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Rotary Club of Gold Beach * Meeting each Wednesday at noon at the Event Center on the Beach Showcase Building * April 22, 2009 * Meeting #40
Today's Program: Sharon Parks - Rotary First Harvest.
Club Report: We are ready for HIGH ON HEALTH: See you all Saturday! Don't forget to sign up with Marlyn for set-up and clean-up.
What we are using the funds for: The arrival of Dr. John Wright, Curry General's orthopaedic surgeon, has triggered a significant investment of the Health District's funds, just over $200,000 in equipment specially designed for the surgeon's use.
Orthopaedic surgery is all about bones and joints; the framework of the body. There are special drills, nails, and screws all intended to hold bones together while the fracture heals itself. There are artificial joints that replace worn or damaged knees, elbows and hips. There are special scopes that allow Wright to work in and around joints without making major incisions.
In addition to the tools and implants, the District has acquired a specialized surgical table that is the object of this year's Curry Health Foundation / Rotary High on Health Fund Raiser. The table, called a Fracture Table, allows the surgeon to have 360 degrees of work space around the patient's leg, arm or hip, and allows Wright to position the limb or joint in a precise way to facilitate the repair being made. Apart from its heavy steel base the table is made of space-age carbon fiber composites that supports the patient's weight but are invisible to the X-Rays used by Wright to see into the body, bone or joint.
The Foundation and Rotary chose to support the Hospital's Bone and Joint program and selected the Fracture Table to be the focus of the annual High on Health Banquet.
The popular banquet is held this year at 5:30 pm on April 25 at the Gold Beach Event Center, Docia Suite Building. This year's theme is the "Roaring 20's" replete with Flappers, Charleston contest, live music and the traditional auction fundraiser. The event is fully pre-sold, and hopes to raise $20,000 to offset the cost of the $39,500 fracture table.
Curry General Hospital's Orthopaedic program allows patients to receive state of the art care close to home.
Upcoming Programs
April 25 - High on Health, Rotarian's at work day
April 29 - Tony Kalhagen, Just a Drop
April 29- 1:00 PM Board Meeting
May 6 - TBD
May 28-31 - District Conference - Corvallis
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