PAGE 12, WEDNESDAY MARCH 16, 1983, WHITBY FREE PRESS Opimistsgive $15,OOO The fund-ralslng campalgn to establlsh a contlnuing care unit on the second floor of Dr. J.O. Ruddy Hospital was given a *15,000 boost by the Optimiat Club of Whltby last Wednesday. Optlmist President Gerr;y Aalbers present- ed the fund-raising comumittee wlth a choque for $7,500 and a proise for $7,500 more by June. Organizers hope tW ralse *100,000 through servie clubs and communlty organi- zations in Whitby and surrounding commu- nities. The total coet of reno- vatlng and equlpping the ward is $660,000. The Ontario Ministry of Health will provide $200,000, but Whitby must come up with the remaining *460,000. Members of several service clubs in Wbltby met with the fund- ralising commlttee and hospital administrators last Wednesday W learn what the ward will need, the type of care it wllI provide, and how they can help. The new ward, whlch wlll handie patients who need long-term care, will be equlpped wlth up-to-date facliti efor physio andoccuptiobal therapy, and is dèsigned Wo ho as "unlnstlution- ai"p as possible since patients will stay as long as 12 months. "I1t's been 15 years since the hospital went Wo the pibllc for finan- cial assistance and we haven't been back sin- ce," fund-raising com- mittee chairman Pat Johnston told the group. "«So it's not going to ho an annual thing. " Johnston said the proposed ward iâ a big project that will require a large base of support in the- community. The committee wlll ho can- vasslng corporations, local businesses and communlty residents for donatibns. Besides the Optixnist's donation, the committee lias recelved pledges from other communlty organizations in Whltby. The Whitby Brass Band plans to donate 100 per cent of the proceeds from a sprlng concert to the building campalgn, and the Women's Auxi- - liary of the hospital wil run a Monte Carlo niglit at, Heydenshore Pavi- llon- March 25 to raise money for the new ward. The Kiwanis Club of Whltby hopes Wo raise *10,000 for the continu- ing care unit with a 40's and 50's dance at Iro- quois Park featuring the Spitfire Band. More than 300 tickets have already been sold (in just over a week) for the dance. Capacity* is 900 and there will ho a cash bar as well as music from the 20-piece band. Service clubs or community organiza- tions who would like Wo lend their support Wo the project can calI David Harries at 668-7950 Pat Johnston (left), chairman of the fund-raising commlttee at J.O. Ruddy Hospital, accepts a *7,500 cheque from Gerry Aalhors, president 0f the Optlmlst Club of Whitby. - Free Presa Staff Photo Uninstitutional ward Will IITESETINXG ON HEPREMISES.% 9 COMPUTKRIZED à PiOTONS -4, L A D YeFIT N ES S ANfNIVERSARY SALE! FULL MEflM IP ReG$200.OO stress rehabilitation The continuing care ward at Dr. J.O. Ruddy Hospital wiil combine the latest medical and therapeudic advances with a "Ihomey and unin- stitutional" atmos- phere, hospital staff Bay. The ward is designed to - help victims of strokes, accidents and other debilitating dis- eass re-learn the skills necessary Wo live inde- pendently. Above ail, the con- tinuing care unit wiil not ho a "storage house"l or "dead-end unit" for the chronicaily WI. "The kind of person SOpen sailya WGeatri Riding -Memberships avaliabie, R. R. 1, Brook Rd. Pickering, ont. Just North of Hwy. 2 Cali Now 683»8193 on the ward will require more nursing care and therapy than can ho provided i their home or in mot of the nursing homes in the area,"' says Dr. Douglas Mc- Intosh, a staff doctor at the hospital. The *66,000 ward wil ho located on the presently unused second floor at Dr. J.O. Ruddy and wilIaccommodate up to 32 patients. The empliasis will ho on physical, spiritual and emotional rehabili- tation. Trained physio- therapists and oc- cupational therapists wil provide individual plans that suit the special needs of, each patient. To help patients re- cover emotionally and psychologically, the unit will ho constructed to ho as mucli like home as possible. Brighit colour- ed walls, rugs, plants and facilities that en- courage independent mobility are features planners hope will create a healthy and op- timistie atmosphere. "It is very important to look at these as whole people with social, spiritual and emotional needs, " Mclntosh says. Families of patients will ho encourage W become involved i the patient's program and help with the recovery as mucli as possible. For those who are able, leaving the ward on a short-term basis will ho encouraged. "We want to get rid of the institutional sterili-. ty,"y says Pat Jolinston, chairman of the fund- raising committee. "If you're in there for six months or a year you can get cabin foyer."' Jolinston visited a continuing care ward at York Central Hospital and said the briglit and optimistic atmosphere was lnspiring. 'IThey are so proud 0f what they're doing it just catches on," John- ston says._ Most of the *660,00 wiIl ho spent on renova- tions and equipment. Doors, washrooms and hallways will be recon- structed to allow dis- abled patients to get around on thon, own. There will ho an out- door terrace and visit- ing areas where patien- ts can meet with their familles in privacy. Spe- cial therapy. rooms with up-to-date equipment wil ho installed and the entire fire alarm system in the hospital. will ho updated. The fund-raising com- mittee hopes to receive pledges from commu- mity organizations by June Wo raise $4W0,oWo0f the total cost of the project. OFFER VAUIDATALL 3 CLUBS M are accepflng only a limited Includes: 58 Ftesclse prwek number of membershlps 0f this extra- Gym e Sauna e Showers e Sun Room ordlnary puice sa act nawl 'Ybur Wirlpool e Unlversal equlpment membership enfties you to ail club Personallzed programs e Proessonal faclIlties for one MuIl ea. Member- instruction e Lockers e Private change ship vai tail 3 locationsil roams a Open 7 darys a week REXDALE 742-3515 SCARBOROUGH 264-4333 OSHIAWA 571-1441 Ladly Fln ins a mgIs3.fd wademrlc a Lady RIIwS Centres irc. ScarbaOOugh à Oshawa Lady Rtnes Centres are awned and operated by the Euopean V*orkout Ud. t