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ny economist sunsuntribune health saturday april 5 2003 17 hospital staff stressed out over sars from page it thursdays economist sunsuntribune seeks doctors nurses techni cians and clerical staff for the clinic advising it has immediate openings overwhelmed hospital staff are feeling the pres sure dt maclean said the staff are wonderful and their commitment is unbelievable but theyre starting to get stressed out about our ability to look after the community with the added sars patients the weather isnt helping either we had a huge number of injuries and fractures as a result of the icy conditions thursday the fact richmond hills york central hospital has been closed is complicat ing matters and the ban on volunteers is making life extremely busy for all healthcare workers working conditions are also less than ideal he added you try having a mask on your face for eight or 12 hours especially these types of masks its not pleasant the next few days are pretty important on whether this thing gets out of j control while provincial health officials warn of a possible spike in the number of sars cases reported over the next week as 10day quarantines wrap up dr maclean is hoping that doesnt happen the next few days are pretty important on whether this thing gets out of control if the disease seems not to be increasing that will be a very positive sign v llhiiiiiiiiiii gardenshow friday april 25 2003 saturday april 26 2003 sunday april 27 2003 across from markville shopping cenjre limited booth space available 0asecall early to avoid disappoinir iii821 17261 ext homj vcjpm nwip4r ctm sge publishinqbboupi no risks to markham stouffville gala guests the markham stouffville hospital foundations annual fundraisinggala will go ahead next saturday said its president thursday gina rosen said she has been monjtoring the sever acute respiratory syndrome cases in york region and has had discussions with york regions public health officers if we thought there would be risks to guests we wouldnt do it she said there are ho restrictions being put on the community even in large groups because the ministry of health is not curtailing events in the community the foundation made the decision to go ahead ms rosen pointed but riot many frontline health care workers who represent the majority of sars cases attend the gala in any case those who do go would either have had no exposure or else they would have already been quarantined we congratulate all the measures undertaken by the hospital and the province they have been very proac tive she said we understand people are con cerned but we would not put anyone at risk we made this decision based on the fact the ministry has said there are no restrictions on large gather ings it is encouraging people to go about their business and thats what were doing the theme of the gala is come sail away and its at the hilton suites on hwy 7 the evening features both a silent and a live auction black tie is optional tickets are 250 a person for more information call j andrea guarino at 9054727395 y 1 jv kathleen griffin wmmmm every monday tuesday and wednesday in april beginning at 9am the first 500 people m redeem their g0up0n from our free giff of the day coupon book will receive an exclusive great blub heron gift v mm b redeem thisg0upon to receive yourt free gift of the day coupon book one coupon book per person must show valid government issued photo identification to redeem this coupon while supplies last for more details visit the rapid rewards playerf club at the r great blue herdh charity casino mono we have a winner port perry on 1 9059854888 j 1 88829 heron 450 slots 50 gaming tables 0 for more details visit rapid rewards players club centre must be 19 years of age or older no purchase necessary license tfcooool 1 baagvvat1ng community association the ontario problem gambling helpline 14332303505 w f 4 h m 1 i 1 i if m v a 3 f i 1 i i i i i i 1 i i i 1 i if 1 ii fl