Throughout the month of February, we are featuring our cardiac program teams at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre, in recognition of their incredible work helping cardiac patients from across Northwestern Ontario.

ECG (Electrocardiogram) Technicians play a vital role as members of our health care team. An ECG is a tracing of the heart’s electrical activity and is used to diagnose and guide treatment for patients of all ages. ECGs are unique in that they are a mobile cardiac diagnostic test—the technicians come to the patient with the equipment and perform the procedure at the bedside.

ECG Technicians work in every area of our Hospital, alongside physicians, nurses, Registered Cardiology Technologists (RCTs), and a larger multidisciplinary team to provide the best care to the patients at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre.

This Heart Month, we want to recognize the impact and importance of ECG Technicians. Thank you for all your hard work and dedication to the patients and families of Northwestern Ontario.