James Kavanagh (second from left) and Gordon McIntosh (far right) from AstraZeneca present Mehmud Karmali, Director, RCH Cardiac Services (far left), Adrienne Bakker, President & CEO, RCH Foundation, and Dr. Gerald Simkus, Medical Director, RCH Cardiac Services, with a cheque for $5,000 for priority equipment needs. Royal Columbian Hospital has the busiest cardiac intervention unit in BC, performing more than 5,100 heart catheterizations (minimally invasive heart diagnostics and treatments) each year.