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Cataracts

  1. How do I contact the MHA Ophthalmology program?
  2. Cataract Surgery at the Middlesex Hospital Alliance
  3. Cataract Surgery
  4. What should I do if I think I am developing a Cataract?
  5. How do I know if I have one?
  6. What causes Cataracts?
  7. What is a Cataract?

Diabetes

  1. What are the symptoms of diabetes?
  2. How can diabetes impact your health?
  3. What is Diabetes?

Donations

  1. How do I make a donation to SMGH?

Freedom of Information (FOI)

  1. What is the difference between PHIPA and FIPPA?
  2. What is a personal information bank (PIB)?
  3. Is any personal information considered “public”?
  4. What is Personal Information?
  5. What is a record (FIPPA)?
  6. What is the purpose of Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (FIPPA)?

Parking

  1. Does this parking system cost a lot to maintain?
  2. What if I don’t have any coins for the machine?
  3. Where does the money that I pay for parking go?
  4. What does parking cost?
  5. Why do I have to pay for parking at Strathroy Middlesex General Hospital (SMGH)?

Surgical Safety Checklist

  1. Why is it important to patient safety?
  2. What is a surgical safety checklist?

Telemedicine

  1. How does OTN protect my personal health information?
  2. What about my personal health information?
  3. Is my telemedicine appointment private?
  4. How long does a telemedicine appointment take?
  5. Who will be examining me?
  6. Who is with me during a telemedicine consultation?
  7. What happens at a telemedicine appointment?
  8. What is telemedicine?

Wait Times

  1. Why are some patients seen quicker than others in the ED?
  2. How is a Wait Time Measured?
  3. Why is there a wait time in the Emergency Department?