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in si de ha lto n. co m O ak vi lle B ea ve r | T hu rs da y, M ay 24 ,2 01 8 | 40404 For information please contact Veronica 905-637-0879 Spanish students are coming to Burlington and Oakville and we need families to host! This is a wonderful opportunity for cultural exchange. Students attend classes and activities Monday to Friday. Remuneration of $918 to offset costs. Open Your Hearts and Homes this July HOST FAMILIES NEEDED! VISIT US ONLINE AT BADBOY.CA TO VIEW ALL BAD BOY LOCATIONS TOMORROW 8A M! NOOONOOOHSTHSTNOOOHS VISIT US ONLINE AT BADBO FRIENDS & FAMI LY VIP SALE! A cheque for $93,000 was recently directed toward fi- nancing the ophthalmolo- gy ultrasound unit at Oak- ville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital. Donations raised half the amount and the Lions Club International Foun- dation matched that total. "On behalf of the care- givers and patients at Oak- ville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital, we thank all the donors and the Lions Clubs International Founda- tion," said Mary McPher- son, CEO of the Oakville Hospital Foundation (OHF). "The generous con- tributions to Perspective Marketing's Buy a Brick campaign from individuals and the various Lions Clubs of District A-711 have strongly supported this campaign. We could not have purchased this vital equipment without their support." The OHF, which part- ners with the community to fund essential medical equipment for the Oakville hospital, recognized Pra- vin Sharma, member of the development committee, for her vision and leader- ship and Steve Montague, CEO of Perspective Mar- keting and founder of the Buy a Brick Campaign, for his drive and commitment. The OHF also lauded the Oakville Trafalgar Lions Club, the Burlington Lions Club and the cabinet of District A-711 for their full support during the pro- cess and completion for the approval of the matching grant. NEWS OTMH thrilled with donation toward ophthalmology ultrasound unit KEVIN NAGEL knagel@metroland.com The Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital's fundraising campaign to help finance an ophthalmology ultrasound unit was a resounding success. In the photo are (from left) development committee member Pravin Sharma, OHF's Aleta Mayer and Wayne Hoey, district governor Surinder Sharma and OTMH's Dr. Rajiv Bindlish. OTMH/photo From an automated lab- oratory to bedpan sani- tizers that know when they need more detergent, tech- nology in hospitals is evolving rapidly. A panel of experts talked about what is mak- ing smart hospitals so smart during an Oakville Chamber of Commerce breakfast, which was held at the Hilton Garden Inn Friday, April 20. The event attracted more than 100 people and focused largely on thefocused largely on thef state-of-the-art features present in the new Oak- ville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital (OTMH). Those present heard from Bill Bailey, vice presi-from Bill Bailey, vice presi-f dent, redevelopment, Hal- ton Healthcare; Sandy Sag- gar, chief information offi- cer, Halton Healthcare; and Shanti Gidwani, na- tional senior director, health care, Cisco Canada. Bailey discussed a num- ber OTMH's components including its 500-kilowatt solar array, which is val- ued at more than $3 million and was donated to the hospital by Hatch, a Cana- dian owned and globally operating engineering, procurement and con- struction management firm.firm.f The array was installed Experts discuss smart hospitals during Oakville chamber event Changes intended to improve efficiency and give hospital staff more time with patients DAVID LEA dlea@metroland.com l See AUTOMATION, page 46