Terraceview Lodge resident Gertrude Wagner and building superintendent Corbett Janes were captured on a re-.
cent afternoon Installing bulbs in the Immense string of lights to festoon a tree In back of the Lodge. The tree, visl-
-ble from ail parts of Terrace, will be lit again this year, reviving a local tradition and acting as a fund-raising project
to provide tha Lodge with a few luxuries. for the residents. Donations can be made at the Terraceview Lodge or in

| _Teivace Review — Wednesday, December 2, 1987 17

__ A special division has been
established in the B.C. Office
of the Ombudsman to aasist
children,
_ Brent Parfitt, formerly ex-
- ecutive director of the Victoria
Ombudsman’s office, has been
appointed Deputy Ombudsman
for Children and Youth and giv-
en a separate staff and toll-free
telephone line in Vancouver.
“We like to concentrate on
particular groups in society who
are the least likely to complain
and who tend not to speak up
for themselves,”’ Parfitt said in a’
recent interview. ‘This division
will highlight kids. We’re here to
‘advise, inform and assist.”
Parfitt noted that there is a.
- Jack of coordination among gov-
ernment agencies, such as the
Ministry of Social Services and
Housing, the Attorney General’s

Mills Memorial
stresses medical -
record security |

TERRACE — The confidential-
ity and security of patients’
medical records was the theme
of Health Information Aware-
ness Week at Mills Memorial

_ Hospital, Health Records and

Patient Reception Director
Teresa Ward said that beginning
Nov. 16 reminders in the form

of balloons, stickers, posters.

and lapel buttons appeared in
every area of the local hospital
to emphasize staff procedures in
protecting the security of infor-
mation on patients,

*“Qur hospital has written
policies in place regarding access

“to, release of, and destruction of

health records,”? Ward said.
‘‘All employees of the hospital
are made aware of maintaining
confidentiality of information
and also sign a pledge of confi-
dentiality.”’

_ “Health records are kept in a:

secured area and not left unat-
tended in areas accessible to
unauthorized individuals... des-
truction of health information...

is done according to legislation -

and written hospital policy,’’ she
added,  .
- Ward said: people who might

benefit from unauthorized ac- _

cess to medical records include

Air Cadets set plans]

by Mrs. D. Hutchinson.

‘The 747 Air Cadets have had

another busy month. On Nov. 4
a film crew from Skeena Journal
was.at the cadet hall to interview
the cadets and discuss the ac-
tivities and duties performed by
the cadets. This segment is to be
aired on Dec. 3. On Nov. 11 the
cadets participated in the Re-
membrance Day parade and the
cenotaph ceremony. On Nov. 14
the cadets held a dance in the
Thornhill Community Hall for
all the cadets and their friends.
Once again, a good turn out pro-
vided a good time for all who at-
tended.

Master’ Warrant Officer Jim
Kennedy from P.A.C. Region
paid a visit to the squadron on
Nov. 18. He was unable to spend
a great deal of time with cadets,

od

if the hospital is involved in a

to stored information, are not a

cessed. All doors leading into 9
the records area remain locked §
at all times and are checked

‘the spring. Many of the cadeis

Ee
- April 28, 28 & 30, 1988 — Terrace Little Theatre will be hosting the
Skeena Zone Drama Festival. This event is sponsored by Theatre B.C.
_ and entries: are expected from all community ‘theatres In the zone,
which reaches from Houston to Prince Rupert. If you would like to help _
Organize the Festival, please contact Tonee Sabine at 638-8378 or
Merry Halsor at 635-9717. ,

officers of the law, lawyers, in- i. aN .
dividuals involved in legal ac- &
tions against the patient, and in-

surance companies. Recordscan
only be released by signed con-

sent of the patient, she said, or if

‘they are subpoenaed by an order.

of the court. * .
Ward also noted that the re-
cords can be entered in evidence

lawsuit. =~
Computer .‘‘hackers’’, people

‘T| Special advocate _
| to serve children .

Corrections Branch and the.
Ministry of Health, in delivering
services to and dealing with

young-people. ‘‘We have a con- ——

cern that it’s. a multi-faceted
problem,” he said. . ‘‘There’s
sort ofa revolving door syn-
drome out there in which kids
are sent from one agency to
another without getting ade--

quate services from any. of

them.” oo

Since the announcement that: . -

a children’s ombudsman was.
established; most of the calls. -

Parfitt received have come from
concerned social workers rather ~

than the young people*them: 2
selves. ‘‘We find that kids don’t ~~"

usually complain,’’ Parfitt...
remarked. “It appears that the .
initial contacts will. come pri-_ .
marily from children’s. ad-

~ vocates.’’ a

The toll-free -Jine for: ‘the .
children’s) ombudsman: is:
1-800-972-8972.

who are able to break computer

codes and obtain remote access es
eames fe 1c la

threat. In the hospital’s records -
department computers are used
for word processing, but infor-. |

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mation is ‘stored on discs which.
have to. be inserted in the drive 9.
mechanism of the machines in §
order for information to be ac-

Have We

regularly during the day. Access.
is limited during dayshift, and
on all other. shifts there is only
one staff member who has the
key.

“We want the public to be. J
aware there is a system to pro-
tect the privacy of their health
records, and it works,’’ she said.

prepared an extraordinary gift giving idea
oe For only

$94.00
_ other gifts have been forgotten!

but he was pleased with the $39.00) absolutely. FREE! !
overall enthusiasm displayed by
the cadets.

The squadron now consists of
approximately 45 cadets. The
first aid team is now formed,
and participating cadets are busy
practicing for the competitions
to be held in Prince George in

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are now busy with their ground
school course, and a rifle range
course is being planned for the
near future. All in all, the cadets
are off to a busy start.

Plans are also being made for
a weekend skiing trip to Smi-
thers. Cadets will travel to Smi-

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