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2d c markham stouffville hospital maifcham hospital 1995 iharks 100th anniversary of xray discovery m x o co a tour of diagnostic imaging services hospital shows how far it at markham stouffville has evolved co m 3 m s cd m g to 0 tn byrenagalanis advertising features visitors to markham stouffville hospitals wishing wellness 95 community open house and health fair are invited to tour the diagnostic imaging services which offer the most recent tech nology available anywhere in canada comprised of radiology mam mography ultra sound and nuclear medicine the depart ment has managed to attract young dynamic medical and technical staff for the highest quality testing and assessment says director of diagnostic imag ing services lynne campkin many local residents have the impression that they have to go to downtown toronto to get sophisticated testing but the standard weve established and the equipment we have makes the xray machine has evolved into highly sophisticated sen sitive equipment from which an image can be retracted in frac tions of a second markham stouffville hospitals technical coordinator ken laycock gives a demonstration tjf get off to a nutritious start at the corn boil in the central courtyard hosted by your hospital board of directors enjoy fresh corn on the cob ice cream and cold drinks have your face painted by pepper or deedee the clown drop by our health fair in the restaurant pick up lots of important information on health preven tion and healthy lifestyles have your blood pres sure checked too children can help make a patch work quilt learn to bathe a baby doll and experi ment with finger casting expired or unfinished prescriptions can also be deposited at our pharmacy booth children who have brought their favourite teddydolly with them are invited to go to our dr bear xray clinic in diagnostic imaging to have an xray taken followed by a visit to our precious friends clinics in the medical dayambulatory care unit for a casting of a broken arm or leg be sure to stop by the outpatient lab on the way to pick up your special gift bicycle safety rodeo takes place in the lower west end staff parking lot be sure to have your hel met checked for safety markham fire department accompanied by sparky the dog and markhamstouffville ambulance services accom panied by ambu andy will also be on hand with their vehicles for the kids to check out free line dancing demonstrations in the hos pital auditorium every 15 minutes from 115 pm to 345 pm that unnecessary services are now available at their doorstep in their community hospital in addition there is full integra tion at the medical level promot ing prompt communication between consulting radiologists specialists and family physicians this year marks xrays centen nial anniversary and a tour of the hospitals diagnostic imaging department shows how far the evolution of medical technology has come in a relatively short period of time indeed the first xray tubes produced radiation in a random manner and the shadowy images obtained during experimentation took 60 to 90 minutes for one picture campkin says fe exposure is measured in fractions of a sec ond and of course patient safety has also improved exponentially in addition the use of computers to image processing have made nuclear medicine ultra sound arid computerized tomography ct scans possible for example our new atl 3000 ultrasound system pro vides very high resolution images of internal organs and anato my campkin adds it provides the mammography suite pic tured above will be part of the open house at the hospital this weekend one in nine women will develop breast cancer in their lifetime mak ing screening an imperative photosloriemmerson images of the fetus as well as giv ing information on blood flow direction and velocity nuclear medicine studies help physicians diagnose organ and physiological systems which are not functioning properly a radioactive pharmaceutical is injected into the patient specific to the organ system under inves tigation also part of the open house tour this weekend is the mam mography suite one in nine women will develop breast can cer in their lifetime says staff radiologist dr chris stephen given this screening mammo grams offer us a tool to decrease the number of women who will die from this disease he adds a cancer less than 15 cm in size is almost universally curable but that size is very difficult to feel most tumors cannot be felt unless theyre more than two centimeters thats why the tech nology we offer iso important the wishing wellness commu nity open house health fair takes place this sunday sept 24 from 1pm to 4 pm at markham stouffville hospital staff will be on hand to answer any questions and children are invited to bring their favorite teddy bear or dolly for an xray in dr bears xray clinic mental health group programs offer solace and coping skills byrenagalanis advertising features the mental health depart ment at the markham stouf fville hospital offers a variety of programs geared to meet the diverse needs of the com munity comprised of a 25bed in patient unit an outpatient mental health clinic a bridge program as well as crisis response services the depart ment deals with patients from their teens on up we have strived to offer a seamless service which allows for a transition from emer gency care to inpatient care and finally access to outpa tient therapists says chief of psychiatry dr david koczer ginski we can follow a patient through offering sup port and care services until they can reasonably cope inde pendently its a system which allows patients to develop their own support systems through inter- action with other patients but still promotes independence by continuing services on a part- time basis while the patient is back in their community group programs run out of the outpatient mental health clinic cover everything from understanding depression stress management leisure and wellness womens and mens groups- as well as a community group the members are referred by a physician and usually partici pation takes place after an acute crisis has been resolved and when other issues at the in the field of mental health in general there used to be an impression that patients dont get better butthatfs definitely not true treatments are effective and allow people to get back to functioning normally root of a problem can be dealt with more effectively treatment is very much indi vidualized and the groups offer just one aspect of care dr koczerginski says but its imperative because it puts patients in a social setting and makes them realize they are not alone in facing a dilemma or crisis the present economic cli mate has contributed to mak ing issues dealt with in the groups a reality for many he adds for example the stress management group provides members with the opportunity to develop methods based on their individual needs for deal ing with stress the leisure and wellness group outlines the importance of recreation in peoples live and the necessity to create a balance between work and leisure activities furthermore depression is also to some degree a symp tom of the times and the understanding depression group offers those suffering from it and their families a venue to come to terms with it and discover causes treatment as well as strategies to cope in the field of mental health in general there used to be an impression that patients dont get better but thats definitely not true dr koczerginski says treatments are effective and allow people to get back to functioning normally for more information on the mental health department at the markham stouffville hos pital call 4727011