Moe Mantha Jr. 23rd Annual Charity Golf Classic

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Posted on 18th May 2012 by Danielle in Community Connections |WNGH Foundation

Join us on July 28th, 2012 at the Laurentide Gold Club for the 23rd annual Moe Mantha Jr. Charity Golf Classic. Tickets are $90 per person and can be purchased in advance by calling the West Nipissing General Hospital Foundation at 705-753-3110 ext. 316. Remember to get your tickets early- this event has sold out weeks in advance in past years! Reserve your golf cart by calling the Golf Club at 705-753-0983. 

Registration includes a steak dinner and everyone leaves with a prize thanks to the generous donations of local and corporate sponsors. All proceeds go to the West Nipissing General Hospital Foundation. 

Registration begins at 8:00am with a Shotgun at 10:00am. 

Join us for a great time for a great cause!

Ontario Breast Screening Program 50/50 Challenge

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Posted on 4th May 2012 by Danielle in Community Connections |Uncategorized

 

All across the region Ontario Breast Screening Program sites are hosting a “50/50 Challenge’ event on Monday May7, 2012.

If you are a woman, 50 years or over you are eligible to enter in the provincial OBSP system. You do not need a physician’s referral.

Ontario Breast Screening Program invites you to join the Challenge!

Come in for a mammogram!

When: Monday, May 7, 2012
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Where: 725 Coursol Road, Sturgeon Falls
Questions? 753-4392 or 1-800-661-8897

Gifts & refreshments for all who attend!


Did you know that May 1st is Doctor’s Day?

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Posted on 30th April 2012 by Danielle in Uncategorized

Our local doctors are an integral part of our community. Doctor’s Day is a wonderful opportunity for patients, community members, and coworkers to show their appreciation and gratitude.

Health care jobs can be labour intensive, especially in small communities where our physicians are expected to be a “Jack of all trades”. This day provides an opportunity to reflect on the impact your physician has on your daily life in terms of health, well-being and quality of life. We want to encourage you to help us thank our local doctors.

Many of our physicians have been practicing in our community for a long time and an expression of gratitude can be a great acknowledgement of their amazing dedication to this community. We encourage you to take the time to write a letter, send a card, or make a phone call and let your physician know that you are thankful for the outstanding service they provide.

Special thanks to our wonderful team of physicians!

Cynthia

Hospital Visiting Hours Enhanced at WNGH to Meet Patient Needs

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Posted on 23rd February 2012 by Danielle in Community Connections

Visits from family and friends are very welcome and often support patients in their recovery. We encourage visitors, and to simplify this for patients, family and staff, we are changing our visiting hours.

Effective immediately, visiting hours at the WNGH will be from 11 a.m. until 8 p.m. We will restrict  visitors prior to 11 a.m. to ensure the morning care for our patients and your loved ones is completed in privacy and respectfully. Previously visiting hours were from 11a.m to 2 p.m. and then again from 5 until 8 p.m. and we noted that patients were alone in the afternoons, which is not always conducive to healing and getting better.

Although we have enhanced the visiting hours, we will strictly enforce no visiting before 11 a.m. with the following exceptions: compassionate reasons, palliative care patients, Long Term Care and paediatrics.  We also ask that visitors be sensitive to the needs of room-mates and use our lounges and coffee shop for larger gatherings.

Of course, we ask that you do not visit if you are not feeling well, if you are experiencing fever, cold or flu like symptoms, diarrhea or vomiting. Please don’t risk our patients and your loved ones to an infection. It has always been a challenge to enforce our previous visiting hours; we fully expect compliance from patients, family and friends with these new enhanced hours. The updated visiting hours will be posed on our Hospital web site and throughout the Hospital to spread the news and promote compliance.

Together we can make a difference; this is your community hospital

Cynthia

 

West Nipissing General Hospital obtains 3 year CAR Accreditation

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Posted on 21st February 2012 by cynthia in Uncategorized

The WNGH mammography department has successfuly received a 3 year accreditation award with the Canadian Association of Radiologists (CAR). The Mammography Final Report speaks highly of our services, technologists and the quality of our program. Congratulations to Kathie Smith, Cheryl Danis and Natalie Henderson-Ouellette for their dedication to breast health in West Nipissing.

Congratulations to our mammography team,
Cynthia

“Girls Night In – Sold Out!!”

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Posted on 16th February 2012 by Danielle in WNGH Foundation

The upcoming WNGH Foundation event “Girls Night In” has officially Sold out! We are extremely pleased with the interest shown by our community (in fact, we are already planning next year’s event!). We are very much looking forward to what will without a doubt be a great night for a great cause.

Special Thanks to everyone who will be attending.

Cynthia

West Nipissing General Hospital Foundation “Girls Night In”

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Posted on 9th February 2012 by cynthia in WNGH Foundation

On Feb 25th 2012 we will be hosting a “Girls Night In” at the Comfort Inn. This event starts @ 7 PM and will go until Sunday @ 11 AM. The dress code is PJ’s. There will be many different activities (music, dancing, manicures, hair etc) and all money raised will go to the Colonoscopy equipment at WNGH. The event is almost sold out with only 25 tickets and 6 rooms left. So hurry and get your ticket before they are gone. For tickets call Colette Anderson at 705-753-3110 ext 316. Hope to see you there!!
Cynthia

Emergency Planning at the West Nipissing General Hospital (WNGH)

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Posted on 3rd February 2012 by cynthia in Community Connections

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February 3, 2012

Natural disasters, pandemics, incidents, accidents and threats can all cause an emergency situation in a hospital and community.  Emergency management is a core responsibility of the West Nipissing General Hospital (WNGH) to ensure we have a coordinated approach to emergency situations.  We must plan, test, review and strengthen our emergency plans regularly.

At the WNGH, we conduct all of our exercises in real time as emergency response exercises and mock disasters are designed to be as realistic as possible, in order to enhance the response skills and build confidence of staff. Emergency response planning at this level has been adopted by hospitals as a result of aviation emergency planning.  The Hospital regularly tests the following emergency plans: fire, external disasters, pandemic contingency, chemical spills, bomb threats, evacuation, cardiac arrests, missing patients, violent patients, hostage taking as well as the boil water advisory plan.  It is essential that we plan, test and be prepared at the Hospital, as we must ensure the safety of our patients/residents, staff, volunteers, physicians and students.

Emergency planning at WNGH is not completed in isolation; we work with the municipality, fire and police, as well as public health.  Of course, we must test out our plans at various times, which may interrupt your hospital visit.  At times our exercises may go unnoticed depending on the location within the hospital, however, when we practice a Code Orange within the community, we are confident that we have peaked the interest of the residents.  We ask that patients and visitors be “patient” and understanding as we practice these drills.  We understand the emergency exercises can be confusing, loud and perhaps disruptive to your stay at the hospital, however, the goal is to strengthen our ability to respond and provide quality safe patient care.  Although our exercises will not interfere with urgent patient care, we may detain outpatients and visitors while we conduct these exercises – from a patient perspective the planning and testing of emergency exercises is reassuring.

Together we can make a difference; this is our community hospital.

Giving the WNGH a “Virtual Voice”

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Posted on 31st January 2012 by cynthia in Uncategorized

For some time now, I have been releasing regular Community Connections articles, distributing monthly CEO newsletters, and now I have decided to bring the voice of the WNGH viral. Social networking through the use of internet-based and other electronic social media tools are integrated into everyday life, and we want the WNGH to be a part of it. The WNGH will now include a blog on our website (www.wngh.ca). I will be the author of the blog and posts will include newsletters, WNGH updates and comments/updates on news within the world of health care.

The blog will also provide a platform where our patients, family members, and community members can share their thoughts on topics. We hope to use the blog as a means to open the lines of communication between the residents of West Nipissing and the WNGH. Your comments will be welcome on all posts with the agreement to the website Conditions of Use. Below are some points to keep in mind when reading and commenting on a public blog:

·        The information found on the website is general information only and should not be considered an alternative to medical care from your health care provider.
·        The blog and its comments are publicly accessible. Please do not share personal information you wish to keep confidential.
·        You should not post any information which is defamatory, obscene, fraudulent or false. We reserve the right to remove posts and deny access if you engage in conduct that violates the law or the website Conditions of Use and is found to be offensive and disrespectful.
·        We may at times provide links to other websites, photos or videos. The WNGH does not take responsibility for the content on these websites nor are we affiliated with them.

I look forward to the virtual conversations we will have and believe this blog will prove to be a great tool in improving communication between the WNGH and the community we serve.

Stealing from the taxpayer

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Posted on 21st January 2012 by cynthia in Community Connections

January 31, 2012

Over the past year we have noticed an increase in the amount of thefts at the West Nipissing General Hospital.  The types of items that are walking out our door include wheelchairs, OR greens/scrub uniforms, faucets, fire extinguishers, pictures, toasters, poppy coin boxes and of course the medication kit.

I would believe that everyone generally understands that taking something that does not belong to you without permission is theft and taking these items from your community hospitals would constitute theft.  In addition to stealing these items we are also affecting patient care when walkers and wheelchairs are taken.  Safety can also be compromised when our fire extinguishers walk out the door mysteriously.  Stealing affects quality patient care, patient and staff safety as well as our bottom line- theft has an impact on our financial position.

Chances are, the thief would not steal these items if he/she thought they were going to get caught…well surprise you will be caught and you will be charged.  Our enhance security system with an additional 31 cameras, swipe cards and surveillance equipment will allow us to better monitor all areas of the hospital and hospital grounds and we will take a strong stance on this criminal act.  People need to understand that hospitals are not hotels and do not factor room supplies into the cost of healthcare.  Hospitals have to eat the cost for any stole item, which reduces the hospitals investment in clinical and operational improvements that would result in better patient care.

Together we can make a difference; this is your community hosptial!

 

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