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Unveiled donor wall recognizes contributions to Melfort heliport

From left, North Central Health Care Foundation chair Peggy George, Redhead Equipment ag sales manager Scott Vanderlinde and Municipal Health Advocacy Fundraising Committee chair Rod Gantefoer unveil the donor wall that recognizes the contributors to the heliport at the Melfort Hospital. Photo by Devan C. Tasa The provincial director of operation for STARS Saskatchewan Cindy Seidl said that the heliport will ensure that patients can be transferred to Saskatoon much faster than before. From left are Seidl and Rod Gantefoer, the chair of the Municipal Health Advocacy Fundraising Committee. Photo by Devan C. Tasa MELFORT For their contributions to making a new heliport at the Melfort Hospital a reality, donors had their names enshrined on a wall inside the Wellness Centre.

Melfort becoming health care hub in northeast, model for other communities

Melfort has seen its healthcare sector grow exponentially over the past few years. It began with the Melfort Wellness Centre opening in 2017, and more recently the Heliport that officially was approved for use in November 2020, and looking ahead, the long-awaited CT scanner expected to come to the Melfort Hospital in early 2021. “It’s kind of making a bit of a hub,” said Melfort MLA Todd Goudy. “And a bit of a model for rural communities like ours.” Another major purchase in recent years was an digital x-ray machine worth $510,000. Goudy said the northeast region is really lucky to have what they have in health care.

2020: The year that was in East Central Saskatchewan

On Jan. 30, the WHO declared the coronavirus a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. The first confirmed cases of the disease in Italy on Jan. 31. By March, Europe was considered the active centre of the disease. On March 11, the WHO declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Public facilities were closed down across east central Saskatchewan. Face-to-face teaching in schools ended. Public events were cancelled. Businesses closed down or found alternate ways to serve their customers. The first case the East Central Recorder could confirm in the region was in Humboldt. The person in question contacted Mayor Rob Muench, who then confirmed with the Saskatchewan Health Authority.

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