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Terrace Review —— Wednesday, January 29, 1992 13

S Mills Memorial

after two decades of service

by Betty Barton |

Bob Sullivan’s old white T-. shirt proudly states, "I may be ~ out of the barn, but I’m not out’ of the pasture." Bob retired: from his position as a nursing orderly (now called practical nurse) at Mills Memorial Hospital on Jan. 8. Last Monday, the staff sur- prised him with a retirement party in recognition of his 23 years service at the hospital.

Jan. 1, 1969 from Esperanza, ‘B.C. on the west coast of

_ Vancouver Island. There, he had.

‘worked in a small mission hospi- tal for 14 years. ;

Bob started at Mills right after their move, “floating” but gen-

erally working on the medical-

surgical floor. He says that when he took his training nursing orderlies were trained to do everything. Over the years the name changed to practical nurses and duties became compartmen- talized. "I’ve learned a lot from Drs. Lee and Strangway and others — hands-on experience,"

TB Vets

. send out

key tags.

Over 3,000 Terrace residents should by now have received a small gift in the mail from the TB and Chest Disabled Veteran’s Association. Each year the association mails out identi-

_ fication tags to be attached to

recipients’ key rings. If the keys are lost the finder can drop them | in the mail. The TB Vets receive them and return them to the owner. — oo

The group is a major source of charitable funding for hospitals, using donations from supporters to buy respiratory equipment in areas where it is needed. The

_ key tag program is the associa-

tion’s way of thanking past donors and reminding peopie of

the TB Vets’ function.

The association has, over the years, contributed. $25,000 to Mills Memorial Hospital. For further information on the TB | Vets, call 1-800-665-7796,

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he says.

Bob says his greatest joy is to see a sick patient get better. He was also a bit of a prankster, but says now that he’s retired, he’ll finally admit that he did put the hard boiled egg in the patient's bed. "She still asks me about it,” he says. Bob often had to fore- warn the other staff that if a patient played a trick on him, he

' probably deserved it... ... - Bob, his wife Shirley (a regis- — -tered nurse at Mills) and four.

4. children. moved to Terrace on

"I'll miss it, acter 23 years," he says. But, Bob is already making plans. Upholstery, gardening (taking frustrations out on weeds) .and Burdenbearers

counselling services for seniors appeal to him. "I. need to be occupied and to feel useful. Maybe I can visit patients I’ve known over the years, befriend them, help them," explains Bob. _ Even a8 a young man, Bob Sullivan had a favourite old lady whom he: visited. The joy of

secing the pleasure on her face when he visited made it seem so right. Bob says Terrace has been a great town to raise a family in. Many of their friends are. here. Three of their four children and families live else- where.. They might eventually move, but...

He says he has to keep looking forward to new ideas and plan

» things that only now, he has the

time for. Bob has also put him- self on call at Mills Memorial, just in case they’re short of staff _ or he gets bored.

He credits his good humour, Strength, and affinity to people, “I have to give God first: glory, and my wife for her support. Last, but certainly not least, the. hospital administration and’ my. fellow staff members for their faithfulness in helping me to accomplish my job."

Nettie Beale was given recognition for 20 yéars of service in

the local health care field by the Terrace Health Care Society

last month. Also recognized for length of service were 28 other five-, ten- and fifteen-year employees of the society for...

their work at Mills Memorial Hospital.

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