What if it's NOT indigestion? Beltme?.|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. T he t I ll:S F PAIN l:\lhIU Jb.Nl ^ ( "hNTliK at Die Brunswick I lospital is equipped 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 II 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 (Continued From Page 10) 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. (Continued On Page 14)