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Island Health plans to add a pacemaker room in Victoria to cut wait times, with no new costs, while pushing for a Nanaimo heart lab and future upgrades.
Island Health is considering expanding cardiology services in Victoria by converting an existing space at Royal Jubilee Hospital into a pacemaker insertion room to reduce wait times, with no new operational costs.
The plan, not yet approved, is part of broader efforts to enhance electrophysiology and follow-up care, as recommended in a draft KPMG report.
Meanwhile, calls grow for a cardiac catheterization lab at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, with the local hospital district offering to fund a business plan.
Officials are discussing future upgrades, including possible tower construction, as capital projects typically require shared provincial and local funding.
Island Health planea agregar una sala de marcapasos en Victoria para reducir los tiempos de espera, sin nuevos costos, mientras presiona por un laboratorio cardíaco en Nanaimo y futuras actualizaciones.