Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre’s (RVH) Simcoe Muskoka Regional Heart Program has celebrated another milestone in care as the team recently performed its one-thousandth advanced cardiac procedure today.
Brian Sills had the honour of being ‘Patient 1,000’ and after his successful angiogram, he commented on the treatment he received.
“Everything runs so smoothly here, right from the very start people have been kind and happy which makes a big difference when you are facing a scary situation,” says the 61-year-old Penetanguishene resident. “The team here was so professional while at the same time compassionate and understanding. Not only was I ‘patient 1,000’ I also received very good news today – an early Merry Christmas from the cardiac team.”
In early January, RVH celebrated their historic first angiogram. The program – a partnership with Southlake Regional Health Centre – then expanded in September to include more advanced cardiac procedures such as angioplasty, stenting, fractional flow reserve and optical coherence tomography
