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OAKVILLE BEAVER Friday, October 30, 2009 · 24 Civitan Club of Oakville Donates Student Desks & Chairs to OTMH The Civitan Club of Oakville has long been a financial contributor to OTMH. When this year's annual request for support was received, the Club asked the Oakville Hospital Foundation if OTMH's Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Inpatient Service (CAPIS) had any special projects that required funding. Since all CAPIS patients are of student age, and their average hospital stay is between 12-16 days, they need to continue schooling despite their temporary hospital home. The unit required new desks and chairs for each patient room to assist the student patients who are not well enough to remain in the classroom. The Civitan Club of Oakville met the challenge and in early July, 10 student desks and chairs arrived at OTMH. Partnering with Steelcase Canada, and its largest Canadian office furniture dealer POI Office Interiors, the Civitan Club was able to secure $10,000 worth of equipment for a donation of $6,500. Thank you for the health of our community. New desks and chairs in a patient room Sherway Gardens Hosting Affair of the Heart Fundraising Event Sunday, November 1, 2009 Sherway Gardens, Etobicoke, ON www.affairoftheheart.ca This is an incredible inaugural event in support of women's heart health presented and hosted by Sherway Gardens! More than 1,200 guests will gain after-hours access to get a jump-start on holiday shopping. Grab a glass of wine, snack on some heart-healthy appetizers and take advantage of exclusive retailer discounts and gift-with-purchase options. Guests will have the opportunity to win fantastic prizes including a Sherway Garden's shopping spree with a personal shopper, valued at $2,500! Proceeds will be used to purchase life-saving equipment for the OTMH Cardiology Department. Westoak Trails Plaza Grills Up Support The bi-annual Charity BBQ hosted by the tenants of the Westoak Trails Plaza took place on Saturday, September 19, 2009. More than $2,100 was raised through the purchase of barbeque lunches and the sale of raffle tickets. Proceeds will go towards funding the purchases of essential medical equipment at OTMH. One of the highlights of the event was a cheque presentation of a $6,000 donation from TD Canada Trust to the Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Inpatient Service (CAPIS) unit at OTMH. Thank you to Chris Smith, Manager, Customer Service and Sales at TD Canada Trust who secured this gift for the CAPIS unit. The CAPIS unit assists children, adolescents and Participants taking part in the barbecue lunch their families to achieve and maintain positive mental health. Laboratory Accreditation Patient Safety Expo HHS is holding its third annual Patient Safety EXPO 2009 in celebration of the quality and safety achievements over the past year. The Expo is an opportunity for HHS healthcare providers to share and promote patient safety initiatives with each other, our patients and our communities. A number of activities will be running throughout the month to coincide with National Patient Safety Week, which is being celebrated November 2 - 6, 2009. Members of the public are invited to drop in to our Expos to view the practice improvements and excellence in care. · Georgetown Hospital -- Tuesday November 3rd, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. · Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital -- Monday November 9th, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. · Milton District Hospital -- Wednesday November 18th, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Halton Healthcare Services (HHS) went "under the microscope" for an entire week in April of 2009 during the accreditation of its Laboratory Services at Georgetown Hospital, Milton District Hospital and OakvilleTrafalgar Memorial Hospital by the Quality Management Program Laboratory Services provincial regulatory agency. All three HHS hospital laboratories demonstrated outstanding performance during this stringent Ontario Laboratory Accreditation process and were each granted the highest possible status - a full 4-year accreditation certificate as of September 21, 2009. "Lab Accreditation involved a very complete, thorough and detailed inspection and review of our three hospital sites," said Mary Wilson Trider, HHS Vice-President Clinical and Corporate Services. "The final report was excellent. The impressive results we achieved across HHS is a credit to our Laboratory staff and physicians." It's a different Flu Season this Year This fall there are two types of flu viruses circulating in the community ­ the seasonal flu and the new H1N1 flu. Halton Healthcare Services will not be holding public flu clinics at its Oakville, Milton or Georgetown Hospitals this year. The Region of Halton Public Health Department is currently offering H1N1 vaccination clinics. For information about H1N1 or the seasonal flu vaccination clinics in your area please log on to the Halton Region website at www.halton.ca. You may also call 905-825-6000, 1-866-442-5866, TTY: 905-827-9833 for this information. If you are experiencing flu like symptoms: call your physician or TeleHealth Ontario at 1-866-797-0000, (TTY: 1-866-797-0007) to speak to a nurse. As a reminder, please do not visit patients in the hospital if you are sick or feeling unwell and if you do visit, please clean your hands thoroughly at one of our convenient hand washing stations as you enter and exit our hospital. Community Open House Halton Healthcare Services invites you to learn more about the New Oakville Hospital. Please join us: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. St. Ignatius of Loyola High School Cafeteria 1550 Nottinghill Gate, Oakville Drop in anytime between 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. to view information displays and speak with members of the New Oakville Hospital project team. For more information about the New Oakville Hospital visit www.newoakvillehospital.com.