ProResp and 2 other medical groups re-locate
By Mark Schadenberg
Tom Rice's office has a new home -- still next door to the hospital just a different Woodstock hospital.
Those who know me well, remember that my Mom worked for the Lung Association of Oxford for a number of years and I assisted with a charitable golf tournament that took place at Craigowan.
The major sponsor of this benefit tourney was Oxford ProResp and that's where Tom Rice enters the picture. As branch manager at the previous Woodstock location on Wellington Street North, he relocates along with his company (http://www.proresp.com/content/oxford-proresp-inc-0), which assists people with respiratory ailments including home oxygen needs, and is now located next to the new (about 13 months old) Woodstock hospital in the city's south. ProResp also consults on sleeping conditions such as apnea. Now, Rice and ProResp are located at 333 Athlone Avenue in the brand new Woodstock Hospital Professional Building, which is also home to Regional Support Associates, the Woodstock Rehabilitation Clinic, and has space for more medical-related tenants for up to 10,000 sq ft.
In an interview with Heart FM (104.7 FM), Rice mentioned the importance of their new location immediately next to the new hospital. Their previous location was in the Vance Building, which actually had an underground walkway (tunnel) to the old hospital which of course faced Riddell Street.
"I think the biggest advantage is being right adjacent to our partner at the hospital. It gives us a higher profile to the clients that we serve because they're coming from the hospital," said Rice to the radio station in a story archived at www.1047.ca.
The new professional office structure also has enough acreage for a possible 10,000 sq ft addition in the future.
I often write in this blog space about building permits and growth locally, and I've previously penned a piece about the future of the old hospital site and its re-development.
One Year Old
Meanwhile, the hospital itself celebrated one year since swinging its doors open to patients on Nov. 20, 2011 at 310 Juliana Drive.
A widely distributed newsletter dated Fall of 2012, noted many accomplishments and amenities, including a greatly expanded dialysis department, and additional beds for critical care.
The hospital released a list of numbers in a fast facts format, including 732,332 lab tests, 222,000 pairs of nitrile gloves, 5,849 surgeries, and approximately 47,800 Tylenol tablets administered.
The newsletter publicized the addition of six news physicians, recognized the many volunteers including RuthAnn Rule and Isabelle Baird. With 60 years of donating time to the hospital, Baird was recently recognized with a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee medal.
There is a story updating readers on the HUGO project, which involves as many as 10 area hospitals, and is Healthcare Undergoing Optimization – as paperwork gradually becomes more electronic, bar code technology ensures accuracy, more emphasis on computer charts, and improved overall work flow.
Naturally, the last page is a link to the hospital foundation as donations are not only requested but encouraged, see: www.wghfoundation.ca
Mark Schadenberg
Seniors Real Estate Specialist
Sales Representative
Royal LePage Triland Realty
757 Dundas Street
Woodstock, Ont
(519) 537-1553
Email: mschadenberg@rogers.com
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