Patient Equipment

Learn about the essential pieces of patient equipment that we urgently need to purchase to support our healthcare system. Your involvement, through a donation of any size, will allow the BCHS Foundation to purchase patient equipment not funded by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, provide essential resources to maintain the exceptional level of compassionate patient care, and invest in new and innovative technology.

 

Navigator GPS

Navigator GPS - $60,000 each The Navigator GPS is state-of–the-art probe technology used in gamma detection for cancer surgery including sentinel lymph node biopsies and pulmonary wedge resections. This advanced battery technology is lightweight, compact

November 26th, 2015|Categories: Patient Equipment, Recent News|

ECG Machine

Electrocardiograph (ECG) Machine - $20,000 each An important diagnostic tool, ECG machines interpret and record the electrical activity of the heart over a period of time, as detected by electrodes attached to the surface of

November 26th, 2015|Categories: Patient Equipment, Recent News|

Argon Plasma Coagulation System

Argon Plasma Coagulation System- $60,000 each                               Argon plasma coagulation allows a Gastroenterologist to seal irregular or bleeding tissue. It is performed during a panendoscopy or colonoscopy while the patient is sedated. This procedure involves using

November 26th, 2015|Categories: Patient Equipment, Recent News|

Video Glidescope

Video Glidescope - $16,000 each Glidescopes are used to intubate patients in the Operating Room. They are designed to help make the administration of a breathing tube into the airway, safe and easy. Glidescopes have

November 26th, 2015|Categories: Patient Equipment, Recent News|
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