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p24 weekender saturday january 1 7 1 998 maikham a year in review 1997 did you know cstoufiville a hospital that 2160 babies were delivered in 1997 our clinics support new moms by providing information on breastfeeding postpartum checkups and a 24 hour help line that over 43500 xrays were taken last year over 1 5500 ultrasounds were performed over 4600 ct scans were obtained and over 274000 laboratory tests were conducted and we are keeping up with technology thanks to the support of our community diagnostic system services that surgeons performed 6998 procedures in our operating suite last year with advances in technology medidney over twothirds of the procedures are done on an outpatient basis which means patients can return home the same day tq the comfort of a familiar environment that our mental health system provides care and support for adults and adolescents experiencing anxiety clinical depression and other disorders over 1 2283 visits were made to our adult outpatient mental health services and 3140 appointments were held in our child and adolescent family services in 1997 that our emergency department staff treated approximately 33000 patients last year and we know how important your time is so we monitor our time patients spent on average 242 hours in our emergency department this includes time required for registration treatment and tests that our annual inpatient satisfaction survey and emergency department survey tell us what we aredoing well and what you would like us to improve upon you told us we need to improve in communicating information id you we are working on it that clinical education is a lifelong journey that is why we assist university students in their education last year approxima tely 200 students- worked at mshaspart of their study programs th dt we depend upon volunteers over 550 volunteers and 220 summer student volunteers provided over 50000 hours of their time last year to help their community an outstanding commitment that we are a latex allergy azvare hospital because some people are highly sensitive to latex or natural rubber so remember mylar balloons only that we employ over 980 staff to provide you with the care you need that we provide interpretive services ih 140 languages through the att language services hneand someofour own staff representing diverse cultures can provide interpretation as well collectively in over 35 languages t thai revenues from parking fees are used to main tain the parking lot- and c support healthcare services r that 217 staff volunteers- and physicians have been nominated xsifice 1994 to receive 0efafthersth excellence aivard because they made your exverienceygreat last year 5 people j were 9 awarded a partnefs yln excellence yinrf oy y their- commitment to our mission s health records department staff that adults with diabetes can learn lifestyle management skills to assist them in leading normal lives just ask onelfx the 400 adults who attended- tijj 5 thdiabetes clinic last year vl elizabeth woodbury president presents staff member bill clews partners in excellence award that 1711 patients received education and self management skills by attending our asthma education clinic that 312 visits were made to diir pediatric diabetes clinic last year where children newly diagnosed withy diabetes received life management skills education that there were 2740 visits toi our pediatric child developmen tal clinic which in partnership with a local school provides diagnosis and intervention for children with specialdevelopmen tal needs mission our mission is to dedicate ourselves to excellence in community health care whichis compassionate patient and family centered and consistent with the needs of marlarn stouffvule and surrounding comniunities fundainental to this mission is our commitment thatevery patients visit to markham stouf f ville hospital will be a great experience stqufivinb maikham fax 9054727086 hospital l3p7p3 website wwwmshonca your feedback is always welcome please contact rosalie penny public relations at 9054727095 -ij- ambulance fire department police 911 emergency numbers markham stouffville hospital i emergency dept 4727111