional interventional cardiologist, nurses and medical radiation technologists. We eagerly await the opening of our second lab in November 2023 as we continue to provide these vital patient services close to home.”
Sue Roger, VP Clinical Operations and Chief Nursing Executive, Sault Area Hospital
Staff recruitment for this state of the art lab will include Cardiologists, nurses and support staff. No further funding will be required, as per MPP Romano’s statement in this morning’s announcement.
SAH will continue its partnership with St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto to provide prompt access to; Cardiac Surgery, TAVI, Mitral Clip, CRT-ICD, EP ablations, and Cardiac ICU care.
The Ministry of Health is investing up to $3,484,800 in capital funding towards implementation of the PCI Project. This is in addition to the up to $2,882,300 previously approved for the project in 2017, for a total investment of up to $6,367,100.
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