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39 | Thursday, October 27, 2016 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com NEWS AND INFORMATION FROM OAKVILLE TRAFALGAR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Cancer care services closer to home Your Health Easing access to diabetes care Diabetes affects nine out of every 100 residents in the Mississauga Halton LHIN Region. Ongoing education and support is key to helping patients manage their diabetes effectively. In 2013, Halton Healthcare established a Diabetes Central Intake Program with Trillium Health Partners. This very successful program: · created a single access point for all diabetes programs in the Mississauga Halton LHIN · improved access and care coordination across the region · implemented an eReferral system, standardized insulin orders and regional triage criteria, and a wait-time tracking mechanism OCTOBER 2016 Ribbon Cutting Ceremony (Left to Right): Leslie Starr, Regional Vice President of the Mississauga Halton Central West Regional Cancer Program; Dr. John McPhaden, Director, Oncology, Halton Healthcare; Betty Birmingham; Frank Cooney and Denise Hardenne, Halton Healthcare President and CEO A new chapter of healthcare in Oakville was celebrated at the official opening of the new Cancer Care Clinic at the Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital. The clinic brings a wide range of cancer care services closer to home for patients and their families in Halton. These include: · assessments, education, and counseling · chemotherapy administration · blood transfusions · procedures and clinical trials · radiation consultations Feedback from the community has been very positive. "I am deeply grateful to the tremendous support of the caregivers I dealt with in the Cancer Care Clinic. This is a first class operation," notes Frank Cooney, one of the Cancer Care Clinic's first patients. This milestone celebration signifies the culmination of collaborative work between Halton Healthcare, the Mississauga Halton Central West Regional Cancer Program and Cancer Care Ontario. It also acknowledged Betty Birmingham and her late husband, Bruce Birmingham, strong financial supporters of both the Hospital and cancer care services, and for whom the clinic is named. The Central Intake Program was recently recognized by the Mississauga Halton LHIN with a Partnering for a Healthy Community award for "Creating Simplified and Equitable Access to Diabetes Care". Today the Program has expanded its scope of services and receives, triages, and directs referrals to regional healthcare providers for diabetes care, mental health services and foot care. Mammothon On October 20, 2016 Halton Healthcare, in partnership with the Mississauga Halton Central West Regional Cancer Program, hosted Mammothon, a free breast screening event at all three of its hospitals. Women between the ages of 50 and 74 who had not had a mammogram in the last two years were encouraged to register for a free breast screening at the Georgetown Hospital, the Milton District Hospital or the Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital, with no doctor's referral required. "In Ontario, breast cancer is the most common cancer in women, affecting one in nine women in their lifetime and the risk of developing breast cancer increases with age," explains Dr. Jillian Feberwee, Lead Radiologist for Women's Imaging at Halton Healthcare. "Many women avoid or delay their regular mammogram - the very test that could help save their life." Looking for information on healthcare in Ontario? Whether you are looking for a flu clinic, a family physician, a walk in clinic or a specialized program or clinic in Ontario the Ontario Health Care Options website has the information that you are looking for. Visit the site at www.ontario.ca/locations/health to access a wealth of information that will help you locate the services that you need, when you need it and where you need it. This is a great resource for the holiday season when you may be visiting family and friends outside of your own community and require medical attention. Visiting the hospital during flu season During the flu season, please be aware of the risk to patients in the hospital and long term care centres and do not visit if you are ill or feeling unwell. When you do visit, please remember to wash your hands thoroughly when you arrive and before you leave. Flu shots are now available in your community. Check with your family physician if you are unsure whether this is an option for you and your family. Stay connected! For more information please visit our website, www.haltonhealthcare.com. www.haltonhealthcare.com GEORGETOWN · MILTON · OAKVILLE HOSPITALS