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NEWS AND INFORMATION FROM GEORGETOWN HOSPITAL www.haltonhealthcare.com Georgetown Hospital 1 Princess Anne Drive Georgetown, Ontario L7G 2B8 Milton District Hospital 30 Derry Road East Milton, Ontario L9T 2X5 Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital 327 Reynolds Street Oakville, Ontario L6J 3L7 Annual Appeal supports Georgetown Hospital The 2007 Georgetown Hospital Foundation year-end appeal will be arriving in mailboxes in November. We are more than half-way to our $500,000 goal, but we need everyone to lend a hand and contribute what they can to provide all of the equipment Georgetown Hospital currently needs that is not funded by the Ministry of Health. For those who are not on the Georgetown Hospital Foundations mailing list, you can still help support hometown healthcare at Georgetown Hospital through our website www.GeorgetownHospitalFoundation.ca. On-line donations can even be made in honour of a special person or in memory of a loved one. Tree Lighting Ceremony The Annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony at Georgetown Hospital will take place on Tuesday December 4th in the Hospital Courtyard. This free family-centred event features carol singing, the tree lighting ceremony, refreshments, entertainment and a special visitor from the North Pole. Free parking will be available. Living Healthy Halton Healthcare Services is pleased to offer a full range of free education seminars in Georgetown and the neighbouring communities of Oakville and Milton. Macular Degeneration Tuesday, November 6, 2007 Displays: 6:30 p.m. Seminar: 7:00 p.m. with Dr. W. B. Kates, Eye Physician & Surgeon Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital 327 Reynolds Street, Oakville Dont Just Survive: Thrive with your Diabetes Thursday, November 15, 2007 Displays: 6:30 p.m. Seminar: 7:00 p.m. with Dr. I. Blumer, Diabetes Specialist Southside Community Church 2850 Derry Road East, Milton Living with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: What You can do to Help. Thursday, November 22, 2007 Displays: 6:30 p.m. Seminar: 7:00 p.m. with Dr. J. Sutherland, Family Physician Activity Room Georgetown Hospital 1 Princess Anne Drive, Georgetown Please call 905-873-0111, ext. 4379 to register. Please call or email us elittle@haltonhealthcare.on.ca - if youd like to receive our calendar of upcoming health education seminars. Halton Healthcares Home at Last Program Halton Healthcare Services (HHS) new Home at Last Program allows patients to safely leave the hospital and go to the comfort and security of their own homes promptly upon discharge. Funded by the Ministry, the Program provides a companion from Links2Care, a community-based service provider, to come to the hospital and accompany patients home by taxi. On the way home, the companion can help get medication, fill prescriptions and arrange for delivery of groceries. This is a joint pilot project recently launched by the Ministry of Health & Long-Term Care (MOHLTC) in conjunction with Links2Care and Halton Healthcare Services, explains Cathy Raiskums, Manager of Social Work and Discharge Planning at HHS. It is designed to enhance patient flow through our hospitals by facilitating the discharge of patients who either live alone or cannot arrange for someone to take them home until late day or evening. This Ministry initiative partners HHS with a community based organization like Links2Care to enhance continuity of care, notes Denise Hardenne, Vice- President of Programs and Quality Development at HHS. This is a great program that provides an integrated community response and facilitates timely discharge for patients, especially seniors, transitioning from the acute care setting of the hospital back to their home in the community. Christmas Ball tickets now available The Annual Hospital Christmas Ball will take place on Saturday December 1st at North Halton Golf & Country Club. Tickets are $150 per person and are available through Shelley Phipps at 905-873-2252. An innovative, growing organization with three progressive community hospitals, Halton Healthcare provides quality health services to more than 275,000 Halton residents. As integral members of the interdisciplinary health team, our Nurses practise in a friendly, team-oriented environment to meet the needs of diverse patient populations within the thriving communities we serve. If you are looking for challenge, growth potential and support in enhancing your work-life balance, Lucy Martins, our RN Recruitment Host, invites you to contact her at 905-338-4690, ext. 6385 or Lmartins@haltonhealthcare.on.ca. A complete listing of available opportunities may be found on our website. www.haltonhealthcare.com Live the lifestyle Grow your career Sports & Leisure, Friday, October 26, 2007 7