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By DIANE HART Special to the Beaver . Hospital will operate own pharmacy akville Trafalgar O Memorial Hospital wants to sell its own drugs. At Tuesday‘s OTMH Board of Governors meeting, board memâ€" bers agreed to have their own charitable corporation get into the lucrative drug store business by operating its own expanded pharâ€" macy instead of going to tender with it. A few years ago, they talked with area pharmacies about the oneâ€"year pilot project which began in 1993 and the possibility of going to tender with it. But Tuesday, the board expressed its desire to run the expanded drug store as a sucâ€" cessful business venture. Board members stressed that hospital representatives will meet with area pharmacies personally to explain the reasons behind the move not to tender the project, folâ€" lowing the completion of the oneâ€" year pilot project at OTMH. In 1992, all community pharâ€" macies received a letter from OTMH detailing their wish to establish a drug store for a oneâ€" year pilot project and the probabilâ€" ity of a tender in the future. The advantages of operating the drug store by the hospital include: convenience for staff, patients, and physicians; fostering health proâ€" motion and wellness through counâ€" seling; providing improved patient care, particularly for elderly and psychiatric patients; offering qualiâ€" ty control and services; aligning inventory with the auxiliary and Chuise*. Pilot project pays off their own gift shop operations; and controlling their own merchandise ranges. By operating their own pharmaâ€" cy, the hospital would also be doing the best it can for the comâ€" munity by maximizing any profits on a business venture. Board members commented that in all likelihood, the larger chains would submit the most competitive tenders, rather than local pharmacies. As well, should the hospital win the competition, there could be accusations of a "ricced" bid. All of this, they decided, could be avoided by not going to tender with the project. OTMH viceâ€"president of diagâ€" nostic services, Hugh Pauwels, Mon.â€"Wed. 10:00â€"5:30 Thur.â€"Fri. 10:00â€"9:00 Sat. 9:00â€"5:00 Sun.12:00â€"5:00 "ONTARIO‘S LARGEST VOLUME DISCOUNT BLIND OUTLET*® You can mak :LVATIOYN RED SEN ARM MONDAY, "NEEDEI 60° 72 Volunteers to canvass one hour, one night No call backs Call: Dawn Samuels at (905)890â€"8706 Thank You 74 â€"â€"â€" â€"BA M es LECSS 410 SPEERS RD., Oakville, 338â€"2603 $25 $24 $32 43 62 WOTHS ns AAuaic You can make a difference. 61 12 RED SHIELD APPEAL MONDAY, MAY 2, 1994 NEEDED" 103 102 For the past year, the hospital has operated a pharmacy in a small space with limited walkâ€"by traffic just opposite the nursing station in the outpatient department. The proâ€" posed larger drug store will be located at the main entrance to the hospital. said there were 18 other hospitals which run their own drug stores. In a report to the board in January, director of the pharmacy, Kathy Boyle, said it was imperaâ€" tive that the drug store be relocated and expanded for its continued sucâ€" cess. The original location opposite the nursing station has limited space of 300 square feet. The new drug store in the front foyer will be in the 1,000 to 1,200 square foot range. 134 of any sivle of same style BMIN! BLINDS ® MICRO BLINDS BVERTICALS ©PLEATED SHADES DOWN from only 100% DOWN from only DOWN BLEND PREMUMS" 59 00 Free Blind is the smailer of the two biinds. Present this ad and receive one free ball. LIMITED TO ONE FREE BALL PER PARTICIPANT QUALIFYING ROUNDS: Mon, April 25â€"Sat, April 30, 9:00 SEMLâ€"FINALS FNALS: Sun., May 1st Steve Nease «7 Friday 6â€"8 p.m! C mz The way to go# ( Travel be accepting nonâ€"perishable donations for the Food Bank. Please help us help! During this special evening, we will Pick up your Free copy of the brand new collection of PUD comic strips by Steve Nease, and have it signed by the author! Drop by Bruce Hood Travel between 6 and 8 p.m. Friday, April 8th! t A CHWO â€" 1250 Radio To Remember Flower City Kiwanas Astra Pharma Inc. Boehringer Ingelheim Canada Ltd. Triton Air Technologies Inc. Nevada Bob‘s Golf Tennis Metroland Community Newspapers April 25â€"May 1, 1994 $1 per ball and a holeâ€"inâ€"one, gives you the chance to win a 133 North Service Rd. W. QEW 3RD Line Exit, Oakville AKUVILLE | "A J