Orangeville, ON – At the November meeting of the Board of Directors of Headwaters Health Care Centre, members participated in the hospitals flu campaign encouraging all staff, physicians, volunteers and board members to receive the influenza vaccine.

At the meeting the Board took note of the hospital’s digital mammography opening which will provide service to women in Dufferin-Caledon area and other nearby communities.

The Board welcomed Dr. Kenji Miyata to the Department of Anaesthesia, Dr. Atul Joshi to the Department of Internal Medicine and Dr. Michael Stefanos to the Department of Diagnostic Imaging. “The Board is pleased to welcome these physicians to Headwaters and to Dufferin-Caledon,” says Margot Hornseth, Chair of the Board of Directors.

The hospital reported to the Board it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with William Osler Health Centre (WOHC) to provide services for patients with serious mental health conditions to be transferred to Brampton Civic Hospital.

During the meeting, the Board examined the hospital’s strategic planning process and will review this over the next several months.

The Board also received an update on the Foundation’s annual gala dinner auction scheduled for May 2, 2009 and the kick-off of the annual ‘hospital family’ donation campaign. The Orangeville Auxiliary reported a successful Candy Cane Fair was held on November 22, 2008.  The Board extends its thanks to the community for its ongoing support of the hospital and the foundation.

The public is invited to attend the Headwaters Board of Directors meetings. The next Board meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, January 27, 2009 at 7:15 p.m. at Headwaters Health Care Centre.

The public is invited to provide comments and suggestions about hospital services. Please contact Cholly Boland, President and CEO, Headwaters Health Care Centre at 519-941-2702 ext. 2200.

About Headwaters
Headwaters Health Care Centre serves more than 110,000 residents in Caledon, Orangeville, Shelburne and Dufferin County. The hospital operates two sites – Headwaters Orangeville, a 108 bed acute care hospital and Headwaters Shelburne, a 33 bed chronic care hospital. Visit www.headwatershealth.ca.

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