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Edition June It 1B1 Page Former employees share hospital memories The small group has assembled and once seated the stories flow freely Jean Morrison Audrey Lorraine Stephenson Nora Tuck and Millie Blackett are five former employees who had an opportunity recently to meet and reminisce about their many years as employees at Georgetown Hospital Jean Morrison and Audrey Milward were switchboard operators Their personalities and kind ways were all part of the unique character of Georgetown Hospital Both Audrey and Jean who was known as Mama Jean and occasionally referred to as The have repertoire filled with touching stones of hospital life during the 70s and 80s We were busy covering the switchboard admitting and bill ing areas but it was not uncom mon for us to find the time to put on a pot of tea for patients facing stressful situations says Audrey Jean recalls a patient who rived at the switchboard a very nervous state She was being ad mitted for surgery and I feel that if we hadnt spent that extra time with her in calming her down she would have most likely have gone That little bit extra did go a long way The patient finally agreed to her surgery and short ly after her recovery sent flowers thanking Jean and Audrey for their kindness For nursing staff luce Lorraine Stephenson she was actually on board at the Hospital three weeks before it officially opened We were extremely busy preparing the Hospital for its June opening and called upon outside helpers to assist us in making beds It was an active and exciting time Lorraines nursing duties began in the Hospitals Nursery and eventually moved into super Prior to her retirement in she was the head nurse on the Medical ward One of Lor raines fondest memories is of Dr ODwyer a surgeon who was also with the Hospital during the He would often come into the Hospital during the night to offer us his assistance He would help us turn patients m bed or give us a hand to help walk elderly pa recovering from surgery There were many other members of the nursing team in eluding Nora Tuck and Millie who provided her exper Use to the Medical and Surgical wards Millies career also included handling the Ambulance runs for the Hospital These are special ambulance trips for patients who were being transferred to ter tiary hospitals For these cases a nurse was required to ac company the patient in the am bulance And while Millie has retired from the Hospital she has re mained an active member of the Auxiliary am now a youth volunteer trainer with the Aux- and really enjoy working with these young people So its hats off to these and other past employees Your dedication and commitment to Georgetown and District Memorial Hospital have not been forgotten Hospital Labs high tech Back in the olden days waiting for the results of a culture swab or blood test could take hours and even days In todays Laboratones such as the one at Georgetown Hospital high tech automation has changed all this Gone are the tests where a little of this and a little of that are chemically mix together to produce a lab result Now computer technology can provide accurate results in considerably less time For many routine tests results can be available within minutes This is particularly crucial for surgical patients explains Deb bie Cock Georgetown Hospitals chief technologist A doctor can do a biopsy while the patient is under an anesthetic Within a very short time the Lab has the completed test results back into OR Operating Room Debbie and the Labs person team work with Bruce Thomson Pathologist and long time staff member ai Georgetown Hospital For Debbie she has over 16 years of Lab work experience of which have been spent at Georgetown Hospital When I first arnved at the hospital all Lab work was conducted manual However since the late we have expanded The results of this growth Newer more automated methods of testing mean faster turnaround times and shorter pa tient stays As well as conducting Lab tests for the Hospitals in patients the department also handles out patients who make up about per cent of the Labs workload Debbie and others in the Hospitals Lab agree that The small town atmosphere at the Hospital Is important because it gives us a sense that we are truly making a strong contnbution to patient care Past staff members from as far back as the got together over the piano to sing a few songs and reminisce about the good old days Left to right Nora Tuck Millie Blackett 70 87 Lorraine Stephens BO Jean Morrison 70 89 and on the piano Audrey 70 85 Teenage volunteers Feb Left to right front Christine tyre Susan Graham Nancy Parker Betty York Jo Anne Sigurdson Left to right back Mrs DeBoer Helen Van Yolanda Weiner Diane Schenk Rita Van HarMelen Vivian Perry and Mrs Goudeketting Georgetown Hospital 30 Years Congratulations TD Bank congratulates you for your dedication and commitment to the com munity for the past 30 years and wishes you much success in the future no Ih TORONTO DOMINION BANK 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