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c economist suntribune saturday may 25 2002 5 markham stouffviue hospital 381 church street po box 1800 markham ontario l3p 7p3 9054727000 visit our site at wwwmshonca marumm stouffviue hospital foundation mrkham stduffville hospital redevelopment plan caring for our community building for the future the2001 census confirmed that markham stouffviue is one of the fastest growing areas in canada preparing for the current and future needs of the community is a constant priority for msh renewing equipment expanding our physical size opening new services and programs growing with the community w several years ago the hospital realized that the population growth would soon exceed our physi cal capacity to offer needed services although it was evident that expansion was required the health services restructuring commission established by the ontario governmentsaw things differently it felt msh had too many general medical and surgical beds to meet the hsrcs directives the hospital will need to close 34 general medical and surgical beds next year that is the equivalent of an entire nursing unit for over three years the hospital has been working cooperatively with the ministry of health and long term care to design an expansion plan that will allow us to care for our community into the future unfortunately the ministry has not yet agreed to the hospitals plans today msh is functioning virtually at its full capacity many areas such as diagnostic imaging are working in very cramped and tight spaces some modest bed expansion is possible if other services are moved out of the hospital the bottom line is we must expand to meet community needs or access to care will decline thanks to the dedication and skill of our physicians and staff to date our challenges with physical space have not compromised the quality of care provided to our patients markham stouffviue hospital believes the expansion plan we have prepared is the right one for our community the plan puts the hospital at the forefront of innovation in health care delivery one innovation is the inclusion of a state of the art health and wellness centre as well to address the growing number of elderly a unique seniors centre will provide a continuum of care from residential to specialized geriatric services the seniors centre will be developed through a partnership with the region of york and participation house if begun today the redevelopment plan will take about 4 years to fully complete our vision and mission drive us to ensure the community is served by providing accessible and high quality medical care our ability to do so will be considerably compromised over the next few years without expansion this is a serious issue for our board and staff our physicians our community our elected provincial representatives and our local businesses over the next few weeks we will be meeting with our elected provincial representatives for the hospitals catchment area as well as key community and business leaders and local and regional council representatives to stress upon them the need for immediate action most of all we will need your help and support so that we can continue to serve you watch this column for contin uing updates about our plans jgjj electronic documentation goes live at in march of 2000 markham stouffviue hospital msh created an information technology strategic plan one of the key initiatives outlined in the strategic plan was to further develop an electronic health record for msh the electronic documentation of clinical observations and assessments is a critical step towards the development of an electronic health record for markham stouffviue over the past few years the hospital has invested a great deal of time and energy in the planning for this largescale project a very detailed and thorough implementation plan was developed that encompassed an approach that minimized risk focused on best practices and incorporated lessons learned from other organizations at msh the electronic documentation project has been called the ed project this initiative encompasses both a change in clinical practice and the introduction of new technology the project is cosponsored by the information technology department and the professional practice department the implementation of the new doc umentation system has been identified as an opportunity to review current processes and to look at ways to streamline documentation eliminate duplication and enhance communication within the clinical teams in appreciation of the magnitude of change that this represents for staff the project team designed 2 full days of train ing on the charting methodology and the computer screens for nursing staff allied health professionals physiotherapists social workers etc received one full day of training in addition special sessions were held with clinical managers directors physicians and others extensive onsite support during the golive weeks includes scheduling additional clinical staff 24 hour ed team support daily debriefing meetings and posted information to communicate with patients and families on tuesday april 2nd nurses and allied health professionals in the medicine and surgical systems began document ing patient information electronically some staff used the desktop computers in the unit stations while others used computersonwheels cows at the bedside physicians continue to document on paper during this phase of the project but will have the opportunity to access and view patient information entered on the electronic chart rom var ious access points the maternal child systems golive date was wednesday may 22nd while the mental health system and ambulatory care areas will golive tuesday june 11th the hospital would like to acknowledge and thank staff physicians patients and families for their tremendous patience and goodwill the success of this project is directly attributable to everyones support and enthusiasm equipment club purchases enhance the qtoiofare in an effort to further recognize the generosity of our donors we have developed the friends of the foundation equipment club the equipment club is an opportunity to be part of a small group of foundation friends whose donations are able to purchase a specific muchneeded piece of equipment for the hospital we wish to express our sincere appreciation for the generosity of the following friends of the foundation whose donations went towards purchasing the following pieces of equipment sonosite 180 portable ultrasound the sonosite ultrasound is a breakthrough in traditional ultrasound technology which is used in our maternal child system mr mrs donald newman judge mrs russell pearse mr mrs ernest smith mr mrs henry christian mrs bernice bowers mr mrs jim farwell mr mrs jean joubert digital eeg system the eeg is used in our diagnostic imaging area to recording and analysis of electrical signals generated by the brain mr mrs ernest glanzmann mr john baird mrs bernice bowers for more information call jan black manager major gifts administration at 905 4727394 j m iff the importance of donor dollars the success of the fundraising activities by the foundation and the community enabled the foundation to give the hospital 2 million toward capital pur chases in 200102 over the past year the economist sun has featured many pictures of these dona tions an emergency call system an isolette equipment for the fast track clinic and arthroscopy instruments are all examples of medical and diagnostic equipment that were purchased through donations from individuals corporations businesses service clubs private founda tions and organizations while the ministry of health and long term care funds hospital operating costs it does not fund purchases of equipment therefore markham stouffviue hospital like all hospitals relies on donations to fund the purchase of equipment for patient care thats why your donations are so important volunteers needed ssbbbsbzj 3e the markham stouffviue hospital foundation annual golf tournament committee is looking for a few volunteers to assist their silent auction committee individuals who are interested would be required to assist with secur ing silent auction items and meeting with the committee on a monthly basis if you are interested in this opportunity please call kathy little special event co ordinator at 9054727395 or email klittlemshonca mm7m msh foundation annual goutournament i fighter toronto fire services country club i markham stoumio and york central 2002 930 am milliken mills community hospitals sunday may 26 2002 centre registration 900am phyllis rawlinson park fash for life fashion show october leslie street northeast side of elgin mills o onno richmond hill 7 tu a lllall nn nnnn body sou joint fundraising dinner msh annual general meeting june 20 2002 sho november 21 2002