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\ . Ss 1 i THE PORT PERRY STAR TUESDAY, MAY 9, 1995 - 13 EY Congratulations ye Community Memorial Hospital on this spetial day. Everyone involved in this By Kelly Lown - Port Perry Star HEN Community Memorial Hospital learned it was to become part of an emergency helicopter transport system, permission was granted to establish a temporary landing site on the hospital's parking lot. In June of 1978 the helicopter arrived from Buttonville for hospital personnel to view. The expansion is to be gin our heartfelt tha estimated flying time from Port Perry to Sunnybrook Hospital is 12 minutes and 15 to The Wadi mos Hospital For Sick Children. Soon after the ICIPriSES Inc. demonstration the ambulance was used for its first wy 0/0 Country Style successful transfer to Sunnybrook. Manchester ¥: For years the helicopter continued to make daytime flights to Port Perry, but in 1984 approval was given to have a permanent asphalt landing pad placed adjacent to the hospital. The Ministry of Health financed the First air ambulance arrives-at hospital in 1978. N On May 29, 1985 the official opening of the heli- port was held and Community Memorial Hospital the pad, which was complete with perimeter lighting. ever since. $26,685 cost of has had 24-hour access to the air ambulance service i! Matthew B. Dymond Wing was the first addition to present hospital By Kelly Lown - Port Perry Star N 1981 hospital officials were excited when it was learned that an addition for the hospi- tal had been approved. It would be the first addition since the hospital was built in 1969. The expansion did not create more beds, but did create much-needed addi- tiénal space for storage and increase the floor space of physiotherapy, first introduction to the Township of of Scugog. A few years later Dr. Dymé&nd read in a medical journal that Dr. Peterson's share of the practice of Drs. Rennie and Peterson in Port Perry was for sale. With funding from a staff doctor at St. Josephs Hospital in 'Toronto, where Dr. Dymond had served his internship, he purchased half of the business. Medical Clinic to Dr. Russell Martin and Dr. Tom Millar took over his practice. Years passed and the growing number of - people using the _ improved services of the Matthew B. Dymond Wing had the hospital run- ning close to full capacity by 1986. In 1986 the Board of Directors advised the District Health Council and the Minister of Health that they were going to undertake a Role We extend congratulations to the FE 22 x ro o SE 5% 2 i aa 2 Sa Community Memorial emergency, surgery, day surgery and On May 2, 1942, Dr. Dymond * Study and Master Programme. " the recovery F I To 4 A letter from the) Hospital departments. | £ EEE 1 Ministry of Health-in on this special day A building committee was formed consisting of Grant MacDonald, Howard Hall, Dave Muir, Fred Christie, § Merrill Van Camp and Peter Hvidsten and the plan for the expansion was set in motion. On June 17, 1983 more than 100 people attended the official sod turning for the new addition. Dr. Matthew Dymond, who the wing would be named after, ISLE | 1987 stated that 200 1 chronic care beds were | destined for Durham | Region. Twenty-two of tin SOAIN, i these would be allocated LER nit 3k OF HEAL CHICERS « CHAIRMAN a FA SAVED Nik iD 3 own ry i i oy Mi ppp dug a spade into the jean Dymond, Health Min. Keith Norton, MPP Ross Stephenson and Dr. Matthew B. Dymond at the opening of the new wing. ground to begin the long awaited expansion. On June 15, 1984 the dedication and opening of the new wing was held. More than 200 people attended the ribbon cutting and unveiling of a dedicatory plaque. Dr. Dymond was praised by those in attendance as a model of inspira- tion, a talented physician and an outstanding politician. Dr. Matt Dymond was born in Scotland in 1911 and came to Canada at the age of 15. During his freshman year at Queen's University he became acquainted with Ian and Bill Harper, the sons of Dr. William Harper, and Dr. Dymond had his & Cf became an associate of Dr. George Rennie at the Port Perry Medical Clinic. ' Months after his military call came and for the next four years Dr. Dymond served in the RCAMC. In December of 1946 he was back in Port Perry where he would have a full career. Aside from his medical career Dr. Dymond also served on the Ontario Legislature as an MPP. In 1957, Dymond retired from active practice. In 1958 he became the Minister of Health, a post he held for close to 11 years. In 1972 he sold his half of the VIEL CHAIR NAN VICE CHAIRMAN Abatnista Avon App ML tne RERITARY TrEAsgy py 1 (hip uy Pas Sid Au CAL SEES Bl pital and the District for Scugog. | The study showed the | need for renovations in | certain areas of the hos- Health Council support- ed them. The same year, 1988, a fundraising campaign was underway. The new wing was named when the family of Stephen B. Roman decided to con- tribute $500,000 as a memorial to the highly successful entrepreneur, who started his career ~ - as a farmhand in Scugog. For the next two years hospital officials were busy with discussions and negotiations. Two years ago the sod turning for the hospital took place and the con- struction of the 25,000 square foot wing for the hospital was underway. The community of Scugog rallied to support its new wing, holding and supporting many fundraisers for the expansion. On May 12, 1995, the Stephen B. Roman Wing will be officially dedi- cated and opened. May your long standing service to the community of Port Perry continue for many years to come. The Griffen Family Lake Scugog Lumber Vanedward Dr., Port Perry 985-7391 me