Hospital Week

Next week is Hospital Week in Gisborne, when a varied programme of events will throw the spotlight on the patients, staff and premises of Cook Hospital. The programme includes a church parade, shop displays, a drama and choral festival, a basketball tournament, a nurses' graduation ceremony, and the . annual hospital ball. Finally, the hospital will be thrown open to the public for two hours on September 3. Nurses from as far afield as Hastings, Napier and Wairoa will be competing in the basketball tournament, and there will be many visitors for this and other functions.

To mark the occasion our camera went on a quick tour of wards at the hospital and recorded this selection of pictures, emphasising the wide range of modern hospital attention given to all age groups.

Little Sidney Tautau has something to say to the cameraman. With him is Nurse Lorraine Kingsford.

Bill O'Donnell is making good progress, aided by attention like this from Nurse Diana Mudgway.

Wheelchair brigade includes (left to right) F. Redfern, D. Locher, A. Waugh, L. O'Neill, C. Carmichael and W. Wright.

Fisherman in bed is little Elvin Fergusson, and his companions are (at left) John Tumanako and Robyn Cratfield, and' (at right) Wayne Rasmussen and David Priestly.

One, of the oldest but most charming patients is Mrs. M. Miller, now over 90.

Lack of mobility is compensated for Don McLauchlin by hobbie: such as making scarves. Radio (note earphones on wall) is also great boon.

A cheerful group on the balcony, Left to right, in front Don Lyndon, W. Bullivant and J. Rangi. At rear, J. Campbell and D. Kupai

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The Gisborne Photo News

No 14 : August 25, 1955

Hospital Week