Peace Arch News, June 12, 2012

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Tuesday, June 12, 2012 Peace Arch News

Peace Arch Hospital

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Peace Arch Hospital PART 3 IN A 3 PART SERIES

Two beautiful children

They saved my life I came through the surgery and proceeded to the recovery room and then back to the surgery ward. Approximately 24 hours later, I was having difﬁculty breathing and stopped breathing at one point. Luckily I don’t remember any of this. Thank God for the wonderful nurse who was with a patient beside me. She could hear me and she looked in on me and I was almost blue! The Code Blue, which was announced over the speaker system, was for me! Down to the Emergency Department I went. Those wonderful doctors and nurses worked on me for some time to get me stable and took a CT scan and found blood clots in my lung. I was then transferred to the Acute Care Unit, where I stayed for seven days before going back to the Surgery Ward where I stayed for another 13 days.

Sharon Coles

My story began at Peace Arch Hospital at 6:30 a.m. on October 12, 2011, where I proceeded to Surgical Day Care for my total knee replacement surgery performed by my fabulous doctor, Vic Bubbar. Before the operation we talked and he marked the right knee, which he was going to operate on.

I can’t say enough about the great doctors and nurses in the Emergency, Acute Care Unit and Surgery Wards at Peace Arch Hospital. They deﬁnitely saved my life and I am so grateful to all of them and can’t say enough about the wonderful care I received. THANK YOU TO ALL THE DOCTORS AND NURSES AT PEACE ARCH HOSPITAL Sharon Coles

I love Peace Arch Hospital. We had both our beautiful children at your wonderful hospital. I went to the maternity clinic for the care during my pregnancies and after the birth of our children. Dr. Goldie, our maternity doctor both times, was so wonderful. She gave such amazing care. She, as well as the other staff at the clinic, is so warm, welcoming, patient, and kind. Dr. Bright and Dr. Jackson delivered Justin. It was a hard and long delivery and they both were very patient and kind. Dr. Gustafson and Dr. Goldie performed my c section where I had Olivia. They both made me feel very comfortable and at ease. These are all excellent doctors. I rave about the maternity clinic to all my friends. We delivered both our sweet children, Justin in 2008 and Olivia in 2010, on the maternity unit. All the nurses and staff are so gentle, warm, and supportive. We were there for a week following Justin’s birth and for 72 hours following Olivia’s birth. It felt like home. We felt very well cared for, and would highly recommend this hospital to everyone. When I reﬂect back on my pregnancies and the births of Justin and Olivia I feel very lucky to have had them both at Peace Arch. Sincerely, Randi Slobin

Many thanks to everyone who shared their stories.