The High Prairie Royal Purple Elks donated $10,000 toward the purchase of a cardiac telemetry April 23. The High Prairie Healthcare Auxiliary is raising money to buy the equipment, which costs around $250,000. A cardiac telemetry is a method of continuously monitoring a patient’s heart activity in real-time using a portable device that transmits data to a central monitor. It allows healthcare providers to track heart rhythms and other vital signs while patients move around without being restricted by a bedside monitor. The readings are sent to a cardiac expert in Edmonton for analysis. The auxiliary has sent letters throughout the community asking for donations. In the photo, left-right, are auxiliary president Tammy Melnyk, auxiliary secretary Marilyn Emter, Royal Purple Elks Exaulted Ruler Colleen Greer, and auxiliary treasurer Sharon MacDonald. “We thank them very much,” says Melnyk regarding the donation. “Awesome!” Greer adds the Royal Purple Elks are always ready to help the community when they can and view the equipment as a need at the hospital to improve patient care.