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Kemptville District Hospital is a 40-bed acute care hospital located in the rapidly growing Eastern Ontario municipality of North Grenville, 30 minutes south of Ottawa. Our services include 24-hour emergency care, inpatient care, advanced orthopaedic surgery (as a satellite of The Ottawa Hospital), and outpatient care. We are an integrated health services organization with deep partnerships in our community and region. With our partners in the Ottawa West Four Rivers Ontario Health Team, we are collaborating on a new model of health care delivery that puts patients, families and caregivers at the centre of the health care system.
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Staff Profile
Shelley MolsonLaundry Technician
I have worked at KDH for more than 20 years. I was born at KDH and had both my children here, so when the job opportunity came about, I jumped at the chance to work here.
The Laundry department is essential to the everyday functioning of the hospital. We receive twice-weekly deliveries of both general laundry and sterile laundry for the ORs. When the clean laundry is delivered, the soiled laundry is picked up. In addition to the regular laundry, my department also launders personal patient care items and clothing as well as the mammogram gowns and other hospital owned specialty items.
During COVID-19, we have been laundering all the isolation gowns in-house. We require up to 300 gowns per day and that doesn’t include the gowns needed by the OR department. At this time we launder them all in-house to ensure we have enough. The washers and dryers are running 24/7, and I couldn’t do it without help from the Environmental Services team.
A few years ago, I was part of the team that helped procure “Alice Gowns” for palliative patients. These special hospital gowns were sewn by one of our volunteers in soft, multicoloured fabrics with just one string at the top to make them more comfortable for our patients at end-of-life. I carefully launder these Alice Gowns in-house.
I get great satisfaction when I see the smiling faces of patients whom I have helped in some small way. I also like to help my coworkers with their departments’ needs.
“I was fortunate enough to have my Total Hip Arthroplasty at KDH. I experienced warm and lovely care everywhere from the moment I walked in until I was discharged. I’d like to express my deep gratitude to the staff on the inpatient surgical unit. The nursing care was exceptional and made a huge difference to my recovery. They always responded to calls and concerns and were kind and supportive at every step (literally and figuratively) in the process. I'd like to give particular mention to Sharon. As a patient, I particularly enjoyed her expertise and confidence in helping me to progress to the next step. She is a quiet, valuable asset to your hospital.”
Terry
Ottawa West Four Rivers OHT
Partners
We work with great partners who share our commitment to build healthier communities. We are proud be allied with the following organizations – each is an essential part of an integrated health system.