When Vaughn Wilson, Chief Administrative Officer of Hamiota District Health Centre Foundation takes the microphone you don't know what might be asked of you before you can have a bite of banquet supper. Such was the case at the celebration for Health Care professionals in Hamiota Saturday evening, April 20.
With residents, old and young, of Hamiota, Miniota, Kenton and probably other areas as well, Wilson used a variety of health district trivia questions to determine the order of tables in the smorgasbord line-up. Here are some of them. Test yourself. The answers are below.
1. There is a picture of a doctor hanging in the Medical Clinic who practiced in Hamiota - who is depicted in the picture: DJ Hudson, ED Hudson or JE Hudson?
2. The Hamiota Hospital was the first hospital in Manitoba under 75 beds to achieve accreditation status. This happened in: 1958, 1961, 1963, or 1968?
3. The first ambulance for Hamiota was a Chevrolet van purchased from Caldwell Motors in 1971 and converted to an ambulance by a Winnipeg firm. The charge for a local trip in the ambulance at that time was: $100, $50, $25, $10 or was it free?
4. Hamiota’s first hospital was officially opened on December 11, 1913. This 6-bed facility was constructed and equipped at a cost of: $52,000, $28,000, $16,500, or $4,500?
5. Who was the first female physician at the Hamiota District Health Centre?
6. Who was the first male cook at the Hamiota District Health Centre?
7. Dec. 6, 1950 marked the official opening of the up-to-date 26-bed hospital built at a cost of $185,000. Name the hospital district at that time.
8. Who was the supervising administrator at that time?
9. Name the physician who served as the first chairman of the Hamiota Hospital District #7A.
10. What Hamiota physician served as a doctor in the Second World War before joining his father’s practice in Hamiota?
11. What Kenton resident was the other long-term Hamiota physician who also served in the Second World War?
12. On March 20, 1981 the official sod turning ceremony took place for the construction of the 30-bed PCH (Birch Lodge) and for the 15-suite enriched seniors housing (Lilac Residence). Who was board chair at the time?
13. Who was on the shovel for this event?
14. Leading up to the opening of this infrastructure expansion, the training of Health Care Aides took place to ensure that there was enough qualified staff. Who was the instructor?
15. (Show-stoppers!): At one time cigarettes were sold out of the front office of the Hamiota District Health Centre. True or False?
16. Board Members were never allowed to smoke at board meetings. True or False?
17. Who was the first Manitoba Minister of Health to visit the Health Centre?
18. What health region did the Health Centre transition into in the late 1990s?
19.Who was appointed as Administrator of the Hamiota District Health Centre Foundation Inc. in March of 1997?
20. Who is the Administrator today?
ANSWERS
1. ED Hudson
2. 1963
3. $10 (nearly free by today's standards)
4. $4,500
5. Dr. Karen Juce
6. Graham Jamieson. (At that time, he also owned the Hamiota Creamee drive-In)
7. It was #7A
8. The administrator was Miss Gladys Shackleford, Matron.
9. The first chairman was Dr. Ed Hudson
10. The physician was Dr. Ed Hudson
11. That Kenton resident Dr. Keith Hames
12. Bert Baldwin was the board chair.
13. Johnnie Riddell from Kenton took part in the sod turning.
14. Carol Little was the health care aide instructor
15 True, they were!
16. False, they (turned the air blue) did smoke at board meetings, but curtailed the amount when someone complained.
17. Jim McCrae was the first health minister to visit.
18. The Marquette Regional Health Authority?
19. Vaughn Wilson.
20. Same guy.
Did you enjoy this walk through the Health Centre's history? If nothing else this reminds us of the changes within the last 90, 50, even 20 years.
