In 2017, Lions Clubs International, the world’s largest service club organization, is celebrating 100 years of community service.
Lions Clubs around the world were asked to create a Centennial Legacy Project to provide a lasting benefit to their local community.
Sunshine Coast Lions Club chose the purchase of four Holter monitors for the Sechelt Hospital Foundation at a cost of $12,000 as its legacy project. A formal presentation was made to the Foundation at the regular Lions Club meeting on Jan. 6.
Dr. Sarah Wadge attended the meeting to explain how the portable monitors enable outpatient monitoring of a person’s heart activity during their regular routine for a period of 24 to 48 hours. The data collected by the monitor is downloaded to a software program that medical professionals can then use to assess what, if any, heart irregularities may be occurring.
Sechelt Hospital did not currently have any operational Holter monitors, which necessitated patient admission to hospital in order to collect data, so having an outpatient option now is truly a gift for the heart for the Hospital and the community.
– Submitted by Lennea Perpet, President Sunshine Coast Lions Club
