Nanaimo hospital district offering loan to expedite cardiac cath lab at NRGH
The Nanaimo Regional Hospital District is interested in immediately funding construction of a cath lab at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, if the province is willing to pay back its share of the loan. (News Bulletin file photo)
By Jessica Durling
The Nanaimo Regional Hospital District is offering to cover 100 per cent of the costs to begin work immediately on a new cardiac cath lab in Nanaimo.
At a board meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 9, the motion, which passed unanimously, stated that patients “experience significant delays and travel-related risks in accessing cardiac diagnostic and interventional services, impacting timely care and patient outcomes.”
