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Have a since 1987
complete
picture of
your health
to the PMCC. After successful soliciting donations. “Most people
surgery, Mr. Bank wanted to do
something to show his gratitude. understand and become excited
“I can give some money to show and want to know more about
how thankful I am,” he says. “It
can be used to help someone else.” it. We encourage people to come
Mr. Bank and his doctor, Robert down and visit with us,” she
James (R.J.) Cusimano, are also
friends. “After an event like that, says. “To speak with the doctors,
you become connected with these
people.” When he decided to nurses and researchers, and
donate to the PMCC, he didn’t
dictate how it should be spent. learn first-hand the difference
Instead, he completely trusted
Dr. Cusimano. “A donation they are making in pushing the
should have some impact.”
boundaries in understanding
Showing impact is part of
and treating cardiac disease and The Comprehensive Health Assessment from Medcan is a
01 Grateful patient Don in improving patient care. Once thorough head-to-toe evaluation that gives you insights on
Pennycook and his they meet the doctors and take your current health and future risks, so you can reach your
cardiologist, Dr. Vijay a behind-the-scenes tour of the health goals.
Chauhan, during an annual hospital, most people say, ‘How
polo fundraising event in
Quebec, to support research can I help? What can I do?’”
into abnormal heart rhythms,
such as atrial fibrillation. The funds raised from donations Medcan has over 65 physicians and specialists on site, alongside
provide another benefit; they lead a broad roster of complementary health-care disciplines. We
02 Dr. Narinder Paul (left), to more money from the Ministry provide an innovative range of diagnostic assessments, health
Linda Goldsack, Chair of the of Health, which, in turn, goes improvement programs and year-round care for individuals,
Peter Munk Cardiac Centre toward research and care. families and organizations.
Campaign (center), and Dr.
Patricia Murphy (right), pictured “Philanthropy can greatly
beside an echocardiography
machine with echo probe, impact ministry funding,” says
made possible through
philanthropy. Ms. Goldsack. “For example,
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was funded by donations for 10
years, at $100,000 per heart.
An application to the Ontario
Health Technology Advisory
Committee (OHTAC), with
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of life for patients awaiting
heart transplants and the
saving of lives while waiting for IMPACT
heart transplants, resulted in
Ministry of Health support.”
Your donation will help us
achieve more breakthroughs.
02 Make your donation:
Winter 2016
416 -340 -3935
www.inaheartbeat.ca
