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Auxiliaries
Community
Health Boards
Continuing
Care
Department
of Health
District
Health Authorities
Foundations
Long
Term Care
Volunteers
VON
(VON)
Volunteer Services
Auxiliaries
Auxiliaries at all three
of our hospitals work to improve the care and comfort of
patients and enhance the programs and services offered in the
District. Members dedicate hundreds of volunteer hours annually
to raise funds for much-needed equipment and also provide a
number of valuable services such as the operation of Gift Shops
(See Gift
Shops) at all three facilities and the Daisy at SSRH. (See Daisy)
South
Shore Regional Hospital Auxiliary
Fishermen's
Memorial Hospital Auxiliary
Queen's
General Hospital Auxiliary
Community
Health Boards
Within
the South Shore Health District, there are two Community Health
Boards. CHBs work to assess local health needs and develop
community health plans, which identify ways to improve the
overall health of the community.
Lunenburg
County Community Health Board
c/o
Fishermen's Memorial Hospital
PO
Box 1180, 14 High Street
Lunenburg,
NS
BOJ
2C0
lcchb@ssdha.nshealth.ca
(902)
634-7359
Queens
County Community Health Board
Box
1493
Liverpool,
NS
BOT
1KO
qcchb@ssdha.nshealth.ca
(902)
354- 5508
Report to Community
2007-2009
Report to
Community 2006-2007
Queens Community Health Board -
Community Health Plan -2007-2010
Queens Community Health Board -
Community Health Plan -2006
Queens
Community Health Board - Community Health Plan - 2005
Continuing
Care (formerly called Home Care)
Continuing
Care is a branch of the Department of Health providing access
to:
-
home
care services such as home support, nursing and oxygen
services
-
long
term care (such as nursing home or residential care
facility)
-
protection
for vulnerable adults
Within the
District, Continuing Care staff have offices in Queens General,
South Shore Regional and Fishermen’s Memorial in addition to
offices in Chester and the Town of Bridgewater. Anyone can make
a referral by calling toll free 1-800-225-7225. This number
operates daily from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.
Once a referral
is received, a care coordinator may arrange to do an assessment,
which involves looking at what services are appropriate to meet
your needs.
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Department
of Health
Nova
Scotia Department of Health
District Health Authorities
Annapolis
Valley Health
Cape
Breton District Health Authority
Capital
Health
Colchester
East Hants Health Authority
Cumberland
Health Authority
Guysborough-Antigonish
Straight Health Authority
Pictou
County Health Authority
South
West Nova District Health Authority
Foundations
Within the
District there are two Foundations, the Health Services
Foundation and the Queens General Hospital Foundation, which
raise money to purchase much-needed equipment and to support
hospital programs. Your contribution will help
our staff continue a long-standing tradition of quality care.
All donations are tax deductible and official
income tax receipts will be issued.
Health Services Foundation of
the South Shore
The Health Services
Foundation of the South Shore promotes and supports South Shore
Regional and Fishermen’s Memorial hospitals in the delivery of
enhanced health care through fundraising and advocacy.
HSF was formed in 1993 by the
merger of the South Shore Regional Hospital Foundation and the
Fishermen’s Memorial Hospital Society. Since that time, the
non-profit charitable organization has contributed more than
$3.5 million to the hospitals for enhanced programs and leading
edge equipment.
Gifts can be designated to an area of your choice.
To make a donation to the Health Services Foundation
visit the Foundation Office at SSRH or the Business Office at
FMH, call 543-8065, or mail your donation to:
Health
Services Foundation
90
Glen Allan Drive
Bridgewater,
NS,
B4V
3S6
For more information visit:
Health Services Foundation
Queens General
Hospital Foundation
Founded
in 1988, the Queens General Hospital Foundation fundraises to
provide capital equipment for Queens General Hospital.
Through
its annual fundraising drive, memorial donations and
bequests, the
Foundation has helped maintain the hospital as a modern, up to
date facility able to provide quality patient care to area
residents. Since 1988, the Foundation has contributed more than
$2 million worth of equipment to Queens General Hospital. The
Foundation has also supported other health care services in
Queens County such as the North Queens Health Centre and Queens
Manor.
Donations may be made in
person at Queens General Hospital or by mail to:
Queens
General Hospital Foundation
PO
Box 528,
Liverpool,
NS,
B0T
1K0
Long
Term Care Facilities
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Volunteer
Services
Within
South Shore Health, hundreds of volunteers give generously of
their time and talents to improve quality of care and to assist
patients and staff. You will recognize many of these volunteers by
their distinctive Red Jackets or Aprons. These volunteers
perform a number of essential duties throughout the hospitals.
Some areas where you will see these volunteers in action are on
the nursing units, at the information desks, in ambulatory care and
Rehabilitation Services. To become a
volunteer, contact Volunteer Services at 543-4603 extension
2365. Click Red Coats for more
information.
Our
Public Health Team also relies on
volunteers to help make their programs successful. Those
volunteers include the more than 75 parents who parents who
distribute fluoride to students as part of the Fluoride Mouth
Rinse program, the hundreds of volunteers who are trained to
recognize and look for lice in schools and the more than 800
students who help organize annual School Health Fairs.
Volunteers
also support the influenza program by helping with consent forms
and registration at community clinics and KATS (Kids Against
Tobacco Smoke) program, which involves about 80 volunteer peer
helpers and many parents. Community members also help deliver Just
for Girls, a
program for Grade 5\6 girls to talk about issues, concerns and
pressures they face
and drive participants to Teen Prenatal Classes and cook a meal
for them. Others
give their time, talent and energy by serving on various groups
and committees including the Breastfeeding Working Group, Heart
Health Action teams and Safe Communities.
VON
Within the District there are two
branches of the Victorian Order of Nurses. Both the Lunenburg
and Queens County branches provide the following:
Professional Nursing Services
- RN's & LPN's -
Nursing Visits
- Office hours: 8 am - 4:30 pm
- 24-Hour Intermittent Nursing
Service, 7 Days a week
Complete Nursing Service
Include:
- Medication Management
- Wound/Dressing Care
- Ostomy Care
- Personal Care
- I.V. Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Foot Care
- Insurance Assessments
- Venipuncture
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VON Lunenburg County
(p)624-8031
(f)
624 -0319 |
VON Queens County:
(p)354-3297
(f)354-552
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(VON)
Volunteer Services
South
Shore Health is one of three funding partners supporting the
Volunteer Services program. The program, which is also
supported by VON and the Department of Health,
helps address some of the unmet needs of seniors living in
Lunenburg and Queens Counties. The program is designed to:
See
(VON) Volunteer Services
for more information.
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