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1931 the Mental Health Clinic opened, operating out of the building that now houses the Elmgrove Unit, an acute care and crisis outreach crisis program. At the time, the clinic was completely independent and offered a traveling clinic to serve Brockville, Ottawa, Cornwall and other Eastern Ontario areas. The hospital’s recreation therapy was extended the following year, allowing for 100 to 300 patients to take part in entertaining games of soccer, softball or badminton during the summer months. In winter, recreational therapists organized fresh air outings or sleigh rides for patients as an essential benefit to mental health. By 1938 the patient Canteen was established and continues to operate today. Also in the same year, the monumental seven-storey tower was torn down due to safety concerns. The services provided for patient care expanded to include on-site dentistry, pharmacology, X-rays and minor surgical operations. | 1931 the Mental Health Clinic opened, operating out of the building that now houses the Elmgrove Unit, an acute care and crisis outreach crisis program. At the time, the clinic was completely independent and offered a traveling clinic to serve Brockville, Ottawa, Cornwall and other Eastern Ontario areas. The hospital’s recreation therapy was extended the following year, allowing for 100 to 300 patients to take part in entertaining games of soccer, softball or badminton during the summer months. In winter, recreational therapists organized fresh air outings or sleigh rides for patients as an essential benefit to mental health. By 1938 the patient Canteen was established and continues to operate today. Also in the same year, the monumental seven-storey tower was torn down due to safety concerns. The services provided for patient care expanded to include on-site dentistry, pharmacology, X-rays and minor surgical operations. | ||
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By 1970 the last class of nurses in the School of Nursing graduated and the courses were transferred to St. Lawrence College. During its 68 years of operation, 654 students, including 44 males, graduated. The same year, the operating room closed. A new Physiotherapy Department in 1977 included a hydrotherapy room with a whirlpool, wax baths and hot pack treatment. Infra-red heat treatment, electrical simulation and muscle testing was also done and the treatment room was used for special therapies such as manual manipulations and chest physiotherapy. A medium security forensic unit with 40 beds and a unit for developmentally challenged adults opened. | By 1970 the last class of nurses in the School of Nursing graduated and the courses were transferred to St. Lawrence College. During its 68 years of operation, 654 students, including 44 males, graduated. The same year, the operating room closed. A new Physiotherapy Department in 1977 included a hydrotherapy room with a whirlpool, wax baths and hot pack treatment. Infra-red heat treatment, electrical simulation and muscle testing was also done and the treatment room was used for special therapies such as manual manipulations and chest physiotherapy. A medium security forensic unit with 40 beds and a unit for developmentally challenged adults opened. |