Page 4 January 1989 Cassiar Courier CASSIAR HOSPITAL. BOARD REPORT submitted by Loraine Tyne In Cassiar one tends to view the hospital building _as one complete entity when in fact there are two facets to the building. One is the hospital space for the hospital services provided. The other is the clinic space which is for the use of the doctor to carry out his private medical practice. The Hospital Board has no jurisdiction over clinic patients and their care. Its jurisdiction and concerns are for the quality of care provided for the in-patients of the hospital. The doctor’s clinic space is rented from the Hospi- tal Society for the doctor’s use, to carry out his private fee-for-service medical practice. The hospital also pro- vides facilities for a limited number of laboratory and x-ray services that can be ordered by the doctor. The pharmacy is under the jurisdiction of the doc- tor. Dispensing of prescriptions cannot be done without doctor’s authorization. The Hospital Society has the res- ponsibility of granting the doctor hospital privileges and ensuring the quality of care of its in-patients. Cassiar Hospital is funded by the provincial goy- ernment. Cassiar is not part of a Regional District because we don’t fall in the areas where there are Hospital Region- al Districts. We are, therefore, usually funded 100% by the government for capital projects. Take (and follow the rules) Up to 50% of prescriptions will be ineffective be- cause directions are not followed. It is important to talk to your doctor to understand the WHAT and WHY of medication given. People most often fail to use their medication pro- perly by: 1. Not having the prescription filled in the first place. 2. Taking doses that are too large or too small. 3. Taking the medication too often or not often enough. 4. Forgetting to take one or more doses. 5. Stopping the medication too soon. Other medication misuse includes self-medicating with drugs borrowed from friends and relatives (NEVER share prescription drugs - they are written for individual needs) and saving and using outdated drugs (some drugs, like tetracycline, can undergo a chemical change and be- come dangerous past their expiry date). Some food and drinks may interfere with a drug’s effectiveness. If milk is taken with tetracycline, for ex- ample, too little of the medication may be absorbed by the body to cure the infection. Alcohol and certain drugs can be a lethal combination. As well, some over-the-counter (non-prescription) medications can work against some prescription drugs. For example, even daily iron pills can prevent prescription antibiotics from being absorbed into the blood. Always advise your doctor of all your medications, prescribed or not, before receiving a new one, and follow instructions exactly. Ignoring or forgetting advice can have serious consequences. : If you don’t understand the purpose of a prescrip- tion or how your doctor wants you to use it, make sure you get all your questions answered. One final note: if you are planning a trip, ensure you have enough of your prescribed medication for the length of your stay. A prescription schedule doesn’t take time off just because you do! -Reprinted fom Head to Toe, ~ published by the B.C. Medical Association The project consists of enclosing the space be- tween the hospital and the ambulance garage. This work was put out for tender and the successful bidder was the Tahltan Nation Development Corporation. As part of this month’s article on hospital news and issues I would like to bring our readers up to date on the new construction which they may have seen at the hospital. Reasons for enclosing this area are three-fold: to conserve energy and prevent heat loss from the hospital when the loading doors are opened; to provide privacy and comfort for patients arriving or leaving by ambulance; and to include the building of a multi-purpose room at the rear of the enclosure. The multi-purpose room can be used for a variety of purposes including providing space for visiting health personnel. Construction began September 20 and was to have taken 5 weeks. However, this has been delayed pending the arrival of materials to continue construction. In addition to this work, the Tahltan Nation Development Corporation replaced the sidewalk leading into the hospital as part of continuing maintenance on the building. Repairs were also done on the roof at the back of the building between the nurses’ lounge and the fur nace room, to prevent the build up of pressure on the walls. Included in the ambulance enclosure is a smaller room for the storage of the hospital’s oxygen tanks. This is required to meet fire and electrical safety standards. The B.C. Building Corporation owns the ambu- lance garage. The project to enclose and adjoin the two buildings was a joint effort between the B.C. Building Cor- poration and Cassiar Hospital. It was funded completely by the provincial government. The Writer’s Corner FREE A young man strode into the town head held high as he looked around dark glasses rode upon his nose and dust upon his worn clothes. The love of life was in his stride Packboard swayed from side to side his eyes were bright and smile was wide and you knew his heart was free He crossed the park and by a bench he set the packboard down the hands he cupped behind his head and the bench became a full length bed From his lips there came a sigh as he crossed his feet and closed his eyes in the sweet repose of aman whose heart is free ! watched him as he slumbered there deep in his world without a care and wondered if he’d ever share thoughts within his mind With no man will | contend from sea to sea and back again I'll earn my way with these two hands and not compete with any man : Then from his pack he drew some bread closed his eyes and bowed his head as he gave thanks for a heart that’s free P. C. Sumners LOOKING BACK When | was just a little boy / sang my way to school where | learned to use the ABC’s and apply the Golden Rule The time had come to learn new things not butterflies with golden wings nor creeping things and wiggly things and things that hop as they go Past soft green meadows, where birds flew by a bright warm sun in a clear blue sky with pencil and paper and head held high / sang my way to school My trousers torn, and shoes not new just hand-me-downs my brother outgrew but | couldn’t be happier, as | look back to the one room school, with a yard out back The place we lived was built from the tree and though it was small, was a palace to me under northern lights and a blanket of stars / would fly to the heavens to mars and back and never leave our old log shack My mother’s love was a fortress to me her gentle words, as she held me tight the kiss on the cheek after prayers at night a mother who loved me and told me so and dad was there to help me grow Now that I’m grown, | still want to sing as | think of those wonderful, beautiful springs at the one room school, with the yard out back and I'll never forget our old log shack . P. C. Sumners ALL SAINTS ANGLICAN 10:30 a.m. Sunday HOLY EUCHARIST MORNING WCRSHIP SERVICES 1st, 3rd and 5th Sundays 2nd and 4th Sundays THRIFT SHOP 2nd and 4th Wednesdays - 7 to 8 p.m. MINISTER Rev. Allan Studd PHONE 778-7239 What do you say when one of your friends has just lost a short battle with cancer? Lorraine Young was a freelance journalist, broadcaster sometimes heard on CBC Whitehorse, mother of three, wife, Sunday School teacher and committed Christian, but most of all she was a good friend - not only to us but to everyone she met. She was a shining spirit whose life on this earth was far too short. It was with mixed feelings of grief and anger that we attended her funeral along with the large com- munity that she and her husband Greg had gathered a- round them over many years, in many different situations. The Epistle reading for the service was I Corin- -thians 13, Paul’s famous passage on love: NORTHERN LIGHTS COLLEGE by Allan Studd OFFICE HOURS Tuesday to Friday 9:00 - 12:00 Noon 1:30 - 4:00 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday 7:30-9:30 p.ta. The New Year looks bright for the Cassiar Centre of Northern Lights College. We will begin the year with several course offerings. These will include: : GED (GENERAL EQUIVALENCY) PREPARA- TION - beginning the week of January 23. The GED exam is scheduled for March 17/18. INTRODUCTION TO IBM COMPUTERS, MS- DOS - an introduction to the basic Disk Operating System and management of files and data. Beginning the week of January 16. : WORD PROCESSING, WORD PERFECT - a very popular and complete Word Processing program. This is for people with some experience on computers. This is limited to 5 students because of copyright limitations. SEE THE LATEST FROM THE LEGEND. wee = DARREN'S CARS AUTHORIZED ARCTCO* ARCTIC CAT® DEALER S Arcico Inc. 1988. * “Trademarks of Arctco Inc “If I have all the eloquence of men or of angels, but speak without love, I am simply a gong booming or a If I have faith, in all its fulness, to move mountains, but without love, then I am nothing at all.” . cymbal clashing . . . Lorraine was love. She cared little for anything else. Her attention was always and fully centred on other people and their needs. She was a friend to those who were lonely, a help to those who suffered and an inspira- tion to those who despaired. She reflected always the love that God feels for all of His people. In the end, we gained srength from the community which surrounded her. The love which she had shown to all of them showed as they gathered to support each other Together we tried to understand why death had to enda life so special. If there was any answer at all, it was that it is better to have lived a life motivated by love, to have loved at all costs, than to have lived long and acquired much, and never loved. God’s commandment to people is simple: to love God and to love your neighbour. To be one of his, we must love. That is his only requirement. Without love, we are simply a gong booming or a cymbal clashing. With- out love we are nothing at all. Lorraine loved strongly and fiercely - both God and people. She was not a sounding gong, but a person of wholeness and substance who cared for all whom she came across. Lorraine will be missed, but all of us who knew her, have learned a. valuable lesson. There is only one thing that really counts - to love at all costs. INTRODUCTION TO TRAVEL COUNSELLING - an introduction to the major elements of a retail travel agency’s work. This will be an intensive three-week course beginning towards the end of January. Further information on these and other courses can be obtained by contacting the Learning Centre. We are also beginning to look at more major pro- grammes which would be a new direction for this Centre. At this time we are soliciting interest in a full time certi- ficate programme which would lead to a diploma in com- This would be a full ten- month programme running 30 hours a week. Because of puterized office procedures. the immense expense in mounting such a programme (nearly $50,000) we want to know who is interested so that we can then begin pressuring for extra funds. If you think that you would like to be trained in these office skills, come in and talk to Allan Studd. Our posters are out and about town. Northern Lights College is also offering a fairly complete package of Distance Education courses. Again, we have a poster out about these. There are three differ- ent formats for studying. Courses can be taken at home by extension, through the Knowledge Network on televi- sion, or by teleconference from our Learning Centre. Courses range from Accounting to Early Childhood Edu- cation. We have finally completed an outside bulletin board on which we hope to post all information on what is happening at the Cassiar Learning Centre. This will be attached to the steps outside our main entrance on the ort, GAAS ISS GS 2OT Oe, DON’T TURN YOUR CAT INTO A DOG. USE ONLY GENUINE ARCTIC CAT" PARTS AND ACCESSORIES. When you need replacement parts or want some extra accessories for your Cat, dont settle for cheap copies. Because inthe long run, they cost more. Accept no substitutes. Come to us for Genuine Arctic Cat” Parts and Accessories. DARREN’S Cassiar Courier January 1989 Page 5 ee Sie a : | Lourdes Mission 4 Fr. Joseph Leverge SCHEDULE Saturday Mass 7:00 p.m. Sunday Mass 11:00 a.m. Our parish Advent Wreath was once again made by the talented hands of Martha Wallenborn. On Sunday December 11, we welcomed into our parish through the sacrament of baptism Christopher and Tanya, twin infants of Rachel Joseph and Guy Gregoire. It was also a day that we wished Bud, Frances and Nancy Sherlock farewell. Joan expressed a special thank- you to Frances on behalf of the parish, for all the untiring service she gave in the two short years she was in Cassiar. Joan also presented Frances with a pie lifter as a small token of our appreciation. Sincere thanks and appreciation to each and every one who helped to make our Catholic Church Bazaar a success, raising $2,460. This money will be used towards Church.maintenance. A special thank you to the Cassiar Shopping Centre for their donation of the Gift Certificate, and to Garry Periard for the use of the Recreation Centre. The winners of the raffle were: Food Hamper Handmade Quilt Crochet Blanket Jim McGill was the lucky winner of the $100 gift certificate. Bob Langford J. Dunn Joanne Voss direct route to the CCC, arena and store. Please stop by and check out all our programmes. New copyright legislation has recently gone into effect which is going to make a difference in how we offer computer courses. We now must buy one program per student, per computer. At an average cost of $300 per package, this runs into a lot of money and means that we have to limit our students and include a rental fee in our registration fees. Because we try to work on a cost re- covery basis for our extension courses, we will have to charge more. For instance, we have just purchased 5 copies of Word Perfect. In the upcoming course we can have only 5 students at a time, but still have the same in- structional costs. The result will be a higher registration fee. Eventually this will settle down as bulk licences are negotiated which will allow us to copy once more, but un- til then we have to work within the law. The College looks forward to a busy and good year. We continue to grow and look at more ways in which we can help you with the life-long process of lear- ning. Most of our growth is thanks to you and your sup-- port for what we are trying to do. If we can help, drop by the Learning Centre Tuesdays to Fridays, or call us at 778-7878. AUTHORIZED ARCTCO" ARCTIC CAT” DEALER Arcico inc. S86 * Trademarks of Arcieo inc CAPS Wolsey In aio