The Lucknow Sentinel, 1980-11-19, Page 26A. little help from tecwher.
conies in with cough and a runny nose, he
won't be allowed into the room. She is
asking co-operation from families in keeping
children at home if they have colds or other
illness,
visiting: hotsato 4.30:R.,m_. and 7 to '8,30
The childrenitiay visit only during normal
p.m., but she hopes parents "t #ry to.
keep them in the room,for an hour and a half,
she said. Youngsters tend to become bored
and start running up and down the balls,
disturbing the other patients,
She said she anticipates fathers will bring
the children in when they come in for a visit
after supper, •
She isn't expecting any problems, but so
far the new program has gone untested -- all
- the pi; mothers in treThopsital last week-
were having their first child, Mrs. Lee
reperted,
AY'LIMY BOSS
Mother's gone to the hosPital to have a
baby, leaving Laura, 2, and Michael; 3 V2, at
horse with Dad,
That's okay with them; Dad"s being extra kiwi' and 50metimes funny„like,'
yesterday when he forgot toput the top on
the blencler while he was helping them make
strawberry milk shakes,
But when Dad goes to visit Mom and the
new baby, Laura and Michael have to stay
with Grandma. Laura likes Grandma, but
she Wants to. see Mother, and baby, brother
too. Doesn't Mother want to see her? What
she dotte?...„....„..:. _ .
Laura hasn't done anything, of course, it's
just the hospital has rules that no one under
the age of 14 can visit in the rooms. So Laura
and Michael will have to wait till Mother
comes home again.
Maybe, not A number of hospitals,
Wingham and District Hospital among
them, are moving toward family-centred
maternity care which allows youngsters to
come in and visit with Mother and baby
brother or sister during regular visiting
hours„
The new program started here on a trial
baSis last week, and if no serious problems
crop:up during the three-month trial period
it will be /continued.
The program originated in a proposal from
Mary Lee, obstetrics co-ordinator at the
hospital, Dr. D. T. Jolly reported; The idea is
to keep a family together during' an
important stage in the development of the
family, the addition of a new 'member, which
asually, involves separating the mother from
the: family for a period of time.
So long as it doesn't increase the risk of
infection to the newborn, it's a good idea, he
said, and in places where it has been tried,
there have been no significant increases in
infections.
The family Yisiting program is an addition
to two other special programs already in
place at the ,Wingham hospital: extended
visiting privileges for fathers, and a room-
ing-in program for Mother and baby,
Since early 1978 a father has been able to
visit mother and baby in their rOoM, and to
touch, hold and help feed the baby, between •
noon-and--8.30
The rooming-in program, also available
for several years, allows a mother to have
the infant with her in the room all the time,
instead of in the nursery.
It is available if the-mother requests it and
her dector agrees, Dr. Jolly explained, :but is
subject to the consent of a roommate or
wardmateS'if the mother is not an a private
-mom,
The request rate has-been very low, he
added, only about one in 100, which is just as
well since if everyone Wapted it, the hospital
couldn't accommodate it. Not all mothers
know it's available, he, said, and not all want
it; some need the rest
These programs are attempts to make the
hospital stay less traumatic emotionally, he
explained, noting that one of the benefits of
advances in disease control has been to
permit doctors and nurses to spend more
time dealing with the psychological aspects
of a stay in hospital.
The changes have been slow in coming
because the medical profeigien has learned
it must proceed carefully, but they are
beginning to appear more and more often.
Mrs. Lee reported the idea of family
visiting came from looking at other hospitals
which have tried it and from nursing
journals;
"This type of visiting between siblings
and the newborn is a much better way of
introducing the newborn into the Nfamily
unit," she said. There is less jealousy when
the baby arrives at home.
She cautioned that only siblings are
permitted to visit the new brother or sister;
no other children under 16 are allowed into
the room with the mother and baby.
All visiting as still at the discretion of the
nurse on duty, she' added. If a two-year-old
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might think this is happening'too frequently,
he noted,
Mr. Hayes later said he hives, the hospital
won't haveto dip into its capital funds, about
$300,000, for this project, since they all are
committed to purchase and replacement of
equipment notably the new ultrasound unit
and replacement of radiology equipment.
"The equipment we have to . replace is
very expensive stuff, and that's the end of
that fund," said Hayes.
He alio commented that the recent
changes in succession duties have had quite
a negative effect on the number of bequests
received by the hospital, and consequently
the capital fund hasn't been growing very
quickly. :
Dr, R. B: Treleaven reminded the board
that Alexandra Marine and General Hospit-
al, Goderich, doubtlesi will be approaching-
Ruroa County for a donation toward its new
million-dollar building - Program, and this
could cut into, the grant Wingharn is count
ing on. '
"Goderich. has been into that trough
rather substantially in the past few years,"
Mr. Hayes remarked, and it should be
pointed out to the county that it's someone
else's turn. °
As 'of last December Goderich has drawn
out nearly $450;000 .from the county's
hosPital reserve fund, he reported, while
Wirighatit had received about $130,009,
Exeter $184,000, Seaforth $96,400, and
Clinton $75,000;
Operating Deficit Down
lkother business, Mr-Hayes reported the
hospital's operating deficit has started to
come down and he is projecting a break
even by 'the year end next March..
"We're really not in too bad shape at this
moment ..if the ministry would jest, sent us
the money 'they owe us, we'd be in great
shape," be commented.
Board members also learned about actiy-
ities at the mental health resource centre
from Co-ordinator Joy Daymond. She report-
ecl the centre provides a diagnostic, and,
rehabilitative service for people having
psychological problems or problems of social
adjustment.
She~ showed Slides of activities at the
centre, including living skills, grottp diScus.,
sion and recreation. .
Dr. J. C. McKim, praised the program,
which he said has been "a real boon for us";
it's been good for the patients and the
doctors too, he reported, noting it "takes
time-consuming problems off •our shourd-
ers ' .
Don
burne
Sometimes a little dancer needs some help with the laces of
ber dance shoes. Jennifer Dalton Is' taldng highland dance in
s class at St. Joseph's School, Kingsbridge Monday nights,
end she has sonic difficulty getting her dance slippers laced
hp. Her instructor Lisa Frayne provided the assistance while
class members, upper left, counter clockwise, Sarah
Brophy, Rhonda Hogan and Wendy Mlitenharg, look on.
[Sentinel Staff Photo]
a wood stove
The consumer column of a daily newspaper recently
carried advice for people who arc interested in buying a
wood stove to heat their homes. The column tells of the
inexperienced public buying a wood stone and not being
informed how to install it or operate it safely.
A woman in Hamilton bought a wood-burning stove
from a major department store. She lit her first fire and
sat back to watch it burn, only to realize the appliance
was supposed to be connected to a chimney. The sales
clerk had not bothered' to tell her.
A man in Halifax, also uninformed about installation,
put his wood stove in the basement and tried to exhaust it
through the heating ducts of his furnace. He was alarmed
when smoke erred out of every hot-air re .istes_in_hi
house. Luckily, the whole structure didn't burn down.
Andy Pratt of Langside Supply, a local retail and
wholsesale outlet specializing in alternate energy
.products„ says approximately 65 per cent of the people
who are installing wood stoves to supplement their oil
furnaces do not have their stoves properly installed.
"It is up to The customer to Install the stove properly
after we inform them how to do it," says Pratt. Andy and
his partner Peter Gerster will also install stoves they sell;
if the customer decides he wants them, to.
This column, The Consumer Game, carried in the
Globe and Mail November 20, states that many retailers
are failing to inform buyers of the basic safety rules
concerning wood stove selection and installation.
Now that the federal government has provided
financial incentives for wood heating in the recent
budget; there is the additional concern that ill-informed
dealers, out for a -fast buck will flood the market.
Under the subsidy program, homeowners can receive
grants of 50 per cent, up to a maximum of $800, for
conversions from "oil totenewable energy-sourcesrlt-ii--
indicated the government will insist on appliances which
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