HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2010-04-22, Page 10PAGE 10. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 2010.
X-ray express
Huron East Mayor Joe Seili (background), Ron Lavoie of
the Seaforth Community Hospital Foundation, and Brenda
Scott and Ruth Lyon of the Seaforth Community Hospital
snipped the ribbon on a new X-ray system, which will allow
quicker analysis and diagnosis at all hours of the day. (Denny
Scott photo)
The past week of weather gave us
another taste of summer weather to
come, but also reminded us that
Mother Nature is in control and it is
still really only spring. The change
that occurred on Friday night,
Saturday and Sunday morning
brought out the winter coats again,
and then by Sunday afternoon, we
could put them away again. It is hard
to know how to dress.
Roy and Donna Fischer and Ken
and Liz Sholdice have had an
enjoyable visit with their children
this past week. Home for some
holidays were Randy and Cathy
from P.E.I. They, of course, had a
chance to visit with the family,
Shelley and Klaus Jorritsma, Doug
and Cory and Don and Jill Sholdice
and a few friends. When they left,
they headed to Toronto where they
caught a Blue Jays game before
flying home. It is always nice to have
family from afar home for a visit.
A week or so ago, a former
Brussels fellow was here to catch up
with old friends. Ken Miller now
lives in New Brunswick near his
daughter, Jody. He came to visit with
his other daughter, Stacey, who lives
in Alliston. When he was in the
Brussels area, he stayed with
Clarence and Rose Marie Bishop and
he was able to visit with many of his
old neighbours and friends. Ken is
doing very well and is enjoying his
new surroundings.
Get-well wishes go out to Howard
Hackwell who has been under the
weather for a week or so. Our
welcome-home wishes go out to
Helen Craig who is home from
hospital after having some ear
surgery.
The snowbirds are returning and
welcome back to Casey and Betty
McCutcheon.
Happy birthday to Patty Banks.
Friends gathered at the home of
Chris and Judy Lee to surprise her on
Saturday evening. Making Patty’s
day, besides the hosts, were Clint
and Judy Emmrich, Sandy Maskant
and husband, and Fred and Heidi
McClure.
Happy birthday to Diety Bos,
Eddie Andrades, Sarah Alexander,
Jacob Gulutzen, Ben Terpstra, Patty
Banks, Kelly Dalton, Blair Fraser,
Edward Glanville, Heather Godkin,
Clara Blake, Betty Jane Gill, Betty
McCallum, Mandy Mitchell, Dena
Kale, Dennis Rijkhoff and Danielle
Williamson.
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There are so many people out there who do
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and Brussels and area communities to receive an award for contribution to the
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PEOPLE AROUND
WALTON
Patients requiring X-rays at
Seaforth Community Hospital are
going to notice a drastic reduction in
their turnaround time, especially
after hours.
April 15 marked the grand
unveiling of the hospital’s new X-ray
equipment, which, among other
features, is completely digital,
allowing for a quicker delivery to
off-site radiologists, quicker study,
and a quicker response according to
Jeff Kerk, of the Huron Perth
Healthcare Alliance.
Kerk, who knows his X-rays
thanks to work he did with the
Ontario Association of Medical
Radiation Technologists, said that
the new system provides several
upgrades from the hospital’s old
cassette-based system.
“First off, it’s digital, which means
it’s better quality,” he said. “And
with the [recently installed] PACS
system [Picture Archiving
Communication System], it gives
quicker access to the results.”
Kerk said that, previously,
individuals would have to wait at
least two hours to get a response on
X-ray analysis, but with the new
system, it can be much quicker.
“You used to have to have the X-
ray taken, then take the cassette, taxi
it to Stratford, where it would have
to be analyzed, then receive the
results back,” he said. “Now we can
use PACS to have the x-ray in the
hands of a radiologist right away. It
can be read and responded to in half
an hour.”
Kerk also said that this means a
much quicker turnaround during off-
times, like at night.
“We can have a radiologist in other[time-zones] evaluating the X-rays,which means we can get results,even late at night.”
Huron Perth Healthcare Alliance
CEO Andrew Williams said that the
investment is a worthwhile one.
“Technology is expensive, and
constantly changing,” he said. “It’s
important for our hospitals to have
the best tools to get the jobs done.”
The X-ray machine is motorized,
which allows for better positioning
than previous models as well,
without the strain of having to move
components around.
The unveiling ceremony included
a ribbon cutting, and remarks from
local dignitaries, including Huron
East Mayor Joe Seili, who said that
any steps forward for the medicalservices provided in the area aregood ones.Kerk, in his address to the crowd,
said that this investment really
brought the hospital into the present,
technology-wise.
“This technology makes us better
able to help our patients, and really
brings us into the 21 century,” he
said.
This investment marks the fifth of
six years that the hospital foundation
planned to have changes made to the
imaging department at the hospital,
and has included such advancements
as the PACS system and a computed
radiography reader.
The new machine is currently in
use at the hospital.
By Denny ScottThe CitizenNew X-ray equipment willspeed diagnosis at Seaforth
By Sam Fretz
The final meeting of the Grey
Twp. 4-H Shutter Bugs was held
April 9 at Duff’s United Church in
Walton at 7 p.m. Erin Baan, (a
passionate scrapbooker), came to
speak to the members about her
scrapbooking. She has three kids
and is making scrapbooks about
each of them. She ran through a
couple of pages that she was
working on with the members.
Erin brought lots of multi-
coloured scrapbook papers, stickers,
stamps, coloured inks, special
shaped paper cutters, scrap
scrapbook paper, ribbons, double-
sided sticky tape and many more
materials.
Members had time to make either
their title page or “Me” page using
these materials. Everyone had great
ideas to personalize their work and
had lots of fun. Members
incorporated pictures that they took
with a digital camera at a previous
time and added those pictures to
their pages.
For their achievement program
members will be entering their
photographs in the Brussels Fall
Fair. They will need one photo titled
“4-H” for their display board, and
either a photo-collage containing
four to 10 pictures or two separate
photos following the criteria for the
fair classes.
Grey 4-H Shutterbugs
hold final meeting
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