One of the most commonly performed vascular surgeries is an angioplasty. Vascular surgery addresses blood vessel problems and an angioplasty is a procedure that opens blocked coronary arteries. “We use wires and catheters to guide through the arteries in the body,” explains Dr. Craig Durant, Vascular Surgeon at Niagara Health. As with most vascular surgeries, the procedure requires x-ray imaging throughout to visualize the insides of the blood vessels for the surgeon.

“If the patient was on a metal table, all the x-ray would show would be the table,” illustates Dr. Durant, “so for our work in vascular surgery, we require a fluoroscopy table – a table that is radiolucent and allows us to get the images we need to safely perform procedures.”

Thanks to the generosity of our donors, Niagara Health was able to purchase a much-needed new table for our Vascular Surgery department. “Not only does this new table have a much improved range of motion,” says Dr. Durant, “but having the additional table also increases our capacity.”

This purchase is an important example of how the support of our donors directly impacts the healthcare we have available to us, close to home.

“I hope donors can see how their support makes a huge difference for patient care,” Dr. Durant remarks. “It allows us to treat more patients quicker and perform advanced procedures. We appreciate any help the community can provide.”

His dream for the future is a hybrid operating suite, in which this new table would be compatible. “It’s an operating room that is equipped with fixed imaging devices.” With your continued support, one day this can become a reality.