Cardiac Care Closer to Home
For hundreds of people living with implanted cardiac devices across rural Saskatchewan, routine follow-up appointments have often meant hours on the road to Saskatoon. Thanks to the generosity of donors Mike and Adele Giblin, that’s changing.
Their support funded the purchase of three cardiac device remote monitors, expanding access to specialized heart care while reducing the need for patients to travel long distances for routine monitoring.
“Expanding remote monitoring to rural communities means more patients can receive specialized followup care closer to home while remaining connected to the expert cardiac team at RUH,” says Amarah Paquin, Director, Cardiosciences, Integrated Saskatoon Health, Tertiary and Surgical Services Saskatoon and North.
The new equipment is now fully operational, with two monitors located in North Battleford and one in Rosetown. These monitors allow the cardiac team at RUH to remotely assess how a patient’s implanted cardiac device is functioning, ensuring timely follow-up while patients remain in their home communities.
More than 1,300 patients already benefit from remote cardiac device appointments each year. With the addition of this new equipment, the program will provide an estimated 250 additional remote visits annually.
In the North Battleford and Rosetown regions alone, approximately 250 people will no longer need to travel to Saskatoon for routine clinic visits — saving time, reducing travel costs and easing the stress of being away from home while making specialized cardiac care more accessible.
Fresh out of the box, a new cardiac device remote monitor is bringing specialized care closer to home.
