AB The Tertace Standard, Wednesday, January 21; 2004

Health In Brief

Health boss named |

Terrace, ‘Kitimat, Stewart, and Dease. Lake: -

. Feb. 23;

‘Boland who: returned to-Ontario. late: last’ year, Bo-.
thority was formed i in-laté 2001,

operating officer forthe: harthwest,;: a,

her own consulting: company:

“save money.

Nursing head te retires.”

MARG. -PETRICK,
who is “in. _chatge. ‘of
“nursing ' “Mills:
Memerial - Hospital ‘and
the hospital in. Kitimat; |
is retiring: the end. of
” March.

Petrick ‘has, had a
long > career ‘in- the
' northwest, “beginning.
as a. registered nurse
before ‘moving’ into.
management, positions.
She's also ‘had! “the
difficult task, of recruit-
‘ing nurses to fill vac-.
ant positions, That took
‘|: her to Australia and
New Zealand. several.
years ago as part. of a
provincial effort. to find :
nurses.

: ~ Marg Petrick

. Suzanne Johriston,: the chief: Operating | olfieer for
the: Northern Health Authority | in “the: northwest...

~ Waiting: for word

- they'll get-a grant, to help ‘them: submit a plan. fora

~gram that. would take: place i in Terrace.
“We submitted ‘a, plan,
‘amore detailed:one;”

. UNBC: official in-charge OFTRE projes

final two © years at UNBC i in Terrace.

AN ONTARIO resident -has been named as the - |
new Northern Health: Authority, administrator. -for: of

Lorna Ferrari, who most‘ recently worked at 3 al foes
haspital: i in, Scarborough, ‘Ontatio, ‘sakes | up her post.”

She'll be based’ ‘in. “Terrase. and. replaces. “Chol. . |

land was -the ‘administrator--for. the. old’ “Kitimat: J}
Community. Health: ‘Council: ‘and. became the ‘area's. |
chief administrator “when. ‘the: Northetn, Health. Au- ne os

_ “Lorna is a health inforniation ‘specialist-and: has che [os
a Masters in: ‘health, science. -information;" ‘said. Susp ae
zanne Johnston’ 'whotig ‘the health. authority" s chief 2 .

_ . In‘addition, ‘to: holding, health: posts” in “mario, a ce
Ferrari worked in ‘Bermuda for: three years and had Pid

_ Ferrari comes to. the: authority. at'a time’ “when: it i) ie ae

is starting’ to, ‘contract’ ‘Out: services” such: as food”: mal
preparation : and. housekeeping. in: an | attempt: he :

mole om number. | ] B00 443-0382.

“We're now. recruiting to fi ti her position,” said :-

: THE UNIVERSITY OF: Northern ‘B.C: and ‘Noith- i‘.
west ‘Community. College are ‘wailing to ‘hear if

joint Bachelor of Science: in: ‘Nursing degree: ‘pro-
‘but. we. really need t to do.

“The plan i is to-have ‘students take their. first two’ :
years al ‘Northwest" Community. College and. their |

SF ELDER PLANNING

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" "Frank Donahue’ "
- Qualifies as Charter.
‘memberof  -
“Elder Planning »
_ Counselor” Program

K newly created dedignation, ‘offered.
nationally, was conferred on “Frank.
Donahue" after successfully completing

-an intense-and rigorous test of
knowledge regarding current seniors.
_ issues. “Elder Planning Studies” (CIEPS)
- Course has been created: to establish a.
ey standard of service to seniors,

Bruno's ‘head ing off
to the Toronto/Edmonton.

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“Open Sundays

Important New Facts about the
Veterans Independence Program (VIP)

“The Government of Canada is : extending ihe VIP housekeeping andlor : :
. grounds maintenance services for life to qualifying survivors of decease:
: . Neterans. Where there was. no’survivor: at the time of. death, another
ek primary « care giver may. be considered, on

J These services, are provided to Veterans and their su surviv or ses
eC oF ‘other primary care. ‘sivers ¢ to help. them live: dep nden h
“In heir own. homes.. - >

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Photo: John Sylvester

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