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OFFICIAL COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL EXPANSION SECTION TUESDAY, MAY 9, 1995 By Kelly Lown- Port Perry Star XPECTANT mothers love the family- oriented atmosphere of the New Life Centre at Community Memorial Hosital. The New Life Centre, which opened in June of last year, features the new LDRP rooms (Labor, Delivery, Recovery, Post Partum), which are a new concept to hospitals. "From the time the patient is admitted, everything takes place in one room. It is very family oriented," Unit Manager of the New Life Centre Fenna Gjaltema said. "The baby stays with mom in the room. It is a real family concept," she added. e New Life Centre consists of four )IRP rooms, one Ante-Natal Room, a breastfeeding support group room and a reception area. Since June more than 160 babies have been delivered at the New Life Centre. Mrs. Gjaltema said many families are coming to the hospital from other towns because "they are shopping around and like the concept here." Many will enlist a family doctor from Scugog and wish to have their baby in the local hospital. Many hospitals have only certain doctors who deliver babies; while at Community Memorial Hospital most doctors do maternity, she added. "We have promoted it in different areas. It is only the second hospital in Ontario to have LDRP rooms and there have been no negative responses at all," she said. The fact that the hospital is small is also a benefit to the New Life Centre, Mrs. Gjaltema said. : She says the teamwork between nurses and doctors makes birth a positive experience. The patient's wishes are also all More than 160 babies have been born in in June 1994 at Community Memorial Hospital. In the case of over- crowding, the mothers who have been in the entre the longest would be moved to ward beds so new deliveries could be accepted. "We would never dis- charge anyone who adherred to. was not ready to be "We are able to do that because we are so small," she added discharged," Mrs. ~Most new mothers will stayin the LDRP rooms for threeor ~~ Gjaltema said. v Our enlarged and improved Community Hospital is an important asset to the current and future growth of our community. Congratulations to everyone who helped make this \ project a reality. Ball, Callery ¢ Associates Chartered Life Underwriters 8 Financial Planners 3 200-1032 Brock St. S. I» 204 Casimir Street, Whitby, Ont. London (a Port Perry, Ont. L1N 4L8 rs Life LL LoL 1B7 (905) 430-7444 ) REVERE (905) 985-4028 Fax: (905) 430-8164 Fax: (905) 985-4598 the New Life Centre, which opened four days before discharge. Again, citing the hospital's size, there is no 48-hour discharge, but they have had requests for patients to return home in 12 to 24 hours. Time capsule in new wing in 50 years officially opened. in the cornerstone of the new Stephen B. Roman wing. The capsule is slated to be opened in the year 2044. The 32' by 16" capsule will contain a number of posters and essays prepared by area students, a videotaped message from the staff of the hospital, a staff photo- graph, service pins and crests from local schools and service clubs and a copy of this official opening issue. Several hospital items will also be stored in the capsules body, including a thermometer, which staff says will be obsolete when the capsule is opened. -1 The hospital ran a poster and [quay contest last year and the inning entries will be read at the offically opening of the wing, before the capsule is sealed. It is hoped several of the contributors will be able to take part in the ceremonies in 2044 when it is opened. When the time capsule idea was conceived, Dr. Ralph Price said the capsule would serve dual purposes. "The time capsule will show 50 years from now what they thought ite w would be like and what life was ike." "I think it" will graphically demonstrate that the more things change, the more we stay the same," he said. to be opened '171 "Memorial rin; in a host of capacities. "#4 OMMUNITY Memorial Hospital officials will be preserving a bit of the present when the new wing -of the hospital is Plans were put into place last year for a time capsule to be placed Volunteers are heart and soul "of the hospital By Jeff Mitchell Port Perry Star HEN you think of a community hospital, it's impossible not to regard its corps of volunteers as its heart and soul. At Community Memorial, that couldn't ring more true. "They are the crux of all this," said the Hospital Foundation's Debbie McGarry. "Without our volunteers, there are so many activities and so many services we would not be able to provide for our patients to make their stay more comfortable." Of course, Community Memorial boasts a caring and committed staff, who go the extra mile to provide quality care. But it's the extras -- someone who has the time just to sit and talk, say, or those dedicated Auxiliary volunteers who staff the hospital tuck shop -- that can convert a stay in the hospital from a stressful, harrowing experience, to one that is comforting, and even pleasurable. "It's our volunteers who are able to take it just one step further," said Mrs. McGarry. In all, there are 12 youth volunteers -- teens, most of them, who are either investigating possible career choices, or simply pursuing volunteerism for the experience and pleasure -- and 108 adult volunteers who help make Community Here's a bit of a breakdown on where their efforts are directed: Q The Hospital Auxiliary; Q The Hospital's Board of directors, representing each of community Memorial's wards; OQ And the Foundation, nine members from the board and the community at large. Small community with a big heart Continued From Page 5 their wares. When their effort was finished, they brought in their pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters, and announced they wanted to do their part as well. It's efforts like that -- and all the others -- that have been touching and encouraging for Mrs. McGarry. "That's one of the rewards of being in this position," she said. "You get to meet so many people, and their generosity is just overwhelming. "There's a real sense of community here in Scugog Township. Everybody just pitches in together. "I think to date we've got 5,800 donors in our donor base." The figures tell it all: 80 per cent of the contributions have come from individuals who either responded to fundraising appeals or made donations on their own initiative. the other 20 per cent was raised by businesses, service clubs, and other organizations. The response has been so tremendous because of the nature of the facility being supported, said Mrs. McGarry. People feel a bond with their local hospital, and give from the heart when asked. "In a small community with a hospital like this one, it's really a sense of family," she said.