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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Thursday, February 27, 2014 | 24 NEWS AND INFORMATION FROM OAKVILLE-TRAFALGAR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FEBRUARY 2014 Oakville's New Hospital Set to Open in Late 2015 Construction of Oakville's new hospital continues on-schedule and has surpassed 50 per cent completion. It is amazing to watch the new building take shape. More than 950 workers are on site daily busily installing: 7,441 windows; 28,000 light fixtures; 30,000 electrical receptacles; and more than 3,219 miles of wire. Those driving by the construction site may have noticed the five different building elements, including: · a four storey section for complex continuing care, rehabilitation and outpatient clinics; · a six storey parking garage; · an eight storey inpatient tower; · a four storey emergency and diagnostic imaging block with maternal/child, surgical services and mental health services; and · a spacious main hospital entrance that connects the different building elements. The New Oakville Hospital is scheduled to open in late 2015 and will replace the existing OakvilleTrafalgar Memorial Hospital. The new 1.6 million square foot state-of-the-art healthcare campus will offer a full-range of acute healthcare services, have capacity for 457 inpatient beds, with 80 per cent located in single patient rooms. Visit www.newoakvillehospital.com to take a tour of a typical single-patient room. HHS Food Services Awarded Greenbelt Funding HHS' Food Services was awarded a Grant ($107,000) by the Ontario Greenbelt Fund and the Ontario government for its Good for You, Locally Grown Initiative. Thanks to the funding of this innovative project, patients and their families, visitors and staff will be able to enjoy meals and recipes with more locally grown foods in all three of our community hospitals. HHS has also been asked to develop one of Canada's first local food procurement policies in healthcare and develop initiatives to get more local food into hospital kitchens. HHS will be working in partnership with Gordon Food Services and Signature Culinary Solutions to create delicious menu options made with local foods that can be replicated by other hospitals. (L to R) Burkhard Mausberg, CEO of the Greenbelt Fund; Jim Robinson, Director of Marketing, Gordon Food Services; Elma Hrapovich, HHS Director of Nutrition and Food Services, and Oakville MPP Kevin Flynn. HHS Staff Organ and Tissue Registration Drive! Did you know one organ donor can save up to eight lives? At any given time in Ontario, 1,500 men, women and children are waiting for a life-saving organ transplant, but every three days, three of them dies waiting. HHS staff and volunteers are currently participating in the Trillium Gift of Life Network's (TGLN's) organ and tissue donation workplace registration drive initiative. HHS also wants to encourage friends, family and all community members to join us and also participate. Please use this opportunity to discuss organ and tissue donation with your family and share our campaign page www.BeADonor.ca/haltonhealthcare with them. All you need to participate is your health card. Have you always wanted to quit smoking, but couldn't find the needed support or encouragement? Why not try our Butt Out - a FREE group smoking cessation program for smokers who want to quit. The program consists of seven weekly sessions that build on the skills and information needed to develop a comprehensive individualized quit plan and provides support for smokers as they go through the quitting process. The next program sessions start: Date: March 19, 2014 Location: Learning Resource Centre, OTMH Time: 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. For more information or to register, call: 905-338-4691 Is It Time To Butt Out? Seeking Recreation Volunteers The Oakville Hospital Volunteer Association is seeking outgoing volunteers to assist with group and individual activities with patients such as: · Music Sing-along · Play Piano · Baking · Manicures · Arts and Crafts · Special Events · One-to-one Visiting The most recent issue of Your Health@HHS eNewsletter was released February 4, 2014. Check it out at www.haltonhealthcare.com. Sign up today to receive important information on HHS programs, services, health promotion and events. Sign Up For Halton Healthcare Services eNewsletter! Ask us how you can join our team: · Call (905) 338-4643 · Email lparente@haltonhealthcare.on.ca · Log on to www.haltonhealthcare.com Buy Flowers Online: Now Available at Oakville Hospital! The Oakville Hospital Volunteer Association (OHVA) has launched a new "Buy Flowers Online" section on the Halton Healthcare Services (HHS) website. This online shopping cart will enhance the convenience and ease of purchasing of flowers online that can be delivered to patients at OTMH. All net proceeds will help the OHVA fulfill its three million dollar pledge towards funding equipment for the New Oakville Hospital. Stay connected! For more information and to subscribe to our eNewsletter, visit www.haltonhealthcare.com. Follow us on www.haltonhealthcare.com GEORGETOWN · MILTON · OAKVILLE HOSPITALS