After decades of advocacy and an Alberta government pledge last fall, a plan to build a temporary cardiac centre at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre is now in motion. 

Speaking to reporters on Monday, Alberta Health Minister Adriana LaGrange said the $22-million facility will be built inside a space that's currently being used as a physician's lounge, years before a permanent lab will be ready for use as part of the hospital's ongoing expansion.

The hospital's overhaul is expected to be fini…