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NEWS AND INFORMATION FROM OAKVILLEâ€" TRAFALGA:H[E'ORTAL HOSPITAL Welcome... V.P. Nursing â€" A Starry, Starry Night See you there. U L IVILI staff, nurses and physicians invite all children to bring along their favourite teddy, doll or plush toy which may be in need of a little care to our Teddy Bear Hospital. Our care team will introduce children to some aspects of the hospital in a friendly environâ€" ment. This handsâ€"on experience will feature admitting, emerâ€" gency, xâ€"ray, lab, paediatrics, rehab services and dental. Where: Oakville Place Shopping Centre When: Tuesday, August 30 to Thursday, September 1 Time: 10 a.m.â€"2 p.m. 6â€"8 p.m. Dieter Kuntz, President CEO for OTMH ; announced the appointment of Laurelâ€"Anne _ Wallace as Viceâ€"President, Nursing, effcctxve August 2, 1994. Mrs. Wallace was the Viceâ€"President, Patlent : Care Services at the Queensway General Hospital for seven years, the founding Viceâ€" President, Nursing at the Credit Valley Hospital and a Nursing Manager at the Toronto General Hospital. During her orientation at OTMH, patients and visitors will see Laurelâ€"Anne working on the frontâ€"line on every nursing unit throughout the hospital. In a memo that Mrs. Wallace circulated to nursing staff she states, "in giving handsâ€"on care myself and being actively involved in the units, I believe I will develop a deeper and more lasting understanding of what nurses are experiencing on the front line. I want to learn your aspirations and needs and your feelings about patient care and the quality of your work life. I think the relationships I hope to establish with all of you will have the best start possible through sharing nursâ€" ing care." Laurelâ€"Anne‘s extensive background in nursing and dedication to patient care is a welcomed addition to the OTMH team. Laurelâ€"Anne Wallace, V.P. Nursing, OTMH aurel-Anne Wallace V.P. Nursing The Healthy Oakyville Steering Committee invites you to attend a meeting to be held Thursday, September 22, 1994 at 7:30 at the Halton Regional Centre, 1151 Bronte Road, Oakville. Rhonda Hustler, Provincial Coordinator, Ontario Healthy Communities will explain the healthy communities concept. In addition, our four issue group leaders will invite you to join them in their activities related to bike paths, volunteering/good neighâ€" bourship, leisure/family activities and the local economy. Healthy Communities is a broadâ€"based approach for improving the health of individuals and communities through community developâ€" ment, and healthy public policy. The members of the Steering committee include residents of Oakville, and represenâ€" tatives of a variety of organizations includâ€" ing Ford of Canada, the Oakvilleâ€" Trafalgar Memorial Hospital, Region of Halton, Town of Oakville, Halton Social Planning Council and Oakville Centre for peace, ecology and human rights. Call Lorraine Farrow, Health Promotion at OTMH at 338â€"4147 for more information. Here are some of the healthâ€" care services currently available to you at OTMH: e Angioplasty e Children‘s Services e CT Scanning and other advanced diagnostic imaging services such as ultrasound and nuclear medicine e Dermatology, including a Uâ€"V clinic for psoriasis e Emergency Services e General Surgery e Maternity Services e Neuro Rehabilitation e Ophthalmology Services e Orthopaedic Clinic e Pacemaker Services e Psychiatry e Urology e A wide variety of Outâ€"Patient Services, including Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Language Pathology , Day Surgery and Medical Day Care A full range of other services such as neurosurgery, openâ€"heart surgery and oncology are availâ€" able by referral within the extended regional health care network. _ , OJ : Mow