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Message from Neil Tull, Foundation Board Chair I’d like to take this opportunity to thank the community for your wonderful support of our first ever Angels of Giving campaign this past Christmas. We raised over $152,000 for a new state-ofthe-art Central Monitoring System for the Hospital‘s Intensive Coronary Care Unit. The new system has been installed and training for physicians and nurses is complete. Donor-centred fundraising is important to the Foundation Board and we have implemented a number of strategies that focus on making our donor‘s experience a satisfying and rewarding one. The Donor Recognition Wall is just one of the ways that we recognize and thank our donors. Plans are underway for the annual update of our Donor Recognition Wall and a reception is scheduled for Tuesday, June 28th at 6:30 pm in the main lobby of the Hospital. We hope you can join us. Neil Tull Board Chair TDMH Foundation Board of Directors Neil Tull, Chair Devona Allin, Vice Chair David Corner, Secretary David Klosler, Treasurer Dave Abrams Brad Bennett Phil Harrison Eugene Heath Wayne Mawhiney Tom McHugh Dr Barry Roth TILLSONBURG DISTRICT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Who we are and what we do Physiotherapy Porter by Marg D’Hulster association Brittany Taylor, Volunteen Jane Van Leeuwen, Porter Page 6 - TDMH These volunteers porter in-patients between their rooms and other areas of the hospital, eg. Physiotherapy, Laboratory, X-ray, etc. They not only have to be trained in safe portering techniques and hospital isolation procedures but they also have a chance to visit with the patients as they transport them back and forth to their therapy. Some porters also transport files, x-rays and other papers within various areas of the hospital. We currently have 23 volunteers in this area. Patient Feeding by Sharon Hagell, Convenor Those volunteers who assist with tray delivery to patient rooms and also assist with patient feeding are known as “Feeders”. This dedicated group of 14 volunteers help with tray delivery to patient rooms, assist nurses in the feeding of patients to which they have been assigned and report patient concerns to nursing staff. Patient Safety is a primary concern of these frontline volunteers. Hand hygiene is a very important preventative measure and the volunteers must sanitize their own and the patients’ hands both before and after meals. These volunteers have a chance to brighten the patients’ day by delivering a smile and kind word along with the meal.
A PATIENT’S EXPERIENCE While a blessing of kindness ripples outward, it comes right back to the one who threw the pebble. My first experience with the Tillsonburg District Memorial Hospital was thirty-six years ago when I gave birth to my daughter. I also have had two successful surgeries there and my late husband was well cared for during his terminal illness. I feel that I can responsibly add to this Newsletter. The building has changed but the care and professionalism has not. This hospital services a large area with many unique and challenging problems presented on a daily basis. I, like so many others, have learned to depend on the staff for excellent care and accurate diagnosis. If there is any doubt, the professionals Linda Zilic access other sources for confirmation. Through community support, this facility has been able to procure a CT Scanner which has enabled an even more accurate diagnosis. TDMH has many programs which are tailored to the specific needs of the patient. Many surgeries are performed here along with counselling, nutrition information, physiotherapy and other essential programs for the well-being of the local population. Because I believe in the need for a hospital in a small community, I have been a volunteer for many years. At present, I am working in the Gift Shop along with many others. It is a joy to give back to such an essential service in Tillsonburg. On January 9, 2011, I was brought to the Emergency Department by two friends who were concerned about me. I was admitted immediately and after some initial tests was placed on a bed in the Emergency area. Nurses scrambled to make me comfortable and kept checking on me and taking my blood pressure and temperature. I listened to the staff as they went about their daily duties-going from one patient to another. They were always kind and positive even with the most demanding people. I had seen many nurses in my volunteer role but had not seen the dedication and energy needed to carry on the daily duties. As I was being placed in the tube of the scanner, my doctor was there as well which made me feel secure and hopeful. I spent a day and a half in the emergency area with constant attention and care. I was allowed to go home with the knowledge that my files would be updated and would be a part of my continued care. I was able to visit my doctor who shared my treatment plan with me. Once again my experience at TDMH was a positive and uplifting one. It gives me much confidence that we have such competency and dedication in a rural area. Let me close with this thought written by Kahlil Gibran many years ago and I dedicate it to the tremendous doctors, nurses and staff of TDMH. Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair But manifestations of strength and resolution. Thank you for giving me this opportunity to express my opinion. Linda Zilic TDMH ~ Page 7
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