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The team is made "aaa. up of Glover; execu- tive assistants Elyse Dewar and Mandy Van 3% Hardeveld; finance ad- ministrator Sue Doupe; "ee=mq clinical pharmacist Pa- 2' tricia McKechnie; social worker Jennifer Rapley; - registered nurses Ja- y; nette Diebel and Rhon- ' da Walsh; occupational ==- therapist Pam Rantz; nurse practitioner Ann =- Marie Webber; and _ health educator Nancy Payne. Ra //-------------------' IVY" J : Kincardine Family Health Team to open satellite office in Ripley (continued from page 4) Patients can receive referrals from their family physicians and receive attention quick- ly through a number of programs and services, including diabetes foot care, medication review, "Up until now a lot of the services weren't available to the com- munity or there was a fee for service," Glover The Kincardine Family Health Team held an open house last week to celebrate the completion of renovations to its offices. From left, are Dr. Art Wiebe, chair; Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson; Kincardine councillor Ron Coristine; lead physician Dr. Gary Gurbin; and CEO Gerry Glover. (Barb McKay photo) - 7 said. threeOCNA aii,2irrrlirs" counselling and fall pre- vention assessments. Glover said the team of health care profession- als is highly qualified and a great asset to the community. Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson, who was on hand for the opening, said she was thrilled to have the op- portunity to see a health care model in effect that is based on identifying local needs and address- ing them. "What we're seeing is a culmination of dedica- tion, time and effort," she said. -rirrhe family health team is just that; a team that functions as a fam- ily," he said. "We have high expectations of one another. It has been nothing less than an honour and a privilege to work with a group of such dedicated indi- viduals." Left: Eric Howald accepts the lndependent's .. award for General Excellence. Dr. Gary Gurbin, the lead physician for the Kincardine Fam- ily Health Team, said, the team is attractive. for physicians who are looking to pe-locate. Kin- cardine now has 12 phy- sicians, including a full- time general surgeon. Gurbin said it took a great deal of work to get the family health team off the ground, but it was worth the effort. "We were fortunate to acquire the services of Gerry," he said. "We wouldn't have gotten here as quickly or as well if it weren't for him." The family health team's next objective is to open a satellite office Gurbin attributed much of the team's suc- cess to Glover. "We ended up with a terrific product; one that is multi-use," he said. , THE KINCARDINE INDEPENDENT, WednesdayI AUEUSI 29, 2012 _" Kincardine Family Health Team expanding to provide added care in Ripley, where Huron- Kinloss residents will be able to receive the same services that are Gerry Glover made the announcement at the (cfarpily health team's of. ficial opening in its new offices in the basement nof the Kincardine Com- The Kincardine Fam- ily Health Team will receive provincial fund- ing that will allow it to increase its size, says the team's CEO. 'i':hf ?,liijiii" a?) (ii,i,liii'i'ttiilji"iili,/ii'i"i" x ','iii,ii'ii'iiji"'iis,i:: fg jilliii'iiylt a By Barb McKay 'rti'ii-iiisrtui'rrlii'Gfi' t'i't1i1i't,i'trtiiiii'i"irii.'i'g, c-te tag NJ 432-58 "as; no at S4s'E'i'j', 'ity-fi 'U' at: QM j1aiiij,, l o" I tD 'iii::,'..-.!))'), tH.1"iif..E; available in Kincardine. The family health team will hold an information session in the upper munity Medical Clinic last Wednesday. 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