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CommunitYsupport closes gap on $50,000 goal
hos hospital nears completion of first phase of PACS fundraising
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phase of the PACS fundraising.
When the first phase is achieved,
Lavoie said the next three years will
be spent working towards the sec-
ond phase - $350,000 towards a new
x-ray machine for SCH.
"Phase two isn't planned for
implementation until 2008 or 2009
so we have some time. But, that will
take a lot more generous donations
and support from the community,"
he said.
Seaforth's Dr. Heather Percival
was interviewed during Saturday's
radiothon where she stressed the
benefits of the new PACS technolo-
gy.
"An x-ray can be done in 30 sec-
onds and sent anywhere in
Southwestern Ontario," she said,
adding that she recently dealt with
a child injured playing hockey
whose x-rays were.'sent digitally to
a specialist in Windsor.
"This technology is absolutely
essential. It's important to keep us
at the same level as the city hospi-
tals. Without this technology, we are
back in the so-called dark ages," she
said.
Percival pointed out that small
towns have to
work hard to
fundraise for up -
,to -date technolo-
gy, pointing out
that some U.S.
cities have more
MRIs than the
entire province of
Ontario.
As has been
customary dur-
ing the past two
years, local musi-
cians and
dancers enter-
tained at the
Seaforth Legion
throughout the
day.
While honorary
chair, Stratford
Festival actor
Lucy Peacock,
had a previous
engagement this
year and did not
bring the boxes
full of Festival
costumes, hospi-
tal foundation
member Sheila
Morton's hus-
Susan Hundertmark photos
Sporting multiple (fictional) injuries, Don Morton, of Seaforth, is still able roeperform radiothon Saturday at the
the bird dance with
Jane Walsh, of Egmondville, during the Healthcare He
s
Seaforth Legion.
band Don decided to wear a costume
of his own.
Dressed from head to toe in ban-
dages and braces he collected from
family and neighbours, Don came
prepared with a story to tell about
all of his injuries and how the PACS
system helped in his diagnosis.
And, he didn't let the air cast on
his foot, his neck brace, tensor sock,
arm sling, eye patch, ear bandage,
crutch or hospital gown get in the
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Donations will continue to be
accepted towards the radiothon
campaign until the end of
November, said Lavoie.
The hospital foundation's winter
campaign, which also goes towards
the PACS technology, will begin in
December after the hospital auxil-
iary's annual Tree of Lights cam-
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during the radiothon at the Legion Saturday.