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GDMH 30lh Anniversary Edition Wednesday June 1991 Page 3 First babies doing fine When Godfrey Norene and the three Marchand children moved to Georgetown in early Norene had a feeling that her fourth and not yet born child would be one of the first babies born at Georgetown Hospital Little did she know that on June 29 1961 her new son Ronald would make history as the Hospitals first boy Now 30 years later that boy is a happily married family man who along with his wife Kim is a parent to twoand a half yearold Jennifer Like her father Jen carried on the tradition by making her fust ap pearance at Georgetown Hospital Rons life has been a busy and active one He attended school at Holy Cross and Georgetown and High School After graduation Ron entered the workforce and today is employed by a worldwide transportation firm in Toronto Looking back to 1961 Norene fondly recalls her stay in Georgetown Hospitals maternity ward Everything was brand new right down to the pink and blue blankets It was very ex citing to be one of the first pa tients in the facility Since that time of course our family has continued to take advantage of the services available at the Hospital Congratulations to the Mar chand family and a special birth day wish to Ron Georgetown Hospitals first girl is now a mother of three little girls aged nine seven and months In 1969 Christine Broome nee Moore moved with her family to Ontario It was there that Bill Broome entered her life and in 1980 they married The ties to the Georgetown area endure thanks to Christine grandmother Margaret Smith who currently lives in Glen Williams Hospital doctors Seated Colleen Darling left and Carla Middle row left to right AH stair Macintosh Paul Zeni Charlie Mccormick with beard Deborah Alex Valerie Kumar Back row left to right Nigel Elliot Don Alan Thompson Paul Panabaker Aldan Kennedy Doctors a vital part of community GDMHs first baby boy Ronald Louis born June To Norene and Godfrey Inset Christine Moore born June GDMH first baby girl There are a number of doctors in the Georgetown community whose recollections of the Hospitals early beginnings date back to before the Hospital was even built In the case of Macintosh and his colleague Dr Alan Thompson their family practice was up and running at a time when Guelph Hospital was the nearest medical institution Paul was just establishing his practice in 1961 and like the Hospital was new to the area Macintosh is a Scottish trained physician who served in World War Shortly after the War he became an Internist and from there turned his attentions to Canada By 1954 he had set up a practise in small town Georgetown Now almost years later his practise has grown and he Is very much an in tergral part of the towns medical community I strongly believe that Georgetown Hospital is a facility that offers humanity health and personal warmth Those virtues were present In the 60s and they are still present today Dr Macintosh says Mac as hes more familiarly called maintains that many medical advancements have been the result of new and better technological equipment The Legions donation of state- Intensive Care Unit will provide the Hospital with significantly improved monitoring equipment Another longtime face in the medical field is Alan Thomp son who graduated from the University of Western Ontario at about the time that Dr Mac was setting up his practise in Georgetown I have always been interested in people That and the fact that four uncles were doctors were powerful motivators in my career choice explains Dr Thompson In addition to his busy family practice Thompson is now in volved in long term care serving as the Bennett Centre s medical advisor This advisory function Hospital board has important role Just like any large enterprise Georgetown and District Memorial Hospital is a Corpora tion with its own Board of Direc tors The Hospitals Board has the task of ensuring the institu tion is meeting its mandate of providing topquality health care to the community The role of the Board is an portant one whose function can range from developing and reviewing the Hospitals mission objectives and strategic plan as they relate to specific programs and services for the community working with other community agencies and institutions establishing policies and pro cedures to provide the framework for the management and operation of the Hospital to appointing chiefs of staff and en that staff and facilities are appropriate for the services pro vided As the governing body of Georgetown and District Memorial Hospital the Board of Directors establish appropriate systems and structures necessary for the effective management and control of the Hospital and its resources The Board of Directors come from all walks of life In most cases these individuals hold senior positions within the Halton Hills business community There are elected Board members As well seven exofficio directors sit on the Board representing regional government town coun cil medical staff and the Hospital Auxiliary Lending assistance to the Directors are a number of com mittees such as the executive committee as well as standing committees involved in matters such as quality assurance and resident care public relations long range plan and medical advisory The Hospital Corporation meets once a year for the annual meeting To become a life member of the Corporation a donation is required of at least to Georgetown and District Memorial Hospital Alternative ly anyone can purchase an an membership for Board members are elected at the annual meeting of the Cor poration also includes other respon sibilities such as sitting on various committees and tending to patients whose own doctors do not practice in the community Long term care is a growing area particularly as Canadas population ages There are many cases of elderly people wanting to remain independent yet requir ing special care This type of care need not necessarily be delivered through the Hospital Instead many services are available at long term care facilities such as the Bennett Centre In the future the demand for long term care will increase and its crucial that we work to put the necessary systems in place to handle the need For Paul his arrival in Georgetown coincided with the opening of Georgetown Hospital in June 1961 was just setting up my first practise after graduating from the University of Toronto he reflects I took over a family practise from Dr Bob Cooper There were other reasons why Dr Panabaker chose this area Georgetown offered the best of both worlds A small community with a new hospital all close to Metro Toronto In the early days of the Hospital all doctors were on call in the Emergency Department for a week at a time That meant hours a day seven days a week Through growth and a larger pool of medical staff the system now operated on a rota basis Dr adds So as the Hospital and Georgetown change its com to know that there are doctors like Alastair Macintosh Alan Thompson and Paul who have remained a vital part of the community DUNLOP FARROW Architects Congratulations Georgetown District Memorial Hospital for 30 years of service to the Halton Hills community Dunlop Farrow Inc Architects is proud to serve the hospital and its community PROUD To Your Health To be a Supplier to Georgetown District Memorial Hospital