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the HERALD- Pago- Community News Georgetown Hospital will meet changing community needs To meet the changing needs of the community Georgetown and District Memorial Hospital will offer more specialty clinics and inhome medical care citizens were told at the hospital annual general meeting last Thursday night We are planning to develop two more specialty clinics revealed the hospitals Board of Directors Chairman Graeme Goebelle One will educate seniors with back problems about proper seating and the other will provide hearing assessments The said the hospital is par interested in hearing from the seniors in the ty For that reason in ltiated a special study on seniors he said A halfday forum will take place later this year to help us determine our senior s health care and tional needs and ha role the hospital can play in meeting those needs Mr Goebelle also stated the hospital has initialled a fiveyear strategic plan to formally review the hospitals progress to prepare the hospital for the challenges of the future Chief of Medical Staff Dr Don also gave a report at the meeting and he discussed the medical staff s plan to explore alternative forms of health care We are participating in a two year pilot project which will enable selected patients to be treated in their own homes with medical nursing and other ser vices that are usually only available in the hospital setting he said As the general trend in health care moving towards community based care it is essential that we gain experience and expertise in alternative forms of deli very He also mentioned the hospital is undergoing a time of transi tion Departmentalization or the division of medical services into categories such as obstetrics or surgery with one chief doctor responsible for care m each unit is a major priority he said Once the hospital has establish ed the categories said the hospital will develop a quality assurance program to measure the quality of care in each depart The final report of the evening was given by Sophie Henley representative of the presidents committee for the Hospital lliary who said the volunteers have continued to work on the wards morning and evening assisting in rehabilitation operating the gift shops and gift cart As well the volunteers offer marketing services such as the new born baby photography and In the Bennett Health Care Centre Say I saw it in The Herald to THE FUN ENDS JULY10 SHOP 1 COMPARE CUT STYLE Includes GST With Monica or Christina 8736027 aHOT ON FORD TEMPO MERCURY TOPAZi MY GENERATION 50 OFF All Summer Merchandise DOWNTOWN GEORGETOWN MAN ST S 873 2851 BICYCLE CLEARANCE We re during out ALL our bikes to mike room our umple Sieve Bluer Samiell flicer 19 Reg SALE J GEORGETOWN LOCATION ONLY 111 FINANCING IT PLUS 89 MONTH FINANCING OR UP TO 1000 CASH BACK J ON A WIDE SELECTION OF CARS AND TRUCKS SEE YOUR LOCAL FORD MERCURY DEALER MORE firing on pp For AnmfWOOOcaih Ringer If rwJixrrf firunong the be tool aw borrowing would be Some to dealer for ill Die MOA Da ON lt