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Show BOX ELDER JOURNAL, Brigham City, Thursday, July 15, 1976 Utah i ,E a. T xtendsvHearty Welcome to the New Hospital t f WELCCE tnsxjM cm A Fin :xity KfTU Addition to Our City INC. is also Interacted In A Bottor Brigham City by eon strutting now Horitogo Homos in tho COT TONWOOO SUBDIVISION No. 2 at 2nd South QUALITY BUILDCRS Building and 4th last. Chaleo lets are available and many floor plans to choose from. Contact Wm HER INC. Realtor for details. 9 14 South Main 723-524- es I So. Mate Wm Racfcar LaaRackar riMNiCMy RIAL tmt ESTATE 721431 7234430 723714 INSURANCE -- Cl. William JaHfadwr DavM Nation right, and Lisa Hunsaker study th cantoral monitor in tha coronary car unit at the Brigham City Community hospital. Th monitor allows on nurs to keep in touch with th vital signs of all patients in th unit. SHELLEY HOLMGREN, cara-intonsi- heart monitor is inspected by Lisa Hunsaker in coronary car intensive car unit at the new hospital. Patients will be connected to the device with electrodes allowing th nurse to keep constant vigil over coronary and other critically ill patients. AN INDIVIDUAL Includes coronary care . e Intensive care unit is ready for critically ill the same care as offered in the largest facilities, according to Miss Ann O'Leary, director of Nursing Services. Two beds in the unit will be utilized for intensive care of medical and surgical patients that are not cardiac in nature. The unit contains four beds plus an isolation area. Heart attack. These ugly words rear their heads suddenly, striking fear and dismay in the minds of the victim and family. While always serious, coronary problems are very much treatable. Some 00 percent of all heart problems can be held in check and managed effectively if necessary treatment is given. The coronary care unit at the new Brigham City Community hospital is equipped to provide Latest Equipment The unit contains the latest in monitoring equipment and Congratulations to the people of Brigham City from Inc. STUKI-MILLE- R Acoustical Tile Roofing Drywall OGDEN LOGAN 7311675 752-438- Ad Donated by Loon Stukl 0 other life support systems necessary to handle the split second treatment so critical when treating the severely ill. A nurse is on duty 34 hours a day in the intensive care unit, constantly monitoring all vital signs, continually in touch with each patients condition, said Miss OLeary. Most heart attack victims in the Brigham City area have been sent to Ogden hospitals in the past, she noted, because of a lack of facilities. "The local doctors have the expertise, knowledge and skill to handle these crisis situations, but the appropriate equipment was unavailable and continual monitoring was difficult to manage. Therefore, patients were sent to Ogden. With this unit, our doctors will be able to treat coronary victims right here, she stated. is the most modern possible in the ICU unit. Respiratory therapy plays a big part in cardiac treatment, she said, and the hospital will place heavy emphasis in this area. With Flowers 11111 Another Feature Another feature of the ICU ward will be telemetry monitoring, where a patient will be attached to electrodes, yet wjll be allowed the freedom to move about in a relatively noriril fashion and not be required to stay close to the monitoring machinery. The nurse also pointed out 1111 I' . A Warm Welcome to the inew Brigham City Community Hospital from that a large family waiting room is adjacent to the ICU Brigham Floral ward. The waiting room is one feature that even the larger hospitals hve neglected for families of the critically ill, she added. & Gift 437 South Main 723-344- Call System Miss OLeary demonstrated the emergency call system that quickly brings a team to bedside should a patients condition deteriorate rapidly. When the nurse on duty activates the system, notification is made in the doctors lounge, at the switchboard, the main nursing station and operating room supervisors office. The switchboard operator can quickly notify those needed on the cardiac arrest team and within 30 seconds, treatment can be initiated, she said. "The nurse can trigger the system and begin giving resuscitation immediately. She wont need to leave the bedside to alert any of the necessary personnel, the director stated. Miss O'Leary said equipment Brigham City Community Hospital From the mayor, city council and all the employees of Brigham City, we extend our congratulations on the completion of your beautiful new hospital. , POKED extends our best wishes and congratulations to the BRIGHAM CITY Community HOSPITAL - We feel it will be a great asset to our community. top. 9 |