Stevenson Memorial Hospital By the Numbers
Stevenson is one busy place. Can you think of any organization in town that facilitated the birth of over 500 babies in 2019? That is approximately 10 per week or roughly one every 17 hours. From April 1, 2020, to
French Fries: Positive feedback makes us all better.
My Dad immigrated to Canada in 1952 and began working in the fertile black muck fields of the Holland Marsh picking carrots, onions, lettuce, cauliflower and celery. Soon he became the shipper/receiver for Holland River Gardens and within a
A leader in charitable giving is right in our own community.
Editorial by Dr. Ted Vandevis I love the Canadian Blood Services’ tagline “It’s in You to Give.” All of us in some way, shape or form are able to give something somewhere. It’s part of our DNA. An incredible example of
If You Want to Accomplish Something, Set a Goal
Editorial by Dr. Ted Vandevis I did my PhD dissertation on goal setting and discovered some amazing results. I surveyed 300 electrical contractor companies in Ontario. I asked if their company set safety goals, if they were specific and if timelines
Need the Right Tools to do a Good Job
My family moved to the Jackson Farm on the 9th Line of Tecumseth Township in 1968. I attended Tecumseth North Central, Beeton Central and later Banting Memorial High School. We set out to raise veal calves on our 15-acre plot.
I’m In – Are you?
As President & CEO of an electrical safety consulting company, I envisioned an industry with zero injuries to any of our 50,000 electrical workers. In 1999, we were experiencing 1,200 injuries per year and so I suggested to my Board
Goals for Consideration
In last month’s article, we talked about our collective opportunity to make a new hospital a reality in our catchment area. One demonstrated way of seeing that vision a reality is for us to set goals to make it happen. I
A Re-Introduction to the Because of you, we can Campaign
Stevenson Memorial Hospital was opened on June 30, 1928 after receiving a generous founding gift from Theodore P. Loblaw of grocery store fame, in honour of his grandparents William and Elizabeth Stevenson. The present building was built in 1964. Our
How Do You Eat a $43m Elephant?
Janet and Ted Vandevis have both lived in the Stevenson catchment area off and on for much of their lives. Janet (Schep) was born at Stevenson Memorial Hospital in 1956, lived in Adjala Township until she married Ted in Alliston,