What if it's NOT
indigestion?
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von>e?.|ucnces ot itinonni: tin- symptoms -- chest p.un. shortness ot hro.ilh and weakness --
i .in he t.lt.ll.
t ?ottii^o emergency medical care immediateh is often critu al to miia iy.i1 Today,
p< >\\el tul illuv!s v .in Iv administered which diss*>1 w hi ood tliU> " literall y >tt>ppinn .1 heart
itt.u k in progress - it tin- p.n uni yets to tin.- hospital mi une. These Jruys .in- most
t i\v w it Inn minutes ot when p.un Ivyinv Most dam.iye to the heart is irreversible
attei tour hours.
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vviih sophistie.iteiI monitoring teehnol??j?y and is slatted In experienced physic 1.111s ;inJ
"urH's who an vet 11\ Ih.u 1 he.in >itt,k k is the prohlein and beyin 1 he appropnate
treatment iinmedi.iteh.
Making excuses tor?.hesi pain is \er\ risky business. Von could he hettin" Your lite.
Chest Pain
Emergency Center
THE BRUNSWICK
HOSPITAL
Highway 17 South, Supply, NC 28462
t'119)754-8121 m
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VOLUNTEERS
Mitzi Bernatzky
and Rill Geller
in front of the
gift shop
operated by the
Brunswick
Hospital
Auxiliary.
They are among
the 24 retirees
who provide a
variety of
valued services
to the staff and
patients. Geller,
after 13 years of
service, is as
much an
institution as
the hospital
itself
Locai, Regional Hospitals Work
Together To Ensure Good Care
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iday babies. It also sponsors the collection of
soda can tabs to be redeemed for contribu
tions to the Ronald McDonald House pro
gram.
Physician recruiting is an ongoing process
at The Brunswick Hospital, and the its most
recent staff additions have included a third
County Hospital in 1930 with 34 beds, five
stall members and borrowed surgical equip
ment. It is the birthplace of many native
Brunswick Countians.
Plans for the Brunswick County Hospital
were begun in 1925. By 1929, SI5,000 had
been subscribed by both the county and the
City of Southport with the Duke Endowment
Fund contributing $15,000.
ianmy practice physician,
an otolaryngologist, a psy- J)pt\rppc nrP mnrp
chiatnst and a fourth emer- KCUretZ UfL rriUfL
gcncy room physician. tfmn jus( cUents Qf
Earl Tamar, chief execu- J J
nvc officer of The Bruns- ife emergency
wick Hospital, said, "The
percentage of our county's flCCllth CQVe SyStCftl.
population which is over n-.; .
65 has been increasing at a ' rlCy COHStltldte CI
high rate over the past ten rrjfjrnJ rnrp nf
years and will continue to lUL Ut L L K J
do so in the years to come. ynluntPPr VP VP 1JP
The Brunswick Hospital vUL
w.ii continue to implement squad membership
new programs and services 1
which will directly benefit throughout the
the senior citizens of . .
Brunswick County." county ana are the
Dosher Memorial backbone ofsuch
Hospital programs as
In the 60 years since its Ho^nirP
opening, Dosher Memorial 1'
Hospital in Soutiiport has
seen remarkable change. Gone arc its days of
crowded corridors and antiquated equipment.
Today a staff of more than 1(X) works in a
modem facility built around the old hospital.
They work in 20 departments ranging
from a new intensive care unit to radiology.
New technology such as magnetic resonance
imaging (MR1) and the CT scan arc used to
test and treat the 13.CXX) patients who visit
Dosher annually.
Dosher's growth has been especially rapid
in the past lew years. Besides the expansion
of in-house services, there are now outpatient
services, including physical therapy. In addi
tion, a new office park has been built next to
the hospital, providing space for physicians
and support personnel, helping to centrali/.e
health care even more.
More than 1(X) volunteers put in 1(),(XX)
hours a year to raise money for the hospital
and help it function smoothly.
Dosher opened its doors as the Brunswick
Built as a rural servicc
hospital, the Brunswick
County Hospital provided
services for a dollar a day
for those who could not af
ford to pay their expeases.
In return, the Duke En
dowment reimbursed the
hospital for its care of
these patients.
Its name was changed in
1939 to honor chief sur
geon Dr. J. Arthur Doshcr.
Cape Fear
Memorial
Hospital
Cape Fear Memorial
Hospital is a 142-bed, pri
vate, not-for-profit acute
care hospital located at
5301 WrighLsville Ave.,
Wilmington. The commu
nity hospital was founded
in 1957 by three local
physicians who sought to
create a private hospital dedicated to serving
the needs of its residents. From modest be
ginnings, the hospital has grown into a mod
ern facility equipped to respond to a variety
of health care needs.
The hospital offers a comprehensive range
of ambulatory, medical and surgical services,
including the Emergency Center which is
staffed by emergency medicine physicians
around the clock.
With a medical staff of 189 specialists and
general practice physicians. Cape Fear
Memorial Hospital serves a variety of com
munity health care needs. An active hospital
auxiliary provides additional staff support.
Cape Fear Memorial Hospital's specialty
units include ambulatory surgery, endoscopy,
obstetrics and gynecology, inteasive care,
magnetic resonance imaging and CT scan
ning, physical therapy and occupational reha
bilitation.
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