Ronald makes the rounds with DRHC Food Services gals

It’s been a busy week here in Dryden; we had a wonderful visit from one of Canada’s finest in Rick Hanson. The “Many In Motion” anniversary tour arrived here to great fanfare celebrating Hanson’s world tour that brought him through Dryden 25 years ago. The original Man in Motion tour took Hanson across 34 countries in 26 months to raise awareness and funds (over 26 million!) for people living with a disability. By completing this incredible journey Rick raised the the issue of accesibility on an incredible scale and improved the lives of so many people indirectly as a result. Visit the Dryden Observer online for coverage and picture from the event. (www.drydenobserver.ca)

 

As part of the celebration corporate sponsor of the anniversary tour McDonald’s arranged for Ronald McDonald himself to visit the hospital and take time to chat with some of the patients in hospital. Fittingly he stopped by the cafeteria where he offered a thumbs up to the burgers we prepare…in a related story the Hamburglar was caught in our walk in cooler and escorted from the property

 

Interviews for a Laboratory Technologist vacancy were held recently and a pair of Pharmacists are also being interviewed early next week to fill an opening in that department. We are pleased to welcome Dryden’s very own Susan Traini to the Occupational Therapy Department, it’s a great story when we are able to hire someone from our backyard and she brings and abundance of enery and enthusiasm to an already friendly department.

 

Next week NOSM arrives in large numbers as 5 second year Medical Students arrive for a 6 week placement; these guests join a visiting medical student from Australia (poor guy arrives when winter officially arrived here and he’s braving some -30 mornings this week) and 2nd year resident Dr. Bruce Cook. It’s a busy place when you factor in the 2nd year RN nursing students as well and there is a definite energy in the building with all the young minds about. It’s great.

 

Dr. Karen Mazurski is being celebrated next week at the community auditorium (www.thecentreonline.ca) for winning the Ontario Region One Physician of the Year Award. In typical Mazurski fashion she is very humbled by the award and somewhat reluctantly agreed to let us celebrate this wonder achievement with the community. At close to 30 years of service in Dryden we are very fortunate to have someone of her calibre provide the high quality of care here.

 

That’s my news on a frigid Thursday morning; we’ll catch up with you next week when the weather is expected to warm up significantly.

ttyl,c