WELLBEING SURVEY PAGE
7
LOCAL CARTOONIST EXHIBIT PAGE
13
Tillsonburg POST
MAY 15, 2025
FREE
VOLUME 1 • ISSUE 17
B.R.’s
VISIT OUR
GARDEN CENTRE FRESH DELIVERIES DAILY FROM OUR ONTARIO GROWERS!
248 BROADWAY, TILLSONBURG • CANADIANTIRE.CA
P
NG & HEAT I B M IN U Inc. G L
1 Vance Drive, Tillsonburg
P: (519) 688-5999 F: (519) 688-5554
Hospital announces opening of 12-bed Transitional Care Unit JEFF HELSDON Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
A new 12-bed Transitional Care Unit has opened at Tillsonburg District Memorial Hospital (TDMH). The Ministry of Health provided $1.6 million in funding to allow the unit to open on April 1 and will fund it through the end of March 31, 2026. The Transitional Care Unit (TCU) is intended to transition patients to long-term care, retirement homes or safely return home with the support of community services. In the short time it’s been open the unit has achieved success in that goal. “The TCU is important as it provides high-quality, individualized care for patients while they are awaiting their next care setting,” said Nadia Facca, president and CEO of TDMH and Ingersoll Alexandra Hospital. “It is restorative care, focusing on physiotherapy and recreational therapy. Since opening, the unit has already achieved early success, with patients transitioning to LTC, retirement homes or safely returning home with the support of community services. We are also noticing better patient flow throughout the hospital from the emergency department to the inpatient units”. A dedicated space has been set aside for the TCU in the second-floor North Wing. Staffing includes a multidisciplinary team with nurses, personal support workers, a recreational therapist, occupational therapist (OT), physiotherapist assistant (PTA), and physiotherapist. This wing was formerly used as surge space for acute medicine beds for patients with lower acuity when needed. CONTINUED TO PAGE 2
WARM WEATHER IS CRUISING TIME
(JEFF HELSDON PHOTO)
Spring means it’s time for the classic cars to come out of storage for car shows. The Tillsonburg Cruisers started their regular Tuesday cruise nights in the lot between the Simcoe Street Wendy’s/Tim Horton’s and Erie & Creek Tackle. Cars ranging from a 1926 Ford Model T to a 2024 Corvette were on display. Fundraising at the event has aided Sakura House in Woodstock, the Hospice of Elgin and the local hospital. The events will continue on Tuesdays until fall.
More details released about temporary health clinic JEFF HELSDON Editor
More details were released about the temporary Tillsonburg Unattached Care Clinic for residents without a family doctor or nurse practitioner. The Oxford Ontario Health Team (Oxford OHT) announced the location of the new, temporary clinic last week. This clinic is only for people who are not attached to a primary care provider, and is not a walk-in clinic. “We are very excited to announce that the Tillsonburg
Unattached Care Clinic will be co-located in Roulston’s Pharmacy – _Tillsonburg at 671 Broadway St, Unit 112, and will begin offering appointments in the coming months”, said Stephanie Nevins, Executive Director for the Ingersoll Nurse Practitioner- Led Clinic. The clinic will have a nurse practitioner, a registered practical nurse and support staff. This initiative is aimed at improving access to primary care for unattached patients in the community. The clinic will provide episodic care, chronic condition support and preventative health services. Prescriptions can be renewed, but with the proCONTINUED TO PAGE 2
T.L. Willaert Realty Ltd Brokerage Together We Get You Home! 519-688-0234 www.willaertrealty.com