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Jflwg olodors, Cleri'risi edical centre becomes part of Ht Wia r.-. ny lSMtEL wash in just 21 years the Wiarton and D trict Memorial Hospital has n {mm :1 led (Iron outpatient centre to one oi the ‘ most 'modern smaller hospitals in Southern Ontario. The hvspllll has taken uno'thA or giant step lorwanl in im- proving its SCercg to local ra- siduits and tourists on the l Bruce Peninsula with its recent- ly completed modern medical zentre. Last Friday the public was ' given an opportunity to inspect the new centre located ill the bottom floor at the hospital's suuth wing which was opened l in June, 1968. For the past two l weeks the town‘s two perman- ‘ ant doctors and one dentist have been using the farillties. when the new Wing was add- ed to the hospital during the lam-ah building niuiect suacz had been provided in the base- mout floor (or the medical con- tre and also a kitchel!‘ flinging ' and laundry area which has still to he chlchtcd. ‘ Work began last March_to build the office; now occupied bu Dri J. l. Lenson, Dr, K, R. Mamay and Dr. Douglas J. D. Crane, DDS. Dr Crane recent ly came to Wiarton to replace Dr. M. A. Campbell: who re- tired after almost 45 years as a dentist. Each office has its own glae sod-in reception room. waiting room and receptionist; The 5a.v well-lit area provides a charm] atmosphere for patients. Pastel colors and indirect lighting hava been uSed throughout to make the rooms seem more snaclous. The maxlmum use has he ‘ made or the spam. in the it . tist's office there are preseu two wellequiupd dental ran flimifled by a laboratory. Spa has been provided [or an a flitional dental room in the 1 enhanothar dentist would no to Wiltiah. A room has I: 'yided also (or a recove . Each doctor has two re ; fionists, two examining roo '. and a dispensary which - “ kept busy constantly hetwe ‘ {MEIJIL and S 1min ’ . ' In audition to the donors 1, the hener Dr. M. Hopkin unit in. N. Hopflmo'n; u» . hand and wile team from Llo yifiudyfiiave regular ofl'm'e ltgti three days in week in th ‘, downtown office oh the ' “Eu-unto V f 1VNU $5350 “ , but this as yet has H '3 Men furnished. ffino 56° lwr i‘i lhn present admlmttra mj t‘nr. Mr, M :..r. uni-1‘ .l 1/ tor l/auarimh. Lllaitn’tufl .. m. Rent collected will pay torlhe m5. Lam.” Walk“ 1. ml. mun. who“. “Wm” M "t" i° W". ‘ husoital'u lahhratorv technician mln 'n’lnw “Wm “M 9’" mm“: h“‘”"" and Mrs, Grace FéthL-rhlun is "ml- wlm'r’. " equinmem and expansmn. an)” “r "m a; .4 “‘0 loan will he retired in a eight and a hall years. Xâ€"rav technician. Mn. l5 TIME SAVER ‘Saddlcr in charge or “in a m lug r. . who or y The location of the Centre |5 tary an mn with Mr». ula resxmn-ihlr; "rr (rial: m; proving a vast time saver forlochcuuk ,n charge or harm- hmhxtz and in; r the dot-lor- Ind Patients. Wilh‘kccpihg and .‘vll'a. Cathleen .Vl an the medical. X-ray. “Id-ng with laundrv Ruderlc‘r. laboratory utilities virtually at Matzlnms i: supkril'licndcn‘ the fingertip! of the Phys‘fl"mmntcnante. ans. the pntmnt can he eiiam-‘ CH] ” w“ mm D ,. med, X‘I‘chd, etc in a minim-‘0! [he board M ".13". um of time. than hi: how held alm fund ra tin; can!“ ,l[4 he WM...» n:ni:,‘.u 'v To»: t: it» . fl DUD' timoâ€" iur u‘ . , ‘ Ih :h- all” . n; ., For example. a patient With‘_â€"â€"#L .“r I ‘an injured limh gose to the doc-l tor's office: Ihe doctor (la-t ‘ [ cries he needs In Xlray; thz‘ \_ t) N/ patient goes to hospital x.m de-‘ , > ointment and within a matter at minutes the doctor can deter-l mill: whether or not the limb is broken and the nature all the injury. Prior to the openingl o! the medical centre there was; l jconslderablq time involved iu‘ ‘ lthis ty 2 o! examination. v Mn aum stated many tour-l l l ists and summer residents come ‘lrum larger centres where the logical place to go in the event‘ . lat an emergencv is the basin!» ‘ al‘s outpatient department‘ thus the natural impulse :1 an arm lerzency arises on vacation is to lgo tn the nearest hospital cm. ire. ‘ Complete and thorough trcai- l intent is now available at the hosuitatl for a longer number of hours per day than in pre vious years. This greatly tm- proves the medical services on the Peninsula. l The only other hospital on the Bruce Peninsula is the Red {Cross ’ final? New” ‘1‘ uqu X! I. 33% - Mrs. price Feathersion. the hospital' xrray spctmwn technician watches the telécammunlcah‘ons mt» honiiu iii-dime closely as a message is hem; recon. ' ed from the Doctors Clinical Laboratory in Ottawa. ‘The machine. mt‘ently irtslalled m the hospital. greatly reduces time as hi) w ‘- l