Busy like bees buzzing around the hospital
As soon as the volunteers arrive on scene, there is no time to lose!
From left to right Kristen Redhead (Physiotherapist), Natasha Lineham (Pediatric Ward Nurse), and Lisa Bleakley (Adult Ward Nurse) hustle to change into their scrubs.
Cathy Moreau does an excellent job in keeping volunteers happy by keeping snack supplies fully stocked and coffee ready-made.
Adult Ward Nurse Deb Chalupa, Student Nurse Sarah Lefebvre, and Volunteer Peggy Prodor ensure that they are fully hydrated and ready to start the day.
Information Technologist Greg Zinter, Medical Student Denis Joly, and Administrator Barb Moreau overcome technical issues and get things back on track by printing the slate and other important documents early in the morning.
Administrators Aline Young and Dr. John Lilley (who is also a Pediatric Anesthesiologist) handle and organize patient files in a quick and efficient manner.
Translators Toby Cubitt and Alexandra Cabral are in a cheery mood early in the morning and are ready to translate!
In between cases, Adult Operating Room (OR) Nurse Kathy Bonitz, OR Technician Angela Rogers, and Adult Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Paul Moreau manage to take a quick break before they head back into the OR.
Student Volunteer Andrew Broad and Volunteer Peggy Prodor on a much-deserved coffee break.
Meanwhile in the ward, nurses are waiting in anticipation for their patients to arrive after their surgeries.
Adult Ward Nurse Adela Sandigo and Pediatric Ward Nurse Natasha Lineham prepare to welcome their first visitors.
Meanwhile in the arts and crafts station, volunteers are creating sock applicators for patients made from pop bottle plastic, duct tape, and string. Left to right: Shelly Carson (Adult Ward Nurse), Matthew Moreau (Logistics Coordinator), Francis (local Ecuadorian student translator), and Toby Cubitt (Translator).
Toby Cubitt demonstrates how the sock applicator works! The inventive sock applicator is useful for patients post-surgery because they cannot bend more than 90 degrees, which make putting socks on difficult.
More interesting posts to come. Stay tuned…