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economist sunsuntribune sars saturday april 19 2003 hospital reopens services m a very careful way from page 1 importance of the coming few days the hospital is planning a phased approached in resuming normal hospi tal services but that in itself creates a set of challenges that exhausted and stressedout health care workers must face dr maclean pointed out we will open in a very careful way he said as we open the hospital to more services we have to control the movement of those patients that increases the issues around screening and staffing its a huge challenge one faced by every hospital in the gta espe- cially those with sars patients hospitals in the east end of the gta where the first outbreak began are under more pressure markham stouffville is under additional strain with the closures of nearby scarborough grace and york central in richmond hill we have to balance offering services with protection against the spread of the disease dr maclean said our whole capacity is very fragile critical care across the gta is at a very critical point he added if there is not a huge increase in cases most hospitals should be able to cope as sars patients recover and are discharged meanwhile the hospitals emergency department which reopened wednesday after a threeday closure is functioning normally he said the clo sure was needed to reassess risk factors after two staffers contracted the virus despite the use of protective measures while treating sars patients dr jim maclean critical care across the gta is at a very critical point hospital president say dr maclean said the hospital is missing its volunteers and again praised staff for their dedication under very try ing circumstances he advised patients who have scheduled appointments next week to call first if they have not been contacted already and asked the com munity for their continued patience with files from the torstar network the york region sars clinic at 6824 hwy 7 at the ninth line in markham operates from 11 am tojpm seven days a week it will be closed easter sunday april 20 if you are showing sars symptoms that day high fever aches dry cough youre asked to go to the scarborough sars clinic at 2867 ellesmere road if you have symptoms or questions call telehealth ontario at l8667970000oryork regions health connection between 8 am and 11 pm seven days a week at 18003615653 hair esthetics cosmetics its spring and theyre back 12 price highlights april 1- april 30 03 prom grad receive a free makeup application or airbrush tattoo with every updo or set booked 4981 highway 7 east unit 8 markham on l3r1n1 bullock 9054753559 markville mall hwy- 7 club scene cosmetics false eyelashes stage makeup hair jewellery- body jewellery markham btduflvllle hospitalt i update on sars at markham stouffville hospital april 19 2003 markham stouffville hospital reopens emergency department the voluntary closure of the emergency department ended on wednesday april 16 2003 over the past few weeks msh has cared for a large number of sars and other acute care patients this was a result of the closure of two neighbouring hospitals york central hospital and scarborough grace hospital and from our proximity and collaboration with the york region sars assessment clinic located close to the hospital visitor restrictions remain in effect until further notice visitors will be permitted for immediate family of critically ill patients parents of small children and partners of labouring women all persons will need to complete the symptom clearance evaluation for symptoms of sars sars screening visitors who do not pass the evaluation will be referred to the york region sars assessment clinic for follow up dr james r maclean president ceo the province is working with hospitals on guidelines for reopening hospital services we are planning to resume services in a phasedin approach we will keep you advised on our progress we are grateful and proud of the outstanding efforts of our staff and physicians and the continued support of our community during this difficult time if you have any questions please contact the hospital at 9054727000 or visit our website at wwwmshonca dr james r maclean president ceo