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Board bends on hospital visits Children can see infant brothers sisters Visiting rules at Georgetown District Memorial Hospital have changed to allow youngsters under 12 to visit their new bom brothers or sisters and parents in the hospitals obstetrics department The hospital board reviewed the visiting policy during the summer and finally Sept decided to let in children under 12 to see the new baby of the family According to a hospital contact the board recognized these visiting can be beneficial to patients and was prompted by letters and petitions from women in the community Visits by youngsters must be pre arranged with nursing staff and only the patients own children may visit They must be accompanied by an adult The visits arc allowed hours after delivery and the time of the visit is flexible depending on the mothers schedule and her family Mothers ore being advised to limit the amount of handling of the new baby Anyone handling the newborn must wash with soap and water before according to hospital board regulall Although the recommended time limit for visits is 30 minutes if childrens behavior Isnt disturbing the mother or others In the hospital the youngsters may slay longer Visitors are not allowed in the nursery and may only visit in the mothers room Of course children with infections to visit During the sibling visit the other patient In the same room may return her newborn to the nursery Other changes some women In the community wanted such as 24hour rooming In rather than the current 12 hour rooming in for babies and a change to the hospital policy of keeping the baby in the nursery during the first hours following birth for observatl on were not accepted by the hospital For safely reasons we felt It was Important keep the baby in the nursery for the first hours a hospital contact said It was out of concern for the patient that the hospital opted to continue with 12 hour rooming in As well it easier for the nurse to observe the babies In the nursery than in five different patients rooms when moms ore asleep Santa Claus is waiting for your annual letters Santas waiting Thats the wort we received the Jolly fellow himself Cornered at the Georgetown Marketplace Santa Clans MM The Herald hes pat bis elves on overtime to make his factory full of for Cfcristnii Santa says hes ready to accept your cards and If you want to write Santa address the letter to Santa Clani The Herald Georgetown Oct The llertld has agreed to publish Santas replies In the coming weeks before Christmas If yon waul to drop a letter In at the office we have a special Santa Mailbox Just inside door Pharmacists lobby for 11th hour meeting It took three phone calls two letters and numerous telegrams but in town have got their meeting with MPP Don Knight Halton Burlington Concerned and frustrated and calling themselves basically a pass ive group seven pharmacists from North Halton called a press conference Friday The group were angry about not being able to see Mr Knight before the second reading of the Ontario Drug Benefit Act Since that time the MPP arranged a meeting for last night Tuesday at in Toronto to talk to the pharmacists before second reading In the Legislature The Act is expected to be discussed either today or tomorrow said Mr Knight In an Interview Monday In September pharmacists Adele Smith and Al asked for a meeting with their They were referred to the Health Ministers office Ms Smith was told Mr Knight would speak to her if she was unhappy with Health Minister Murray response Adele Smith did not hear back from Mr office until Nov she said A meeting was then arranged to see Don Knight for the day after the second reading The pharmacists axe concerned about the legislation they feel will take control out of their hands and into the hands of government They are also troubled about how the Act Itself is being railroaded through the Legislature because the government Jan 3 for its passing Pharmacists will not have a choice to opt out of the new legislation and will be liable for fines if they dont comply said spokesman Al They are concerned the govern will allow pa tlents to renew drugs without coming in for regular monthly renewals Pharmacists act as consult ants and check to see their customers are taking the correct dosage on a month by month basis the group says Compliance has to be monitored by responsible people Mr said Under the Prescription Drug Cost Regulation Act pharmacists will have to inform patients there are cheaper products companies dont provide research and money doesnt go back into developing new product lines Don Knight said In 1964 the Auditor General revealed that Ontario resi dents were paying too much for their Because of Information received by the Health Minister the govern feels it is in the best interests of the public to change the price list of drugs provided by the manufacturers Mr Knight said The former government was advised that drug manufacturers were submitting unrealistic prices and there was a lot of price spreading going on MARA objects Coo tinned from page put in a centre turning lane when traffic volumes warrant It rather than work to keep traffic levels down so that the extra lane Isnt required he said Although tin referenceto tamvlew Road as the entrancewBy Into Georgetown was the modifications to the Official Plan the role of Mountatnvicw never changed Mr Mann charged Its still a seconds ry arterial road which by definition can carry vehicles per hour In one direction So were right back to square one he said it may as well be the major into Georgetown I A third bone of contention for the Association Is the safety concern On one hand the region is saying It will be flag waving when traffic gets to the 1 vehicles per hour stage or when safety becomes a problem However the road Is defined for Level service which accommodates that level- of traffic If the group were to accept the current modifications theyre giving a carle blanche to the region to let traffic rise and any later complaints to the Ontario Municipal Board would come back to their Initial acceptance of these changes Mr Mann said Mr Knight said The pharmacists say the Health Ministry wont negotiate with their association called the Ontario Pharmacists Association Were very concerned We want Input Into the political process said Mr Mr Knight said he supports the legislation but If the pharmacists put together a petition be will put it Teenage inventor Continued from page then computers have been his passion his mother said Even after a day at school he would come home and work on his computer until I or in the morning she said Roland subscribes to six computer and electronic magazines In his spare time he writes programs for Four Star a company that provides color programs for Radio Snack He is one of their principal authors of programs and collects monthly royalties for his work Last month he received An entrepreneur from theLake asked Roland to begin a business with htm Because his Water loo program Is a coop Roland is considering working for the new company during his working period His other choice is to continue design Ing programs for Four Star he said Everyone has not always been so supportive or aware of Roland skill Mrs Knight said Our school system does not allow for children Iheordlnary she said Although Roland was a teachers dream his mind did pose some unusual challeng Roland Influenced the science program at one school Milton District High School When Roland arrived the school had no science fair Interested students went to the fair in Hamilton Two years prt at the Hamilton Fair Last year Milton had their first science fair and they sent students to the larger Hamilton air Roland won five prizes at the Hamilton Fair He is on Inventor In more than one way But Tor now he has to concentrate on bis school work which will keep him away from the drawing board until next summer he said HAVE A COMFORTABLE CHRISTMAS Theres nothing else quite 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