Whitchurch-Stouffville Newspaper Index

Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), November 14, 1987, p. 12

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r x u pi2weekbndern0vembehh 1987 80s health care onestop clinic wave of future its all under one roof at health one in milliken nurse carol burrows and dr darryl milne review called the health care wave of the future onestop a patients chart clinics are flourishing in north america here chris sylviaprefontaine on november 23f youcouldbeabonus saver by chris sylviaprefontaine total health care centres have been flourishing out west in quebec and in the us for a decade are they the wave of the future for ontario dr darryl milne graduate of markham district high school and more recently of the uni versity of toronto thinks so as a result of that belief he joined the staff at the health one clinic at the markham su- percentre these clinics are good be cause the allinclusive testing facilities allow for more com plete care said the general practitioner patients no longer have to travel to various locations when there is a need for medical sup port services health one offers xray laboratory studies ultrasound pulmonary func tion testing and much more the clinic is open six days a week since sudden illness and acci dents are neither convenient nor predictable an appoint ment is not necessary walkin patients are welcomed and waiting time minimized in addition to extensive di agnostic equipment there are a number of specialized examina tion rooms to facilitate minor surgical procedures such as suturing of lacerations and the application and removal of casts the capability to handle minor emergencies combined with extended hours and short delays makes these clinics attractive to anyone who has ever waited three or more hours at a hospital emergency room markhams carol burrows is a registered nurse and has been working at health one since its inception in last november sodontmes thegrand opening of thenewnanonalbanr nearyou as the newlyappointed man ager she views the fact that there are a number of special ists working at the clinic as another plus besides three general practi tioners there are two dentists an optometrist podiatrist and two chiropractors on staff one day i had a man phone up and make an appointment to have a physical at noon to see the dentist at 100 and the optometrist at 200 said bur rows the various physicians gener ally work quite closely consult ing one another whenever a spe cialists opinion could improve the quality of patient care former hospital administra tor ron woods opened the clinic in an attempt to offer markham residents both convenience and servce we are service oriented said the president of health one you see places that in my opinion at least the patient comes second and the profes sionals come first he strives to achieve the opposite providing the patients with an opinion survey to ensure that his facility has met ex pectations woods finds that many local residents are unfamiliar with the clinic concept and so are still uncertain as to its use we are not just a walkin stressed woods seventyfive per cent of their work is done by appointment some people see total health centres as just a source for epi sodic care but the majority of people who come stay to de velop a routine relationship with a physician woods con cluded ejaton growth fund 1 year 5years for the year ending may 31 1987 these figures arc the average annual compound rates of return with dividends reinvested rates subject to change without notice fi eaton financial services a member of the laurenlian group eatons upper level markville centre 4791922 person to person financial services financial centre open store hours offered by eaton funds management limited sterling trust a member company of ra general trustco give your investments arqqsl mbwm 5 years annual inlcfcsl 3 years annual interest 1 year annual interest eilti interest it you depost interest in a sterling trust savwgsaccounl otter expires dec3lt987 multibenefit account 670 balance ol si0000 and up a sterling trust recommended investment ttovvw rsp term deposit i 4 extra interest over posted rates on i to 5 year rsp term deposit offer expires dec 31 1987 alolteis jrerwncumuuiw markham station plaza 231 main st n unit b l3p y6mlfil294xi7 n4i trrrjj

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