On the 27th August, 2014 Woodlands Limited received its fourth certificate of confirmation from the Guyana National Bureau of Standard (GNBS). In 2008 Woodlands Limited obtained its first certificate of compliance to the GYS:170-2009 Standard which sets the general re-quirements for the operation of a Laboratory Since 2008, the Lab has undergone several audits by the GNBS to verify its adherence to this national standard. Prior to obtaining the 2008 certificate the hospital had been tasked with comprehensively ad-dressing all the requirements of the GYS:170-2009 standard. The procedures that the labora-tory has developed cover its activities from the point which the customer requests lab tests to the point at which the results are issued. The lab has designed operating procedures to re-view and address elements such as; customer complaints, Equipment maintenance, etc. so that timely and accurately results can be delivered to its clients. The handing over of the certificate was witnessed by; Representatives of the GNBS, including Director (ag), Ms. Evadnie Innis. Representatives of Woodlands Limited included, Managing Director, Dr. N. Gobin, Quality Control Manager, Mr. R. Astwood and members of staff.

To the Management and staff of Woodlands Limited, congratulations.

Inside the Issue

• ‘Certification from ‘Certification from ‘Certification from ‘Certification from

GNBSGNBSGNBSGNBS

• Hospital StatisticsHospital StatisticsHospital StatisticsHospital Statistics

• Kaieteur RaffleKaieteur RaffleKaieteur RaffleKaieteur Raffle

• Doctors meetingDoctors meetingDoctors meetingDoctors meeting

• Nurses MeetingsNurses MeetingsNurses MeetingsNurses Meetings

• Have a LaughHave a LaughHave a LaughHave a Laugh

• Creativity Corner Creativity Corner Creativity Corner Creativity Corner ----Creamy Baked CustardCreamy Baked CustardCreamy Baked CustardCreamy Baked Custard

• Health CornerHealth CornerHealth CornerHealth Corner———— Tests Tests Tests Tests

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Announcements

CERTIFICATION FROM GNBS

October 2014 Volume 61

Needy Childrens Party Date: December 21, 2014 Venue: Parking Tarmac Childrens Name Date: November 30, 2014 Contributions Date: November 30, 2014

As in the past the cut off age for Children will be 12 years. Name, Age and Sex of Child should be specified. Also if they need transportation to the Party. Contributions can be of cash or kind ( clothes, toys, books, food stuff) These can be given to the Man-agers of their areas who will issue receipts. PLEASE REMEMBER IT IS A NEEDY CHILDRENS PARTY ALSO THAT IT IS A WOOD-LANDS LIMITED’s EVENT AND FULL STAFF PARTICIPATION IS EXPECTED

NEWS IN BRIEF

Emergency Room

Patients Seen- 5380

Admissions—101

Maternity

Total DeliveriesTotal DeliveriesTotal DeliveriesTotal Deliveries———— 109 109 109 109

NEW RECORDNEW RECORDNEW RECORDNEW RECORD

Males— 50

Females– 58

Caesarean Sections—

32

Neonatal Death— 1

Twins— 1

Premature— 8

Breech—1

Still Births—2

Male ward

Admission—109

Female ward

Admission –164

ICU

Admissions— 18

Deaths– 5

Radiology

X-ray— 1232

CT— 149

Ultrasound— 2445

ECHO— 72

Stress—6

Theatre

Surgeries— 162

Pharmacy

Prescriptions Sold—

7710

Laboratory

Patients Seen—4052

SOME STATISTICS for

September2014

Winners of the Kaieteur

Raffle:

• Regd. Midwife

Suedelle Hunte

• Anaesthetic Nurse

Godfrey Niles

• To the others, Better Luck

next time

Beautiful

A lawyer was just waking up from anesthesia after surgery, and his wife was sitting by his side. His eyes fluttered open and he said, "You're beautiful!" and then he fell asleep again. His wife had never heard him say that so she stayed by his side.

A couple of minutes later, his eyes fluttered open and he said, "You're cute!" Well, the

wife was disappointed because instead of "beautiful," it was "cute." She asked, "What

happened to 'beautiful'?" His reply was "The drugs are wearing off!"

Creamy baked custard

Ingredients

• 3 eggs

• 1/2 cup (115g) caster sugar

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

• 1 cup (250ml) milk

• 300ml cream

• Ground nutmeg

Sliced or chopped peaches, to serve

Method Step 1

Preheat oven to 180°C. Whisk the eggs and sugar in a bowl until the sugar dis-solves. Whisk in the vanilla extract, milk and cream.

Step 2 Pour the mixture into a 4 cup (1 litre) ovenproof dish. Sprinkle the top with nutmeg. Place the dish in a roasting pan and pour enough boiling water in to come halfway up the side of the dish.

Step 3 Bake for 40 minutes, until the custard is just set - it will still be slightly wobbly, but will firm up on standing. Remove the dish from the roasting pan, and serve warm or at room temperature with chopped fresh peaches.

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DOCTORS MEETING—

Was held on Wednesday, Sept 24th, 2014 at 17:00 hrs……..Chairperson—Dr. N. Gobin

Topic presented— Chickungunya (CDC/WHO Guidelines) by Dr.P.Tembe

HAVE A LAUGH

NURSES MEETING:- R/N-S/N Was held on September, 11 ,2014 at 15:00Hrs Topic –Chickungunya by R/N Thomas George LPN-N/A Was held on September 12, 2014 at 15:00 Hrs Topic:-Urinary Tract Infection by N/A Shellon Bissoon

CREATIVITY CORNER

At the Annual General Meeting held on September 25, 2014 Drs. Neville Gobin, W.I.Lee & Fung a Fat were elected as Directors. Following the Directors Meeting of September 29,2014 Dr.Neville Gobin was retained as Managing Director and Mr.W.I.Lee as his Assistant

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HEALTH CORNER

Tests offered at woodlands laboratory

WHL laboratory operates on a 24 hour basis. Laborato-ry tests are performed for all clients coming to the la-boratory making requests. Requests for tests are either made by doctors, on behalf of their patients, internal or external, or by patients themselves (walk-in). The meth-ods of testing utilized by the laboratory staff are of in-ternational standard. Tests are performed on patients by obtaining the appro-priate specimen in keeping with the laboratory’s estab-lished quality management system (QMS). Patients are given a time to return depending on the nature or com-plexity of the test to be performed. For some tests pa-tients are counseled before or after, while at some, for instance, FBS, requires the patient to fast for 12 hours before the sample is taken. Testing in the laboratory falls under six (6) major areas, these include Haematology, Biochemistry, Serology, Microbiology, Endocrinology, and Urology. The laboratory scope of testing for the six above men-tioned areas are:

Haematology: CBC, WBC/DIFF, Blood group, ESR, Recticulocyte count, BT, CT, PT, aPTT, Blood film, direct and indirect antiglobulin test, compatibility testing, sickle cell test and HB

Biochemistry: Lipid profile, Liver function test (LFT), Amylase, BUN, Creatinine, Creatine Ki-nase (CK), Calcium, Electrolytes, HBA1c, Pro-tein total (serum, body fluids and CSF), LDH, Uric acid, Cardiac biomarkers (Troponin I and CK-MB), Glucose (plasma/serum, body fluids and CSF), Microalbumin, Magnesium and Phos-phorous

Serology: Antistreptolysin O test (ASOT), C- reac-tive protein (CRP), Dengue, Hepatitis A, B and C, HIV 1&2, HCG, leptospirosis, SLE, Malaria, Microfilaria, Rheumatoid factor (RF), RPR, Ty-phoid, TB serology, Chlamydia, and Herpes

Microbiology: Semen analysis, Stool OCP and Oc-cult blood, Urethral/Vaginal smear, CSF and body fluid cell count, Mantoux, sputum AFB and culture and sensitivity (eye, nose, throat, wounds, fluids, urine, vaginal, pus, aspirates, blood and stool

Endocrinology: Alpha-fetoprotein, C-peptide, CA 125, CA 19.9, CEA, Estradiol, FSH, LH, Pro-gesterone, Prolactin, PSA, Testosterone, TSH, Thyroid function test (T3, T4 and TSH), Insulin and H. pylori.

Urology: Urinalysis, Urine microscopy and Urine sugar/albumin

Specific instructions given to patients when requests are made for Lipid Profile, Glycosylated Haemoglobin and Complete Blood Count:

Lipid Profile A lipid profile is done to assess your risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD) and to monitor treatment.

When to test If there is a history of CVD in your family For adults – every five (5) years For youths – once between the ages of 9 and 11

years and again between the ages of 17 and 21 years Preparation for test

You should fast for 12 hours Glycohaemoglobin A1c (HBA1c)

HBA1c is used to monitor a person’s diabetes and to aid in the treatment decisions to diagnose diabetes. The test is also used to help identify those at an increased risk of developing diabetes.

When to test When first diagnosed with diabetes and then 2 to 4

times per year The test can be included as part of a health check up When you have symptoms of diabetes Preparation for test

No preparation is needed to have the test done. Complete Blood Count (CBC)

A CBC is a panel of tests that evaluates the three (3) types of cells that circulate in the blood. The test is of-ten used to determine your general health status, to screen for, diagnose, or monitor various conditions such as anemia, leukemia, infection or inflammation, just to name a few.

When to test As part of a routine medical exam; When you have signs and symptoms that may be

related to a condition that affects blood cells; At regular intervals to monitor treatment or when

you are receiving treatment known to affect blood cells

If a person is healthy and has results that are within the normal limits, then he/she may not require another CBC until their health status changes or until their doctor feels that is necessary.

Preparation for test No preparation is needed to have the test done.

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Organization

Woodlands Aerobics Dance Class Come join us, increase your strength, core stability and agility with our aerobics class. Loose yourself in the music. before you know it you will be getting in shape and your energy levels will be soar-ing.All that is required is a commitment of three hours per week and an easy payment of $3000 per month. The days are tuesdys,thursdays and Fridays 4:15 to 5:15pm in the hospital’s lunch room

CCCC ongratulations to

Ms. Ramona Daly on the birth of her son

Ms. Cindy Persaud on the birth of her son

R/N Nijo Jacob and R/N Divya Chackochan on the

birth of their son

WWWW arm welcome to our new employees

Bernadette Gonsalves — Housekeeping

Esther Benjamin — Registered Midwife

Orin Josiah — Anaesthetic Nurse

Savitree Melville —Switch board Operater Gomattie Persaud — Switch Board Operator Gowrie Fraser — Administrative Assistant

We can now be perused on our Web Site

www.woodlandshospital.com

TAKING A BREAK FROM Woodlands TAKING A BREAK FROM Woodlands TAKING A BREAK FROM Woodlands TAKING A BREAK FROM Woodlands hospitalhospitalhospitalhospital

Management and Staff wish to congratulate the fol-lowing persons on their birth anniversary for

Haimanda Singh 1st

Alison Mustapha 2nd

Roopdai Singh 2nd

Simone Giles 4th

Tishanna Gomes 8th

Talfaa Sampson 9th

Broodhagen Steven 10th

Shinu Thomas 12th

Godfrey Sukra 15th

Saumya Joseph 16th

Amanda Greene 17th

Aneesa Madramootoo 17th

Sa'e Persaud 20th

Farah Shariff 26th

Mitchell Smith 26th

Ber,l Noel 28th

Oronda Saul Lewis 31st

Gaitarie Ramnauth Oct 1st-21st

Dr.Rawle Nurse Oct 4th-31st

Annesa Madramootoo Oct 6th-12th

Shone5e Bynoe Oct 6th-Nov 2nd

Del Welch Oct 11th-22nd

Clarence Booker Oct 12th-25th

Nalinie Bisram Oct 19th-Nov 8th

Sindy Billy Oct 19th-Nov 8th

Sooresh Khirodhar Oct 19th-Nov 15th

VVVV acancies exist for

Assistant Matron

Pharmacist

Security Officer

Yard Attendant

Sherin Thomas 1st to 7th

Steven Broodhagen 4th to 17th

Lilawa'e Latchmenarine 6th to Nov 2nd

Nijo Jacob 6th to Nov 2nd

Oneisa Robertson 6th to 26th

Estel Wills 7th to 12th

Thomasine Aaron 7th to Nov 3rd

Shanta Paul 13th to 26th

Aneesa Madramootoo 14th to 18th

Shone5e Bynoe 14th to 27th

Hemwa,e Kumar 21st to Nov 3rd

Sa'e Persaud 21st to Nov 5th

Ruth Puranram 22nd to 25th

Clarence Booker 27th to Nov 9th

Veronica Rahim 27th to Nov 9th

Lieselle Paul 27th to Nov 16th

Sooresh Kirodhar 27th to Nov 23rd

Cindy Persaud 28th to Nov 2nd

Chandrama'e Aneen 28th to Nov 10th