Rouge Valley celebrated the one-year anniversary of its fast-track emergency cardiac care program — also known as Code STEMI — on April 28.
The celebration took place on the cardiac rehabilitation track on the 11th floor at RVC. The Rouge Valley cardiac care team was joined by staff from the partnering organizations in this regional program, including representatives from the Central East Local Health Integration Network, The Scarborough Hospital, Lakeridge Health, and Durham Emergency Medical Services (Toronto Emergency Medical Services, which is also a part of this collaboration, was not able to be present).
The event featured a personal account by Code STEMI patient Gary McCormack (at right, cutting a specially-made cake for the celebration). He spoke about his experience while thanking Rouge Valley, partnering doctors and staff members for saving his life last December. The 59-year-old Bowmanville resident was interviewed by Rogers Durham Cable TV. View part of that interview with him on Rouge Valley’s YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1VEC3FqoHQ&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL.
During the event, a demonstration of the Code STEMI process was also performed to show all of the vital teamwork that is involved in providing heart attack patients with the cardiac treatment they need, as quickly as possible. The gold standard is to get patients who have presented with a heart attack in the community or at one of the partnering hospitals to the catheterization lab at RVC for a coronary angioplasty within a 90-minute window. View the Code STEMI demo online: www.youtube.com/watch?v=89uyCAuMhhw.
And click here to view photos from the celebration: www.flickr.com/photos/rougevalley/sets/72157626607147044/.
For more information about our fast-track emergency cardiac care program, check out these links on our website:
* Code STEMI web page -- http://www.rougevalley.ca/code-stemi
* April 21, 2011 news release -- http://www.rougevalley.ca/latest/celebrating-fast-track-cardiac-care
* May 20, 2010 news release, -- http://www.rougevalley.ca/latest/faster-cardiac-services-in-durham-to-save-lives
* February 2, 2010 news release -- http://www.rougevalley.ca/latest/ce-lhin-approves-life-saving-cardiac-program
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