Cardiac Centre of Excellence receives donations from local businesses

The Lethbridge Cardiac Centre of Excellence continues receiving community support. In a statement, Alberta Health Services says three Lethbridge businesses have donated a total of $350,000. The center will feature catheterization, electrophysiology, and echocardiography labs, as well as cardiac MRI and CT scanners, among other services. With these funds, support for the project is one-third complete, with 22 months left on the timeline. AHS also says donors are Gas King, KCL Cattle Co., and Lethbridge Toyota, whose CEO Tim Schipper, has a personal connection to the project.

The goal is for this new Cardiac Centre to be operational by 2027/2028.

Heidi Echavarria

Heidi was born in Bogota, Colombia and lived there until she was 18, then she moved to Caracas, Venezuela where she finished her bachelor's degree in journalism. Since 2010 she covered political issues related to the government of former president Hugo Chávez and his political opponents, management, death and transition to a new government. Likewise, Heidi did research, wrote chronicles, reports and news in the social, community, and cultural areas. In 2019, Heidi, along with her husband and three children, moved to Aurora, Ontario where she worked at Teen Challenge Canada. In September 2023, she moved to Lethbridge, Alberta. Heidi also has a diploma in Addictions and Community Health. In 2024, she joined at Bridge City News team as a Video Journalist to produce a wide range of stories including those which are faith based glorifying Jesus Christ.

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