| Urgently Needed Ventilators Arrive Today |
| Over the last several weeks we have struggled to buy two ventilators and an IV Pump critical to serving patients with the flu virus. Generous donations from the Auxiliary of the West Parry Sound Health Centre, the McKellar Seniors, Horseshoe Lake Camp & Cottages, Scotiabank and several individual donors have been combined to buy the urgently needed equipment. We are thrilled to announce that today the two ventilators arrived at the Health Centre. The equipment will be up and running tomorrow. |
| Local H1N1 Clinic Scheduled for High Risk Group |
Saturday, November 14th, Former Giant Tiger Building
11 William Street, Parry Sound - 12 noon until 5 pmHigh Risk Groups are: - Adults under 65 years of age with chronic conditions
- Pregnant women
- Children from 6 months to 5 years of age
- First Nations people
- Health care workers
- Household contacts of infants under 6 months of age
- Household contacts and care providers of persons who cannot be immunized or may not respond to vaccines
For more information on H1N1 immunization clinics in our area, visit the Health Unit website at www.healthunit.biz or call (705) 474-1400, or toll-free at 1-800-563-2808. This notification is provided by Dr. Jim Chirico, Medical Officer of Health. |
| Anti-Venom Update |
| Parry Sound is the epicenter for poisonous snakebites in Ontario. Of the 14 rattlesnake bites that our pharmacist is aware of across the province this past summer (there is currently no central depot so these numbers are not tracked), 9 were treated locally in our Emergency Department and Intensive Care Unit. In spite of best efforts to confirm funding for the treatment of bites, which cost more than $20,000 each, the Health Centre is yet to recover the dollars from the Ministry. |
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| The Legion Funds a Glidescope for the Operating Room |
Sandra Quathamer, Manager of WPSHC OR, Bill Lawrence, President of the Local Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion, Donald Sanderson, CEO WPSHC and Gill Fargher, Chair of the WPSHC Foundation inspect new equipment purchased through the Ladies Auxiliary of the Legion. The Glidescope is used to intubate patients in OR. Equipped with a camera the equipment helps in placing a tube down the throat.
Our Vets remain steadfast in improving the lives of fellow Canadians. |
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