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There are these Just because someone comesThis new Quebec strain has a characteristic of antibiotics.bullet or intervention thatrapid tests that most hospi-down with it in one ward, thatbeing more difficult to eliminate fromAs antibiotics are typical-works for this, said Rau.tals have access to and then doesnt mean thats where they gothospital surfaces than the old strain,ly administered in a hospital,I think its multiplethere is a more expensive it, said Rau.C. difficile epidemics are aninterventions.technology that is more They may have been in anotherand also this new strain seems to produce ever-present threat andOne thing, Rau said,decisive in picking up cases ward and been in an environmentmore of the dormant spores than the old intense infection controlOTMH is doing differentlyand excluding cases as where another patient a few weeksstrain."measures are needed to keepfrom other hospitals is thewell, said Rau.earlier had a case.the extremely contagiousway it detects C. difficile.We made a consider-While tracking and detection of Dr. Neil Rau, infectious disease specialist,bacteria from spreadingWe have implementedable investment both from C. difficile is important, thoroughmedical director of infection prevention and control,from one patient to another.sophisticated TCR-baseda capital perspective and an cleaning is what keeps a few casesHalton Healthcare Servicesfrom becoming an epidemic.C. difficile is found in feces andoperating cost perspective does not go person-to-people can get infected if they touch MASONRY & FIREPLACE DESIGN SPECIALISTSto move to this better person and immediately surfaces contaminated with feces, andtechnology that is avail-cause disease in a neigh-DENTURESthen touch their mouths or eyes.able in teaching hospitals bouring patient the way t agRau said when the hospital hasinrttaSand in very few commu-the Norwalk virus might. patients with C. difficile, hospitalnity hospitals.So it can take a while for a staff are extremely aggressive in the$Rau said this new test-hospitals surveillance or $cleaning of the patients room andChimney Capsing is important because tracking system to recog-379contact surfaces.579ea.in the past, less effective nize the importance of the We use a very concentrated sub-Chimney Repointingtesting led hospital offi-rising rates or to notice 905-815-8208stance that we dont routinely usecials to believe C. difficile the rising rates at all for hospital cleaning. UnfortunatelyLIMITED TIME OFFERMasonary Fireplace Repairwas present when it was because the cases can be it is not that easy to work with andnot and vice versa.occurring all over the can be quite corrosive, but it doesDesign & InstallationExperience with C. dif-hospital in a gradual fash-get rid of the invisible dormant formficile, particularly in 2007, ion.of C. difficile, which is known as ahas also helped OTMH Rau said OTMH has a Fireplace Refacingspore, said Rau.refine its process for deal-very careful tracking sys-These dormant spores are verying with it.tem that is always moni-resistant to cleaning and disinfectionWe already have many toring cases of C. difficile with usual hospital disinfectants andstructures in place to and reviewing those cases this new Quc strain has a charac-respond to a slight to see if they originated in teristic of being more difficult toincrease in C. difficile the community or in the www.cobblestonembers.comeliminate from hospital surfaces thanrates, said Rau.hospital. 406 SPEERS RD., OAKVILLE the old strain, and also this newWhat has happened in If it originated in the ACROSS FROM RONA LANSING 905.337.2066strain seems to produce more of thesome other places is C. hospital, officials then dormant spores than the old strain.difficile has slowly crept look to see where in the Rau also said that every fourup on them. C. difficile hospital it was picked up.weeks all medical and surgical wardsare cleaned as though C. difficile is(behind Terra Greenhouses,present, even when there are noHwy. #5)known cases in OTMH. 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It is historically associated with the General cvansligtenhorst@oakville.ca. Electric Lamp Plant which operated on the site for over 60 years. On June 27, 2011, Oakville Town Council resolved to pass a The building is a reminder of the areas 20th century industrial For more details on the heritage values of this property,Notice of Intention to Designate 420 South Service Road East past and is a visible landmark in the local area.visit www.oakville.ca/publicnoticesarchive.htmor scan here:(part of lot 12, concession 3 SDS, as in TW14350, except part 1, plan PE227; lots 113 and 114, plan 1009) as a property of Any objection to this designation must be filed no later than Last date to file notice of objection is August 12, 2011. Objections should be directed to Cathie Best, cultural heritage value and interest under Section 29 of the August 12, 2011.Ontario Heritage ActTown Clerk, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, Ontario L6H 0H3. , R.S.O. 1990, c. 18.www.insideHALTON.com OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday, July 13, 2011 8