sNEWS AND INFORMATION FROM OAKVILLE-TRAFALGAR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL MAY 2011 Call to OrderSail, Run, Walk, Cycle and Fundraise for Our HospitalHalton Healthcare Services (HHS) has recently introduced Call to Order, a new Room Service food delivery system, 6th Annual OTMH Regattaon its Maternal Child and Medical/Surgical Units at Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital (OTMH). This new Saturday, June 18, 2011innovative system allows patients to choose what and Bronte Harbour Yacht Clubwhen they can eat. Like its name implies, with Call to Order, patients can order their food by telephone from Since 2006, thanks to the generous support of their hospital room anytime during the day. our past sponsors and participants, the OTMH Regatta, founded by BMO Nesbitt Burns, has raised more than $90,000 for the purchase of new medical Call to Order was introduced at OTMH and is available equipment for Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital (OTMH). from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., seven days a week on selected units. Patients can expect to receive their meals Now the time to register your crew, start collecting pledges, and win some amazing prizes is here again! at their bedside within 45 minutes after they place their New this year, the Amarna OTMH Regatta Match Program will match pledges of $50 or more at 30%, up order.to $10,000. Therefore if you receive a pledge for $50, that pledge amount will grow by $15 to $65. Please encourage your pledge donors to stretch their pledges and take advantage of this match program. Visit www.otmhregatta.com for more information. Volunteer for the Oakville HospitalAre you looking for experience or new 15th Annual OTMH Classicplaces to use your skills? Then why not Sunday, June 19, 2011become a member of the Oakville Hospital Volunteer Association! We can fi nd a Wallace Park, Oakvillecomfortable fi t for you within the Hospital. If Join your friends and neighbours for the you want to be physically active, you could 15th Annual OTMH Classic. This fun-fi lled transport patients or take healthy snacks family event features a 5km Run, 5km to staff. If youre good with equipment, Power Walk, 3km Walk, and a 1km Fun you could provide computer training or Run for children under the age of 12. install equipment for ConnectCARE, a hospital owned and operated service that helps seniors live Following the races, participants will enjoy a independently in the comfort of their own homes. Would you like to interact with patients? Then you complimentary Fathers Day Breakfast, interactive games, crafts, entertainment, and fantastic prizes. could help deliver meals, implement recreational activities or visit with Dialysis patients during their treatments.Your support is critical and this year your donation will go even further thanks to the Amarna community match challenge. Pledges of $50 or more will be generously matched by 30% up to For these and other volunteer opportunities, please contact us: Call (905) 338-4643, $10,000. Visit www.otmhclassic.com to register and start fundraising today.Email lparente@haltonhealthcare.on.ca, Log on to www.haltonhealthcare.com. Tour de Halton5 Things You Should Know About the New Saturday, September 24, 2011Sixteen Mile Sports Complex, OakvilleOakville HospitalGet on your bike and ride 25 km, 50 km, or 100 km on 1. 80% single patient rooms. More single Saturday, September 24 in the fi rst ever Tour de Halton in patient rooms mean more privacy for patients support of the new Oakville Hospital. The routes will begin and opportunities for family to stay overnight at Sixteen Mile Sports Complex where cyclists will ride on with their loved one. This will support important one of three routes. The routes range from a 25 km ride to enhanced infection control practices a 100 km challenging ride for more serious cyclists. and reduce hospital-acquired infections.The perfect distance awaits you. There is a route for everyone. After, stay for the Apres Ride featuring a BBQ, music and entertainment for cyclists, family 2. A new cancer clinic will provide patient and friends! Visit www.tourdehalton.com to register and start fundraising today.assessment, teaching, counselling, information resources, chemotherapy administration, blood transfusions, procedures and clinical trials for oncology patients. Halton Healthcare Services Corporation Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony3. The new hospital project will be Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Thursday, June 16, 2011(LEED) Canada certifi ed. The rating system is used for new construction and major renovations 6:00 p.m. Wine and Cheese Receptionstandardizing high-performance benchmarks for the design, construction and maintenance of green 7:00 p.m. Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremonybuildings.Oakville Conference Centre 2515 Wyecroft Road, Oakville 4. An enhanced infection prevention and control program will allow the new hospital to By-law changes will be recommended.respond promptly and effectively to a new era of infectious diseases Audited financial statements will be available at the meeting or by calling the Hospital Administration Office at 905-815-5114. Join us! 5. Construction anticipated to begin Summer 2011!17 Friday, May 27, 2011 OAKVILLE BEAVER www.insideHALTON.com