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Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre
June 28, 2019
Royal Review New tool to promote
wellness
Crowds cheer as awards presented
RVH has recognized four
inspiring members of its
healthcare team, as well as one
department, with a Board of
Directors' Award of Excellence for
their invaluable contributions to
RVH and the region it serves. This
is the highest honour bestowed at To promote your own mind, body and
the health centre and awarded spirit wellness, new Value People
during TEAM RVH Appreciation badge stickers were developed for
Week. TEAM RVH.
This year’s award recipients are The stickers were a great suggestion
(see photo): from Dr. Colin Ward (pictured above),
Charmaine Smith - Manager, Chief of Surgery, recalled from his time
Obstetrics and Birthing Unit working at the Mayo Clinic. They serve
Shannon Doucette – Clinical Nurse Research as a reminder to always promote your
Specialist, Enhanced District Stoke Surgery Treatment Clinic team own mind, body and spirit wellness.
Program “These exceptional individuals, and the The stickers are meant to go on the
Rosemary Dunsmore - RVH Surgery Treatment Clinic team, strongly back of your name or code badges. By
Volunteer Team Leader exemplify this health centre’s focus on using stickers instead of an additional
Dr. Giulio DiDiodato – Critical Care high-quality, safe patient care and badge, it will eliminate any added bulk
Medicine Specialist, Intensive Care consistently demonstrate our values and to your badge holder.
Unit (ICU) and Chief Research support our vision; Make each life better. While some of the stickers were
Scientist, Centre for Education and Together,” says Skot. handed out during TEAM RVH
Appreciation Week, if you have not yet
Pictured above: Janice Skot, RVH President and CEO, poses with members of the Surgery
Treatment Clinic - winners of the 2019 Board of Directors’ Award of Excellence in the team
received one, please contact your
category leader.
Thank you to Dr. Ward for sharing
this important wellness tool with us.
RVH Royal Review June 28, 2019
Celebrating TEAM RVH! From June 17 - 21 we celebrated our staff, physicians and volunteers
during TEAM RVH Appreciation Week. It was a week full of events in-
cluding some of those highlighted below. There’s still time to provide your feedback on the week’s events. Visit https://
www.surveymonkey.com/r/AppreciationWeek2019 to share your comments with the planning committee.
Respiratory Therapist (RT) Ashley Brown (left) wanted to give some
recognition to her colleague Virginia Teasdale, RT, for her inspiring
work here at RVH. Brown filled out a SHOUT OUT for Teasdale dur-
ing Appreciation Week, entering them both into a draw. Lucky for
Colleagues gathered for a late night treat to enjoy them, Brown’s SHOUT OUT was selected in the draw, winning them
make-your-own sundaes both $25 gift cards!
All smiles behind the grill, Business Development’s Jordan Cunning-
TEAM RVH, patients and visitors were invited to shop ham and David Guirguis serve up ballpark hotdogs to TEAM RVH
local vendors at the season’s first Summer Market during the Summer BBQ
The heat is on! Battle of the BBQ’s Tag Days another success
Nothing says summer like the sizzle of a barbecue and TEAM Volunteers Judy Kurtz
(above), Mel Coutanche
RVH is all fired up for the third annual Battle of the BBQ’s.
(right) manned their Tag
Starting on July 11, teams will compete for the coveted trophy Day post at Craighurst
and bragging rights. Foodland while Brenda
All BBQ’s are held outside Rotary Place and are $8 per event Clayton (top right) greeted
with proceeds going towards the RVH Auxiliary’s $2 million people at Bradford Garden
pledge to the Hearts & Minds campaign. Gallery. This year, the Aux-
Check your email for more details on each BBQ and how to iliary raised a grand total of
buy advance tickets. Summer never tasted so good! $11,224.
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June 28, 2019 RVH Royal Review RVH’s new stroke protocol helps one of our own Karen Brown had no idea the differ- performed at RVH, as such she was ence a few minutes could make until sent in an ambulance to a Toronto hos- she suffered a stroke and then every pital. When the ambulance arrived a second counted. “Code Stroke” was called and within When it comes to recovery from minutes her assessment was complete stroke, time is brain. Recently, RVH and Karen was prepped for surgery. implemented new stroke protocols en- “It felt like a blur, but everything suring patients are assessed and re- worked out right. You start thinking ceive the necessary treatment within about how different it could’ve all been, 45 minutes of arriving at the health if things went wrong – the whole process centre. was so reassuring and gave us confi- “We all have a key role to play in the dence in our healthcare system,” says event of a stroke, our job here at RVH Leanne, as her eyes welled up with is to strengthen stroke care across the tears. region and to ensure the best possible Six days following her procedure in outcomes for our patients,” says Cher- Toronto, Karen was back at home in yl Moher, Regional Director, Central Barrie. East Stroke Network at RVH. Leanne Weeks and her mom, Karen Brown. June is Stroke Awareness Month – No one understands how crucial this “I followed the ambulance and by the and every day of the year – it is important new protocol is better than Karen and her time I got to RVH’s Emergency depart- to be aware of the signs and act FAST: daughter Leanne Weeks, RVH Opera- ment, my mother had already been sent Face—is it dropping? Arms—can you tions Director, Maternal Child and Sur- to Imaging and an Emergency physician raise both? Speech—is it slurred or jum- gery Program. On that seemingly routine was ready to meet with my sister and I to bled? Time - call 9-1-1 right away. day, Leanne received a frantic phone call explain what was going on,” says “Stroke is a preventable disease, but from her father who was worried her Leanne. it’s also very treatable and there is power mother had suffered a stroke. Leanne Within 20 minutes of arriving at RVH, in hope; it is beatable and we are working told her father to call 9-1-1 and rushed to Karen was stabilized and confirmed as a diligently to improve that standard of care her parent’s home where she found her candidate for an endovascular treatment every day,” says Moher. mother unconscious. (EVT). The procedure is not currently Gosling (not Ryan) crossing captured by RVH nurse Turns out Veronica Phillips (pictured bottom right), an RN in our ICU, is also a hobbiest wildlife photographer. She took these images of the Canada Geese one evening after her shift and we wanted to share them with the rest of TEAM RVH. Inspiring care... Page 3
Foundation
RVH Royal News
Review RVH Royal Review June 28, 2019
A fundraising face-off Earth Day draw winners
Thank you to everyone who participated in a very successful
Earth Day celebration on May 31.
Winners of the prize draw are:
Victoria Furtado-Hammill—
Thermostat from Johnson Controls
Danielle Bois- $150 garden centre
gift card from Johnson Controls
Alec Stubbs– Apple watch from
Westco
Stay green! See you next year.
We The Champs!
The Barrie Bombers Jr C Lacrosse team raised $1,000 in support of
RVH’s Simcoe Muskoka Regional Cancer Centre during the Pink the
Rink mother’s day fundraising challenge against the Wilmont Wild’s.
Team Captain, Bo Steele presented Foundation team member,
Brianna McKenna with the generous donation at their home game.
Thank you to the Bombers Jr C Lacrosse team and everyone who
supported them in their fundraising initiatives.
Hit it home for patient care
The third annual Playing for Connor baseball tournament is
taking place on Sunday, August 18 at Angus Community Park.
Proceeds from the tournament support of RVH’s Simcoe Mus-
koka Regional Child and Youth Mental Health Program in
memory of Connor Warren. Interested parties can make up
RVH Toronto Raptors fans sure had a lot
their own team (nine people per team) or register on their own to cheer about this month! With the
to be put on a team. Registration is $20 per person. Secure franchise’s first NBA Championship title
your spot today by emailing playingforconnor@gmail.com. win, the halls of RVH were flooded with
red and white as TEAM RVH came out to
show off their Toronto Raptors team spirit
on June 17.
Nancy Cunningham is the Interim
Director of Informatics and
Technology Services. Nancy joined
RVH in 2010 as the Interim Manager
of CIA, after 25 years working at
Humber River Hospital. She has transitioned
into her current role as Manager of IT Services
and Operations in 2013.
Elizabeth (Beth) Durrwachter is the Interim
Manager, IT Service and Operations. Beth
joined RVH in 2018 as the Service Desk Team
Leader. Prior to RVH, Beth worked at Georgian
Bay General Hospital, in a variety of roles
including, frontline RN, Informatics Supervisor,
and from 2014-2018 as Manager of Information
Systems and Telemedicine.
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