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@ THE OSHAWA TIMES, Wednesday, July 31, 1963 mea IT COULD BE PERCH OR LUNKER BRASS Serer et em eens eee oer eareaneve ree an Peete aS Hospital Proud Of Reputation The Port Perry hospital has;in the hospital is currently be- | been described as "both friend-| ing installed at a cost of over) ly and well equipped." | $3,000. | Hospital superintendent Mrs. | The suction method will be! K. M. Hook says that the many! used when the system is com- | visitors to the disirict are pleas-| plete and will serve every pati- | ed and surprised to find big city lent and the operating room. | standards in a rural hospital. | Mrs. Hook is véry pround of the| The hospital was opened in $15,000 x-ray equipment. which | January 1953 and serves Port/is available in the hospital, A | Perry and the townships of)| full time x-ray technician will | Reach, Scugog and Cartwright. | be working at the hospital after | It has 30 bed-capacity, two bed | August 1. } and three bed wards, and pri- | Last year 117 births were | vate rooms, | dealt with at the hospital which | Mrs, Hook noted that the hos- } has a nursery handling ten! pital had dealt with exactly' babies. Various needs of the | 10,000 cases in the ten years | nursery are capably handled by | since: the opening. 1962 $aW/the well stocked laundry and/ 1,018 admissions kitchen : Emergency cases shoot up in the summer months, Mrs Hook pointed out, as there are an increased number of cuts, | fractures and boating = acci-! dents. "Of course there are the | usual run of fish hooks to be re- | moved from unwary anglers in} the summer months," she said. | Mrs. Hook, a native of Green-/ bank, has been superintendent | of the hospital for eight years | and has been on staff since the | building opened. At present she is responsible for the day-to~<da) running of the hospital and supervision of the 32. member} staff The building is equipped with | much up to date equipment. An oxygen supply for every room > Mrs. Hook mentioned that the | ; Smooth running of the commu- | nity hospital was greatly help- | ed by the activities of Women's | Auxiliary. She pointed out that} the organization had met half| the cost of the x-ray equipment, the new oxygen supply installa- tion and the full cost e@ a new | electro cardiograph The superintendent said that service to the area was greatly aided by an excellent ambu. lance service run by the owner of a Port Perry taxi company, Charlies Brignall } City people are surprised to) see the standards set in our little hospital,"" Mis. Hook com- mented and pointed out new ac- | _ MacMillan-Orchards 1 MILE NORTH OF WHITBY ON quisitions such as a new anes- Coal, Fuel Oil and a full line of ; Lumber and Builder's Supplies Specializing in the Cottage Trade @ FREE DELIVERY e Over 80% of our lumber and Build- ing Supplies are under cover. Just another step to serve you better, FUEL & LUMBER SCUGOG AND WATER STREETS thetic machine and an electro- surgical unit. 4 Both holiday makers and local residents are well served by the friendly staff and excel- lent facilities of the Port Perry community hospital. 985-7951 e RADIOS e HARDWARE e PLUMBING e FURNACES e ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES Due to this being a resort area we have everything for the Cott- age and the Fisherman at the right price! . . . Let us help you with Hardware Needs! tos noble HARDWARE PORT PERRY & N BS ~ ROW SSS OF NO. 12 HIGHWAY SS WEST SI A comolete line of farm fresh fruits and vegetables: APPLES - PEACHES - PEARS - PLUMS - EGGS - CIDER - APPLEBUTTER & NONEY - BOX AND POTTED PLANTS OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK TILL 10 P.M. : PHONE 985-2211 te ot a eee