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11 | Thursday, February 26, 2015 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com NEWS AND INFORMATION FROM OAKVILLE-TRAFALGAR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FEBRUARY 2015 OTMH celebrates Sweet 65th Anniversary Halton Healthcare Services marked Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital's (OTMH) 65th Anniversary with a "Sweet 65" Chocolate Affair on February 18, 2015. Held in the OTMH Cafeteria, this event was a great opportunity to celebrate the Hospital's history and its successes since its opening. "Today we have an opportunity to walk down memory lane and reminisce a little as we celebrate our history, our "sweet successes", and all the good times we had at OTMH." said Denise Hardenne, HHS President and CEO. "Built by the community for the community, Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital opened with 50 beds, 13 staff doctors, and 13 nurses in February of 1950 and has been growing ever since to keep pace with the healthcare needs of its rapidly growing community." HHS will close its current 327 Reynolds Street OTMH location when it moves to the New Oakville Hospital at Dundas Street and Third Line, in December 2015. The Sweet 65 Anniversary celebration was w as the first first in a series of celebrations celebrations that are being organized throughout the year to recognize and honour OTMH's history. Town of Oakville's contribution The Oakville Town Council pre-approved $130 million in its 2015 capital budget for its local share commitment to the New Oakville Hospital at its meeting held Monday, January 26, 2015. Council also approved the terms for the transfer of the Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital site to the town. "Building a new hospital for Oakville is a once in a lifetime opportunity," said Denise Hardenne, President & CEO, Halton Healthcare Services. "We have benefited from the tremendous support we received from the Town of Oakville both in terms of financial support and through their contributions at the Board level and as a member of the Capital Planning Advisory Committee. With the support of the Town of Oakville, Halton Healthcare Services will successfully deliver on its April 2010 promise to make the new Oakville hospital a reality." Get involved as a Patient or Family Advisor We're looking for both Patient and Family Advisors to be part of our team. Immediate opportunities are available on our newly launched Patient and Family Advisory Council (see photo right) as well as some special project work across our organization. To qualify, you must be a patient and/or, a family member or caregiver of a patient who has received care at any HHS hospital within the past two years. Are you interested in working in partnership with our hospitals to create a more patient and family centred care environment and experience? For more information, please contact Patient Relations at 905-845-2571, ext. 6578 or visit our website: www.haltonhealthcare.com and apply online. OTMH Memory Book Do you have a favorite memory or story about Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital? Would you like to share your thoughts, testimonial, a photo, or even a video? We have set up a special virtual OTMH Memory Book online on our website, www.haltonhealthcare.com. Please take a moment to sign the Memory Book and record your favourite recollections so we can take them with us as part of our history when we move to the New Oakville Hospital in December 2015. HHS recognized as Local Food Champions Halton Healthcare Services (HHS) was recently recognized as Local Food Champions, in the Broader Public Sector by the Ontario Greenbelt at the 2015 Local Food Symposium in Niagara-on-the-Lake. The award recognized HHS and its Good For You, Locally Grown Food Services project for its innovative approach to adding more local food to hospital menus and successfully leading the way to create systemic changes in the public sector by increasing local food awareness. Presentation of Award (left to right) Anita Stewart, Author & Culinary Activist, University of Guelph; Elma Hrapovich, Director, Clinical Nutrition & Food Services, Halton Healthcare Services; Marianne Katusin, Manager, Operational Readiness, Food Services, Halton Healthcare Services; Burkhard Mausberg, CEO, Ontario Green Belt Fund Are you eligible for OHIP-funded physiotherapy? Available at Work-Fit Total Therapy Centre You may be eligible for OHIP-funded physiotherapy offered through Work-Fit Total Therapy Centre at OTMH if you have a valid Ontario Health Card (OHIP), a doctor's or a nurse practitioner's referral and one of the following: · · · If you are 19 years of age or younger, or 65 years of age or older If you are receiving benefits from Ontario Works or the Ontario Disability Support Program If you have been discharged from hospital after an overnight stay for a condition requiring physiotherapy The most recent issue of the Your Health@HHS eNewsletter was released in February. Check it out at www.haltonhealthcare.com and subscribe today. Sign up for HHS Newsletter The Work-Fit Total Therapy Centre, owned and operated by Halton Healthcare Services, is located in the Outpatient Rehabilitation Department of OTMH, located at 327 Reynolds Street, Oakville. For more information call 905-845-9540. All net proceeds support hospital programs. Stay connected! 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