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Carleton Place & District Memorial Hospital
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Description
Our Vision
quotThe communities leading partner in the provision of integrated healthcare servicesquot
Our Mission
quotTo provide our patients with a high standard of coordinated efficient medical and surgical care close to homequot
We take pride in being renowned as one of the most efficient hospitals in the province of Ontario and we will make every effort to ensure that our level of service and our commitment to providing quality healthcare to the citizens of our communities will continue
Corporate Value Statement
At Carleton Place Hospital we CARE We will be
Consistent
Advocates who provide accessible and accountable services
Respectful and supportive of decisions based on the rights of individuals and the range of resources for the communities served
Efficient equitable dedicated to excellence and functioning in a safe environment
History
The Carleton Place District Memorial Hospital Auxiliary was formed on May 22 1953 two years before the hospital was opened Ninety ladies attended the 1st meeting and elected Mrs Annie Johnston as their first president
Over the years volunteers have given of their time to the Physiotherapy medical records and the Laboratory Department as well as the Information Desk Gift Shop HELPP Lottery and Patient Registration Along with these duties as well as their many fundraisers Roast Beef lunch Tortieres and Ride of Splendor to name a few the volunteers donate an estimated 20000 hours to the Hospital
The role of the Carleton Place District Memorial Hospital Auxiliary is always shifting to accomodate the communitys need for a more outpatient facilities and the Auxiliary is pleased to be still active in providing volunteers and equipment to help achieve this goal
Transplanting lungs from smokers worthwhile
Lung transplant patients who receive the organs from smokers have better chances of survival than those who stay on waiting lists a British study suggests Nearly 40 per cent of the lungs that are available for transplant including those in Canada are from smokers Rejection of this donororgan resource would increase waitinglist mortality and i... Read More
Concerns in UK over feeding tube diet
Dieticians have warned of the dangers of losing weight with a starvation diet available in Britain for the first time The British Dietetic Association BDA says there are huge risks to the diet in which people are given just 130 calories a day through a feeding tube that goes up their nose and down to their stomach The 10day regime forces the ... Read More