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In the Line of Duty
05/05/2009
In the line of duty, Canadian soldiers are sometimes injured.
In the line of duty, medical personnel at the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital often serve our country's finest following an injury.
With this in mind, the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital recently hosted three distinguished guests -- the Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence, Brigadier-General M.P. Jorgensen, Commander Land Force Western Area, and Mr. Laurie Hawn, Member of Parliament for Edmonton Centre. The Minister, who was on a cross-country tour to Canadian Forces Bases, stopped in at the Glenrose to better understand the Glenrose's role in the care of injured Canadian soldiers.
Dr. Ted Purcell brought greetings from the Glenrose Foundation Board of Trustees and received the Minister's endorsement for the Courage Centre campaign. The Minister visited Unit 4A and treatment areas, while also participating in technology demonstrations of speech generating communication devices and powered wheelchairs with alternate access.
An August, 2008 report of the Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence Bringing Our Wounded Home Safely researched the question “Are Canadians wounded on the battlefield receiving the kind of quick and capable attention they deserve?†The solders have ‘pushed us' in terms of their urgent requirements for higher levels of function, however because we have been quick to respond to these specialized needs, the Glenrose has become nationally recognized as a Centre of Excellence for military rehabilitation.
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In the line of duty, Canadian soldiers are sometimes injured. In the line of duty, medical personnel at the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital often serve our country's finest following an injury.
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