os The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, September 5, 2001 - All Medical Briefs Contract expected THE LOW bidder on the contractor to build the supportive housing unit beside Terraceview Lodge could be official this week or next, says an official from the Terrace and Area Health Council which will look after the facility. Dueck Construction of Nanaimo was the low bidder at $2,325 million. There were five bidders in total and the highest bid was $2,645 million, Wayne Watson Construction was the only local bidder for the work, said Dieter Kuntz of the health council. All terrain, all the time. = new balance 239 Connection delayed A VIDEO connection allowing local physicians to hook up with trauma specialists at Vancouver Gen- eral Hospital for advice and support when dealing with critically injured people has been delayed until Dec. 1. The equipment permitting specialists in Vancou- = LS ver to see patients and physicians in Mills Memor- A DECORATIVE Christmas tree and file boxes are | ial’s emergency room was to have been place this just a few of the items no occupying a large vacant | week bul it took longer than expected to get all the space on the second floor at Mills Memorial Hospi- parlicipants to agree on what should happen, says tal ready and waiting for conversion into a kidney Terrace and Area Health Council chief executive All Seasons dialysis service. officer Dieter Kuntz. “Before any money can flow from the bank, the Effort revived | esr r et ew. Source For Sports . . ernment and the province. Terrace and Cranbrook Mon-Thur & Sat 8:30-6, Fri 8:30-9 } are test cases and the video connection’s effecti- Cae fo i d i al Ss | S veness will be examined after one year with a 4555 Lakelse Avenue, Terrace 635-2982 view to expanding it to other smaller centres. om Even though the trauma advice service has been STALLED FIRST by the monetary pressure on the : ; j i protracted nurses’ contract province. Pp delayed, Kuntz did say the equipment itself is scheduled to be hooked up by Oct. i. That’s to allow local physicians access to lectures from Vancouver General Hospital. dispute and then by sum- When the province im- mer vacations, a long- posed a legislated settle- standing plan to offer 4 ment on the nurses, sum- Kidney dialysis service mer yacations took their here is about to be revived. toll on the ability to get internist on scene Tetrace and Area the project going. THE NEWEST medical specialist is due to begin Health Council chief ex- “We certainly hope to | her work here this week. ecutive officer Dicter get this going again soon,” Internist Dr. Luana Pillon, a Canadian trained in pune Hopes dn van tvsig said Kuntz, San Francisco, was recruited to fill the slot left va- the main kidney dia ll He noted that people cant when Dr. Michael Kenyon moved to Nanaimo unit In fee George Me needing regular dialysis in the spring. His departure meant internist Dr. Bar- pay @ visit’ here by mid- now have to move away rie Phillips had to carry the load until a replace- September to discuss for treatment at consider- ment could be found. Plans. , able disruption to their Pillon has a subspecialty in kidneys, considered They'll also view a lives and to the fives of fa- a bonus because of the pending development here = large vacant space on the mily members. of a dialysis service at Mills Memarial Hospital. es second floor of Mills The second floor space Stili with specialists, health care officials went Memorial Hospital which at Mills has never been over twa resumes last week with a view to offering — SEPT. has been tagged as the lo- used in the history of the one of them the third and final staff psychiatrist ~ cation for the new service, institution. position. The first two psychiatrists arrived last ; - _ Just as is the case al- It’s unfinished and month. cae SIMPLICIry ready in Fort St. John, the would require interior Dieter Kuntz of the Terrace and Area Health De ry PATTERNS dialysis service here will walls and services for the Council said the two resumes are from people fi- ate fi» Allin store stock ‘Memb be a satellite to the main dialysis stations, reception nishing up their training in the United States, They a onmaers service in, Prince Georgemamareasjoxotficos-storage: «| -awon't bé available thtil January, -hesaid.. + Plans’-for six, dialysis--roqms and so on. Should one of thetwo psychiatrists be offered 99 stations were close t© Over the years it be- the position and should that person accept, the ws RS a e * * being finalized this ae bee came a storage room for health council will have just one vacant medical ee ins Siu Mambers A ee when the pay dispute De- 414° unused or broken hos- specialist position. That's in obstetrics. tween nurses and the pro- vince put things on hold, That’s because regis- ene pimane pees | FOR COUNCILLOR, CHRISTENSEN, Ste\ pital equipment. Allin store rag. stack * Members ECT FASHION, FLEECE, QUILTING & HOME DECOR ELE ABRICS O% = reg. | price more than basic duties as part of the effort to put James W. 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