> patients ona one-to-one. ‘basis!

lead ..as- ‘nortial:: a. lifé as.
‘possible,’ “hospital” vad-
_ministrator J ohn Stevens, said.»

“Our aimis to help the ‘patient

‘Hospital extended care unit converse in the activity

£ “we. » want,’ ” Mrs. Chapman said: .

She explained how. important :
‘it was for the patients to get out
whenever they could —: with .

2 bed; breakfast is served at 9,
~ dinner at-1: :00; Supper. at 5 and a
snack at 8..

he may 7 have toast ‘and ‘tea in ~

= } out. the: furnishings for: ‘the
net building: os

vet

“comfortable — for. our: older’
, people, oS

“And thon they. told’ us that

24 and we had to start all; over.
“A 4 again!” aa
On_ Feb, 15, just. 10 mane...
after the first hole was dug on ,
5 the: hospital: site, -the- hospital
* began admitting: patients,
~ Atv-present,” there “are. (26°
‘patients, ranging in Age from 55.
to. WB oe
* The average: age. 8 80,

tended care, a person must bean:
dressing and: carrying cout the.

tanks of daily Wife .
“phe ‘hospital is being. fied.

P -eapacity at present), with new
admissions ‘and- transfers from.
*" the Gorge," the Veterans’ and* :
“oa the. Jubilee and” /Nictoria |
“4 General hospitals.’ 203"
‘One patient, his. even beon. :

staff, a part-time
“Therapist. ‘and: her assiitant, a
ec tnera soclal worker. and
“ opharmacist,a- dietary: con:
« Tultant and kitchen, house.
~ keeping and office staff.

aay
i

E testog of: nursing,” deueribed
) the many hours. spent picking.

“TY swear we sat. in 100 chairs oo
ie “before we finally decided on.
» t which - would. be... the... most. -

- particular line was discontinued”.

and,
~joyment, the hospital walls are
hung with ofl painting on lease”
In’ order. to qualify: for ex: from ‘peninsula. artists, These,
_ paintings are rotated every. six
need of nursing care 24: hours a : °

day and need: help in feeding,

(gradually (at. one-third. wal

“transferred from | Vancouver,
oe DECAUSE Of a present. dirth of:
extended care heds:in that city,
ir There ore now 20 nurses on.
physio. |

“The hospital is'also appalling’ =.
“for. volunteers. to work with

oon “COLLINS MARKET
it ict 2335 AMITY DR.» COR, PAT BAY HWY, ‘
10.a.m.-7 p.m, Closed Sundays & Holidays.

“To that end, we hopes we wil

help feed patients.and to read to
them; anyone: ‘who can si g,. or
play. the: ‘piano, -would "bé. par- .
ticularly. welcome, she’ added...

> Facilities. in -the-hospital are’ =. 003°.
~ designed for the ultimate » ines

“patient: comfort. SP te! :
There’ sa ‘wheel chair: shower s
‘and:
specially-designed with —
whirlpool agitators and an” oicase from the: group's Vic-
~ toria headquarters said: this

two...Century” baths, ©

-.electronically-operated .

“into the bath.
“They were terrified at first,

Harper, head. nurse.

“Y'don't think: they. use ‘the *
- regular bath at: all anymore,”

There ‘is a “beauty: parlour

_ Where patients will be able to |
~ have: their’ hair professionally -

“ done: once ‘a: week, if they: so
“desire, A barber will come in
» every: second week,

Aquiet. room" ‘is provided -

“for those “who desire privacy
for’ the patients’ en:

weeks and are. for sale...

Visiting hours - are roughly bee
“from 10. am, until 8 pam,”

although Mra. Chapman sald. :
= phe Is not strictly: concerned in.

enforcing these hours,”

“encouraged Le
- possible,

One. of the, difficulties “bout. ' d
“the hospital is that" for those

~ coming from Victoria there j is
“no regular. bus: service,

: PS Gardens;..

- chair =”
which lifts the- ‘Patient up. sue

«She. explained visitors ‘are, | iraaindatan
puch an important: part.of thes: @ eco:
‘patient's life that their visits are Be
“much coe os

‘ delivery of the bus expected the

- beginning of July, she envisions
- taking the patients. to Butchart..::
Beacon = Hill . Park, ee
fy down « to” the” ocean “and * n

The Canadian Cancer Society

owas optimum. |

“wants to’ raise’ $3,500 on." the.

Saanich Peninsula this April, a-

week.
But before the local units of

now they love it,” said Mrs, D. the. society can even. begin

“planning to raise that: money,

- yvolunteers:to canvass homes on
~ the peninsula are. ‘nee ded, the

release added. -
Volunteers: will be asked to

‘of cancer research, education -

make only ‘'a limited number of ~

calls” -~ no more than. .four

hours on each. of two. separate
- evenings. —..during® the annual
Conquer. Cancer"! campaign,
‘=the release said, :
Waely. volunteer. will be given |
an assigned area in. which to”

-eanvass, and each will be given oe
: “every thing he needs: to do the”

~ ‘praonuneaon

vennnenneet

othe hydro-eleetrie potential ..
cof: the Yukon ‘and. Northwest). po
“Territories i810, OW), megawatts).
halts ofthe present electrical
es power: Produc on. dn i Ganallay:

_oA plano has been donated to aon vate
‘the hospital by” the, Central | ‘

Saanich Lions Club and aif
~ wheelchair, four- “passenger bus Be
with hydraulic -lift.is. being: B-

and.

‘donated by fhe Rebekahs
~ Oddfellows clubs. “

“OWI a bus of our own, we)

can or wanize und yo whenever

i om 4TH ST.

‘Meals are planned with ‘the’
patients’ likes and dislikes in.”
mind“ and ‘are’ designed. for;

flavo
utrition,

maximum . -color,:

“The staff i is : wonderful.
= gets better”

oy 29S

jou

Needed

- job:

as brieting,

“The money: raised

support the society's programs

and patient aid:

Peninsula residents willing to’.
. volunteer for the April canvass
are asked. to, phone, local unit.

chairman Ive Robinson, at 656-
2106, :

SALE ENDS. MARCH 2/74

- STULLS ap V. CENTRE

WE SERVICE EVERYTHING WE SELL

wand
- head...
Cottingham, 3

: Patients,

- fosds

ae at the moment at nt te ee we. can.
: tell them why, : she said: *

information
material and tags to identify ©.
him: to those he is to -canvass.: ©
in. the -
annual fund drive — being held:
“for the first time ever. on ‘the .
peninsula this year - is used to:.

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THE REVIEW

The team approach and the
complete involvement of staff
members in helping the patients
be as comfortable as possible
has had astounding results,
Mrs. Chapman said. .

She cited the example of Mrs.
Wills, a resident of Towner
Park Road, who-was the first
patient admitted to the hospital.

“When she first came, she
wouldn't talk,’ explained Mrs.
Chapman.

“She has now picked up 100

‘per cent, chatting, eating and

enjoying her eating.

. “Yesterday, I walked past the
physiotherapy room and I heard
a group singing.

‘There was Mrs. Wills in the
midst; leading the ‘song ‘‘‘Four
and 20. Blackbirds Baked in a
Pie’,”’ she laughed.

Mrs. Chapman’s. own delight
in the patients and her concern.

, that the hospital be neither dull

nor traditional for tradition’s

sake has resulted in. an at-
- mosphere of
- between staff members and

co-operation

patients.

“They’re a real bunch. of
sweeties,’’ said Mrs..Chapman,
referring to the elderly women
patients.

She went on to explain how. ot

one of the staff members had

“pinched. the bows from the
_ flower arrangements given ‘to
- the hospital at the opening, and -

had then gone around arranging

- the ‘ladies’ hair .and ‘dressing
~ them.up in the bows.

‘When they. looked at
‘themselves in the mirror, they. .
were so happy. and. delighted
with themselves,” she’said. .

--One of Mrs, Chapman’s main |.
‘concerns is that things be done —
a differently. at the. Peninsula,
“y Hospital.

There. are many ‘reasons for

“changing things, she said, and
-' the main reason isthe patients.: :
is a. “hospital fore

not the | ee way. ee pouring i it herself.

“Phis:

She. said there: ‘is: something

- ‘sadly lacking i in many hospitals, |.
in communication between ow oll
and administration. ©)

“She pointed out the joy ina:
“bed: hospital “is that everyone —
knows everyone and there «|
“should be no reason for a lack. of
“communication.

Also, with a_ hospital which om &
has just. ‘been’ completed,
~ everyone is new. ——- staff. and.

patients — and she has found

“They come up with all sorts

of suggestions,"'-she said, “and .

they're. all, con:

open.
sideration. oe

for

~ 686+ wa

the patients are feeling very .f
mucha part of getting the whole os
- thing off.the ground, -

“It’s a lot of fun; we're all
struggling through together.’

She told a behind-the-scenes
story of the opening last Friday,
with the advent of the first
patient.

Hoping they had remembered

all details, large and small, one -

of the nurses came up to her
asking, where the hand soap
was.

They had forgotten to order
it; one of the staff hopped ina
car and went charging off to the
store.

They have introduced a
weekly patient. assessment
meeting, which Mrs; Chapman
hopes will result in the patient
getting much better. care.
“The meeting includes «a

doctor, nurse, physiotherapist, _ bs
dietician, social worker andthe

pharmacist.

Together they discuss “the
patient’s needs and work out a
co-ordinated program for him.

Then the patient is called in
and asked his opinion and
whether he would be willing to

_ £0 along with the program.

After’ three months, the

_ -patient’s program is reassessed

and new plans included:
“That way, the patient does

notf eel put somewhere and’ left, a
she said.

“It is a team approach and
everyone is involved.”
“Unique. to..Vancouver. Island

hospitals is the modified-unit:
dose-medication-plan-a’ method’
of distributing medication to the’: a:
patient which, Mrs. Chapman... |
‘calculated, is going. to: save:27°
“hours of ‘nursing - time - each ey
-. week. . ;
- Essentially, it is. a. system. . |:
whereby the pharmacist pours .
medication for the patient for. |
- seven days of the week and up to Mf
six times:a.day.. . ee
-. ‘Then the nurse. simply has- to. |
pick up:the required medication od
“instead” ‘of =:

and” distribute. Ate

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welcomed 26 patients through

: its- doors.

It would seem the staff has
more than succeeded in helping
those patients feel at. home and

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