Crowding makes pioneer of YCH I now playing ft Anvone who has the time A i fed February 17 J hospital officials to stretch existing resources to the maxi mum and to try out new devel opments techniques and was the first in North America to adopt the Europeandeveloped central dispatch nursecal system six years ago and the system is still so far advanced people are coming from all over the con tinent to see it work The hospital is one of the first to initiate a progressive KKWWFHWR- YORK HOSPITAL to lit until be opened This steadily building pressure over the past few years on all the hospitals facilities has forced it In pioneer new techniques and equipment in many areas in order physiotherapy depart ment is pioneering in team therapy instead of the more accepted method of one physio therapist to one patient and old York County was one of the first hospitals to acquire an echogram a sophisticated elec tric monitoring device used to detect masses on the brain and it is pioneering with its hospital management development pro gram which currently is pro viding 65 supervisory personnel with specialized onsite training This program ahead of any other hos pital said administrator Volunteer service York County Hospital was one of the first to have a full- time paid director of volunteer services and in that capacity Mrs Jenny presides over a program involving over volunteer workers The central dispatch nurse- call system which YCH allows every patient be in immediate contact with a central switchboard and allows the switchboard to know the lo cation of each nurses aid and to have voice contact with each if she is needed Biggest advantage of the complete freedom of movement in the sure knowl edge that they can he reached Rather than waiting at a es station for a call and it quickly in call from another spend long any patient explained Mr The system also has a very big advantage for patients A patient in need of anything from a glass of water to emergency then returning t patient she periods with special his bed If the patients call isnt answered by the switchboard within seconds the system switches over to an automatic cull system which sends a signal from every communications loudspeaker a quiet buzz every seconds until a nurse call Free nurses The system also frees head they no longer have to be traffic directors assigning they can now spend much more time supervising and teaching staff on the floor Use of the system only because they switchboard tween assignments requiring falltrained nurses and those which only require a nurses aid The progressive patient direction Is welcome she said All the volunteers duties are supplementary in order to free the staff for what they are trained for Included in the active workers are 61 teenagers from the Newmarket and Aurora areas These girls are known as because of the help feed disabled patients and help in the gift shop on week- Adult volunteers staff the gift shop operate the cradle photo service the mail service the gift carts that go from room to room assist in the playroom provide an escort service for patients coming through the ad mitting department and help in the beauty salon bad to find a place for as diagnostic for people who are com but still cant go home care is provided and patients are allowed to eat or relax in a lounge Rooms look more like motel units than hospital bed- Help staff The highlydeveloped vol unteer program is another me thod used by the hospital to allow trained staff to best The hospital has two laries explains Mrs and together they sponsor all AURORA ACTIVITIES Topics of The Town The Gamma chapter of Bela Sigma Phi sorority spent a most interesting and in formative evening at the meeting of Aurora Town Council Monday Feb 1 This was in preparation for a cultural program entitled Civic Responsi bilities On Feb a member of town coun cil outlined the duties hobbies presented by Mrs E Kolotyltuk and Mrs A de monstration of intricate needlework was given and each member told of her own hobby Joy Strongs Child rens theatre arc in the midst of rehearsals for the production of Show Time to he presented GO children are from three to 15 years of age The program will consist and comedy modeling gates for Davis Dr Newmarkets planning commit tee learned last week Newmarket had requested gates at the crossing hut re- councillor Ray siid he was told when ll in ll 11 ill 1 crossing low he said can Mr said York Re gions engineering committee will after the crossing but the town will have lo pay the whole shot He said the tii- would cost the town about to install a year bay for gates when two nam tracks are involved lav- committee decided lo the CNIt for statistics on all crossing accidents with and gates before it decides whether to spend the money or LESLIE Olds LOWEST OVERHEAD SO MILES OF METRO ESLIEIE1 YEARS IN KING CITY Tender for uniforms NEWMARKET forms now in use comply York Regions police with the standard commission on Monday except for Whitchurch voted to call far tenders Township where officers A Complimentary Gift from North York Trophies Yonae Street Ontario J south of Finch TI now used by Yorks po lice force lie said most muitcinal police PRESCRIPTIONS CALLED FOR AND DELIVERED No Eitia charge BEST DRUG STORE PLAYOFF NEWMARKET NEWMARKET ARENA She said all a person wish to offer her services must do to join is call the volunteer ser vice department at the hospital I will invite them to come in and sec me fill out an appli cant and discuss the services we provide and the time the volunteer has to give said the director What were really doing is bringing the community tt hospital but not in an ant way by associating them needles and medicine Mrs She said the most import ant thing a volunteer gives is time and this is of great help in keeping a patients morale up just having somebody there with an interest in him and time to the FACTORY CLEARANCE Direct from the Manufacturer TO YOU BALES BALES OF BR0ADL00M IND00R0UTD00R 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