—”. Members ‘of the public are invited to .
attend: the . ribbon-cutting, rel
‘scheduled for 2.p.m..at the hospital's new

ceremon

main entrance on 15th Street, Dedication .
of the building will be followed by tours |

throu

gh the new facilities and an open

house featuring demionstrations by
hospital departments and community

groups. |

The official opening will -

be the culmination’ of 12.
years of planning by suc-
cessive hospital boards,
administrators and — para-
medical personnel. “Lions
Gate will be the first hospital
in Canada to offer a compre-
hensive range of day care
services to the community,’
designed to keep potential
patients out of hospital beds.

; Day care programs have
been offered at the hospital

ouvenir Editi

or t Soa .

in the past but were severely
limited by .a shortage of
space, The new northern ex-

pansion includes an am-
bulatory care treatment ser-
vice area which offers a uni-
que range of facilities for
group programs including a
gymnasium, a diet kitchen,
lecture room, consultation
rooms and u minor treat-
ment and examination room,

Medical day care pro-
grams presently offered at

‘

ana rehabilitation, diabetic. day

care, willbe held under a
‘ physician’s supervision with:

ce a

Lions Gate, such as cardiac

care and rehabilitation day

ene r
additional services of other lities: p.2 4
health | professionals in-
cluding nurses, physiothera-
pists, occupational therea-

pists and dictitions.

“This innovative approach
is based on the’ philosophy
that a-hospital is no place to
be sick if you can possibly
avoid it,” said Maurice —
Fellis, president of the .
hospital's board of directors.

“Increasing beds is no
longer the approach to take
in. community health care,
We believe it is better for
both patients and their
families if they remain at
home if at all possible and at-

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