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Chinook Regional Hospital hospital receives $500K for cardiac care centre
A Lethbridge couple gave $500,000 to the Chinook Regional Hospital to help build a cardiac care centre, as a part of the Bringing Hearts Home campaign.
A local couple has made a big donation to the Chinook Regional Hospital.
John and Laura Getkate gave $500,000 to help build a cardiac care centre in Lethbridge, as part of the Bringing Hearts Home campaign.
The goal is to raise $30 million to help build the cardiac care centre.
It's a personal cause for the Getkates.
In 2014, Laura began suffering from cardiac issues.
She eventually recovered, but she frequently had to travel to Calgary for treatments not available in Lethbridge.
The Getkates hope families in the future won't have t go through what they did.
'We're happy to give back—we're very grateful patients and happy to give back,' Laura said.
'We just felt we needed to be a part of it, and we're so happy to be contributing to it today,' John said.
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in southern Alberta.
The region has a 26.6 per cent higher cardiac mortality rate than the provincial average.
