People of all ages may contend with daily or temporary mobility issues. Access for them can be impeded by the portals through which they choose to enter and exit. This includes health care visits to the the second-floor Specialty Clinic at Morrison Community Hospital (MCH), 303 N. Jackson, Street, Morrison, IL. Patients with diabetes, arthritis, casts, thyroid or vascular issues, for example, and those who use mobility devices have found it extremely difficult to open a heavy door.
A push button now opens the entrance into the second-floor Specialty Clinic, by activating a buzzer inside the clinic. “But it can take a few minutes” to open the door, stated Marketing Director Mick Welding. He is pointing to the new mechanism.
Thanks to the generous reimbursement donation from Morrison Area Community Foundation (MACF), that will soon change. A remote signal in the device above the door will trigger immediate access. A matching button will open the door from the inside, too.
Pictured below on Wednesday, January 28, 2015, are MCH staff receiving a $2000 check from Morrison Area Community Foundation board member Joe Mills. Left-to-right are Tracy Banks-Geiger, Licensed Clinical Social Worker; Sarah Lutyens, Specialty Clinic Director; Mills; Welding; Endocrinologist Dr. Priyanka Gauravi.
Another foundation will fund a second door opening mechanism in March, said Welding. After current residents of MCH Four Seasons Living Center have transitioned to Resthave Nursing Home, 408 Maple Avenue, Morrison, the wing will be converted. New remote door openers will then be installed to assist patients.