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? ? ^ ? ? U J Q P C " H K V \ D [ F G U K I P E C ^ Y Y Y H K V \ D [ F G U K I P E C Time is Precious, Mistakes are Costly and Decorating is complicated. Inquire about your Personal Design Consultation Renovate Decorate Celebrate 5 J Q P C ( K V \ I G T C N F At Fitz by Design we are committed to creating breathtaking, functional spaces that are unique as the individuals living in them. 5 Friday , O ctober 29, 2010 O A KVILLE BEA V ER w w w .o akvillebeaver .co m pace with the communitys growth. According to Oliver, following Gilgans very last board meeting, the developer volunteered to help build the new hospital when the time came. That brings us here today. A decade later, true to his word. We asked andboy, was Peter here to help, said Oliver. This $10 million gift is the largest gift ever received by the hospital or any other organiza- tion in Oakville. It is a pace-setting gift that has set a new benchmark for philanthropy in our community. Peter, on behalf of all of us who work at the hospital, for all those who are going to benefit from the care they receive at the new hospital, I just want to extend to you our most sincere thank you and gratitude for this absolutely amazing generosity. Oliver also said that because of this generos- ity, the new Oakville hospitals inpatient tower will be called the Peter Gilgan Patient Care Centre. The centre will be home to the hospitals medical and surgical inpatient units, which will offer a full-range of medical and post-surgical specialty care to the community. To reduce the risk of infection and enhance patient privacy and comfort, 80 per cent of the hospitals inpatient bedrooms will be designed for single-patient use. The Peter Gilgan Patient Care Centre will support family involvement by including ameni- ties such as family rooms, lounges, shower facil- ities, kitchenettes and more. Halton Healthcare Services Chief of Staff Dr. Lorne Martin described the impact of Gilgans gift by recalling a recent incident in which a patient came into OTMH with abdom- inal pain. Martin pointed out that ultrasound equip- ment that was purchased through another donation to the OHF was used and a life-threat- ening condition was detected that was not evi- dent from the patients history and not evident from the examination. After this discovery the patient was rushed into surgery. Theres one story of a contribution someone made creating the ability to buy equipment like this and one life has been saved, said Martin. Peter, I know your gift is going to generate many stories like this and you wont hear any of them. I wanted to recognize you now because this will be the result of this tremendous gift youve given us. While the OHF would not say how close it is to reaching its $60 million commitment, it did reveal it is ahead of their internal goal. The new Oakville hospitals local share also requires $200 million from the Town of Oakville and $270 million from hospital revenues. Hospital tower to be named Peter Gilgan Patient Care Centre NIKKI WESLEY / OAKVILLE BEAVER $10-MILLION STETHOSCOPE: Eve Willis presents Peter Gilgan with a ceremonial stethoscope on the future site of the new Oakville hospital. Continued from page 4