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HURON PERIll
HEALTHCARE
ALLIANCE
Clinton Public Hospital
St. Marys Memorial Hospital
Seaforth Community Hospital
Stratford General Hospital
Huron Perth
Hospitals
Play Key Role
in Battling Stroke
Knowledge—it's the first line of
defence against the 4th leading
cause. of death in Canada and the
leading cause of disability. In
Ontario alone, 15,000 — 20,000
new patients annually will
experience a stroke. That number
is only expected to increase as the
population ages, with an
anticipated 32 per cent increase in
acute stroke by 2006.
Knowing, and acting upon the
signs of a stroke is essential to
survival says Doris Noble, District
Stroke Centre Co-ordinator. The
five warning signs are: sudden
weakness, numbness or tingling;
sudden trouble speaking or
understanding speech; sudden
vision problems; sudden severe
headache; sudden dizziness or loss
of balance.
If you think you or someone you
know may be having a stroke, call
911 or your local emergency
number. Even if these symptoms
appear to go away, seek medical
attention immediately.
"Too many people ignore stroke
warning signs and delay seeking
medical attention when time is of
the essence," explains Ms. Noble.
Nine Regional and 14 District
Stroke Centres have been
designated in Ontario to provide
leadership in the development of a
stroke strategy. The District Stroke
Centre at Huron Perth Healthcare
Alliance's Stratford General site
has 24 hour CT scanning,
physicians with stroke expertise,
and access to clot busting drugs—
enhancing care for stroke patients
throughout Huron and Perth.
"Organized stroke care reduces
mortality and morbidity. and
improves functional ability and
quality of life for stroke patients",
says Ms. Noble. The objective is to
improve outcomes through quick,
accurate diagnosis and best
treatment.
A District Stroke Centre must be
able to provide 24,hour, 7-day-a-
week access to a CT scanner arid
expert stroke medical care. "When
there is only a short window of
opportunity, it's critical that the
signs of stroke are recognized and
that the patient makes it to a stroke
centre as soon as possible," said
Ms. Noble.
Paramedics suspecting a Oient has
stroke symptoms are able to bypass
closer hospital sites and proceed
immediately to the District Stroke
Centre, giving patients access to
the CT scanner and life-saving clot
busting drugs when appropriate.
A team approach is essential for
diagnosis, treatment and
rehabilitation of stroke patients.
ER physicians and nurses assess
and triage patients. Radiologists
and CT technologists are vital for
diagnostic interpretation of the
stroke. Internists—the stroke
experts—ensure patients receive
the appropriate treatments and
medications. Nursing staff in ICU.
medicine and Rehabilitation
provide on-going monitoring.
Physiotherapists, speech language
pathologists and occupational
therapists as well as dieticians
ensure patients receive the
appropriate type and intensity of
rehabilitation.
Huron Perth Healthcare Alliance'
District Stroke Centre was created
in March 2002. From April 2002 to
March 2003, a total of 202 strdke
patients were admitted to hospital
in Huron and Perth, with 80 of
those admitted to Stratford
Hospital. Eleven patients received
the clot-busting drug tPA.
To further the fight against stroke
in Huron and Perth, additional
funding from the Ministry of
Health and Long Term Care has
been received to implement a
Stroke Prevention Clinic. This
clinic can help reduce the risk of
stroke in individuals at high risk,
such as those who have suffered a
transient ischemic attack (TIM or
mini-stroke and the risk of
recurrent stroke in survivors.
Patient education is an important
part of the care provided by the
clinic.
For more information, contact
Doris Noble, District Stroke
Coordinator, at the Huron Perth
Healthcare Alliance — 519-272-
8210, ext. 2298.
The Huron Perth Healthcare
Alliance (HPHA), a group of four
rural hospitals in Southwestern
Ontario (Clinton Public, St.
Marys Memorial, Seaforth
Community and Stratford
General) was created to maintain
and improve the quality of local
healthcare services in the
communities it serves. The
HPHA is an innovative patient
and family focused healthcare
system committed to Quality,
Unity, Integration, Leadership
and Teamwork.
THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 2004. PAGE 9.
U-15s play short
Passing muster
Six local volunteer firefighters recently competed in the
12th annual Waterloo Regional Firefighters Muster.
Competing in five events as a team of six were Grant
Jarvis. Jason Kellington and Scott Somers of Brussels, Phil
Graber and Chad McCallum of Grey and Jeff Finch. a
representative of both departments, who served as team
captain. In a gruelling day of competition, against seven
other teams, the men fared well placing third in the ladder
race, hose race, tug of war and waterball and seventh in
the bucket race. They had a lot of fun, helping to raise
money for the Waterloo Regional Children's Safety Village
in Cambridge and are planning to compete again next year.
(Photo submitted)
Grey Central Echo
On Thursday, June 17. Grey
Central hosted its annual awards
assembly. Eaeh student was awarded
with a certificate detailing a few
memorable events or
accomplishments during the school
year.
Recipients of the prestigious Grey
Cup award were Angie Winger and
Kalem Hammermueller. Citizenship
awards were also given to a few
students at each grade level. Awards
were also distributed to students who
have shown great initiative and
perseverance this year.
Some staff changes were
announced at this assembly. The
school community would like to say
a heartfelt "Goodbye" to principal,
Mrs. McDowell. who will be leaving
us this year. The School Council
presented Mrs. McDowell with a gift
to thank her for her service to the
school and its students over the last
five years.
. Departing teachers Mrs..McGavin
and Mrs. Mitchell. who will be
joining the staff and community at
Brussels Public School, and Miss
Aarssen. who is off to teach in Japan
for a year, were presented with
farewell gifts by Dianne Diehl. chair
of the school council.
In appreciation for her efforts in
the office. the school council also
presented Grey Central's secretary.
Mrs. Cochrane with two lovely
angel figurines.
At the end of last week, the Grade
4 and Grade 6 class paid a visit to
Medieval Times dinner theatre in
Toronto, where they played, learned
and feasted.
A large group of parents and
family members accompanied Mrs.
Mitchell, Mrs. Burnfield and Miss
Aarssen on -the trip. Their
contribution enabled everyone to
have a safe and enjoyable day.
Supervising -were: Marie Blake,
This past week Alvin and I along
with daughter Sarah, and Peggy
Keffer. Alvin's sister, travelled to
Toronto to attend the convocation
ceremony at Humber College. Our
daughter Melissa graduated from the
public relations, program. We also
watched as her boyfriend Andrew
Smith graduated from the journalism
program.
Congratulations to both of you. All
the hard work has paid off. Way to
go.
Andrew left on Saturday for a job
in Alberta.
This week there will be lots of
Grade 8 graduates ready to take on
high school in the fall.
Congratulations to all of you.
Hopefully you all remember to
come out and support the Grey
firefighters on Sunday morning for
breakfast.
Have a safe and happy week.
Marita Lefor, Corrie Sholdice, Sara
Weichel, Laura Sheppard, Karen
Smith. Norm Kuepfer, Kathy
Sholdice, Sarah Weichel, Laura
Sheppard. Karen Smith, Norm
Kuepfer. Kathy Nichol. Karen
Smith. Lori Bentley, Pam McLean.
Sharon Rapson, Scott Davidson,
Francine Bechard, Shirley Foote,
Jane Zwep, Jennifer Vellenga,
Kendra Cardiff, Richard Daughtery,
Wendy Bachert. Bethany Edgar and
Gary Van Hell. .
The bus driver was Murray
Hoover.
Mrs. Murray's Grade 5 class is
learning about ratios in math and
they went to the musical ride with
the rest of the school and then they
wrote about it in their journals.
They had a test on politics and the
government. In spelling they were
going back and doing review lessons
and they are practising hard for their
spelling bee. '
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his second yellow card of the game
and his team was forced to play
most of the second half with only 10
players on the field. In the end,
Wingham scored one, more marker
making the final score 4-1.
Despite the losing result, Brussels
coach Mark Beaven was pleased
with the outing. "Considering we
were missing three of our regular
forwards tonight including our top
scorer and we played the second half
short, I think we battled well",
commented Beaven. "I was hoping
to see how the team would react in a
pressure situation, and for the most
part I was pleased with what I saw."
"I was extremely happy with the
play of Lacey and Kristen McArter",
Beaven continued. "Lacey played
very well in the full back position
and Kristen stepped up and played
excellent in her first real shot at
midfield."
The Brussels squad hopes to
defend their undefeated league play
this coming Thursday, as they host
Elma at the Brussels soccer fields at
7 p.m.
Students receive awards
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PAUL STECKLE
In Appreciation
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"The strength of any political campaign is directly related
to the calibre of the volunteers and supporters that it is
able to attract. With that in mind, / can confidently say
that this has been my strongest campaign ever.-
Paul Steckle - June 2004
I am grateful to have such a large and committed team of campaign volunteers
and supporters working on my behalf. Their energy, enthusiasm and support
has been tremendous. In recognition of that work and dedication, I would
like to invite all my volunteers and supporters to an appreciation celebration at
the Sacred Heart Church, in Wingham on Election Night.
We can watch both the national and local results as they are tabulated so.
join us any time after 6:00 PM for some music, refreshments and camaraderie.
For Information, Call or Visit my Campaign Office:
46 Victoria Street North, Goderich, Ontario N7A 2R6
Phone: (519) 524-4848 Toll Free: 1-800-489-8959 Fax: (519) 524-5528
E-mail: stecklecampaign@bellnet.ca
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