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<\/p>\nThe C.W. Wiebe Medical Centre celebrated 100 years since Dr. Cornelius W. Wiebe first began practicing medicine in the region last week. \u00a0<\/p>\n
Staff, dignitaries, and community members gathered to honour his enduring legacy and the impact the man\u2019s\u00a0work has had on the community.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Karen-Denise Cyr, Executive Director of the Centre, opened the event, welcoming attendees and\u00a0reflecting on Dr. Wiebe\u2019s contributions to the community. \u00a0<\/p>\n
She shared why they felt the need to acknowledge the start of Dr. Wiebe\u2019s practice of medicine. \u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt’s an opportunity to honour the legacy of that man whose dedication to caring has helped really shape the community and whose work formed, I think, what is the foundation of what our physicians and healthcare professionals today really rest upon in providing healthcare today 100 years later.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Memories of a doctor\u00a0<\/p>\n
Dr. Cornelius Woelk, who started at the Centre just shy of 36 years ago, shared a memorable moment he had with Dr. Wiebe in his younger years. \u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI never actually worked with Doctor Wiebe\u2026 But I did get a chance to meet him on a few occasions, he said, \u201cOne time Dr. Wiebe\u00a0was sitting there and he called me over\u2026 he pulled out a magazine and said \u2018I want you to read this article… and then I want you to come to my place for tea.\u2019\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\n
He continued to share how the magazine was an obscure medical journal, and held in it a speculative study on how the immune system could control cancer: immunotherapy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Reflecting on Dr. Wiebe\u2019s influence, he said, \u201cHe had a real sense of curiosity, and he was thinking about the future. He was open to change.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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A visionary leader\u00a0<\/p>\n
Dr. Chandy Jacob, who worked with Dr. Wiebe, took the time to point to the man\u2019s broader impact on the community outside of medicine. \u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDr. Wiebe was not just a physician; he was a builder with great vision and a hard worker, and a politician, and surrounding areas could thank the doctor for the dedication and hard work, not only for the progress in the medical care, but also for the overall growth of the area\u2026 Through his leadership in establishing expanded local healthcare services and his\u00a0dedication to the community-based initiatives.”\u00a0<\/p>\n
Dr. Don Klassen, who worked briefly with Dr. Wiebe, said the man had strong foresight when it came to healthcare. \u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHe noted that infection, sepsis and bleeding were two of the major causes of maternal mortality\u2026 and he thought he would do something about that.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He pointed to the epidemics of the time as another major focus. \u201cHe saw lots of TB\u2026 lots of diphtheria\u2026 He saw people who died of tetanus\u2026 the whole polio epidemic of the early 50s in this area.\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\n
Reflecting on Dr. Wiebe\u2019s life and career, Klassen recalled that, \u201cAt the age of 105, and I think that’s a year before he passed away, he was the oldest ever recipient of the Order of Canada.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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An inspirational legacy\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mavis Reimer, who wrote Dr. Wiebe\u2019s biography, described him as \u201cHe was interested in challenging your perceptions, he was informative\u2026 Lots of my conversations were actually inspirational, because even at his advanced stage at that point\u2026 He was still always thinking about the next thing he was going to do, so he was future-oriented and still dreaming dreams. So I would have said inspirational is probably the best way to encapsulate him.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
A centennial celebration for a man who not only started practicing 100 years ago, but continued to dedicate his professional and personal life to a community that was unquestionably marked by Dr. Wiebe\u2019s values.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Values that continue to guide the Centre and its physicians today. \u00a0<\/p>\n
For those who wish to learn more, or remember the doctor themselves, the C.W. Wiebe Medical Centre unveiled a memorial wall dedicated to Dr. Wiebe and his legacy that is publicly available for any and all to see as they walk through the halls of the Centre. \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The C.W. Wiebe Medical Centre celebrated 100 years since Dr. Cornelius W. Wiebe first began practicing medicine in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":98601,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[49,48,84,392],"class_list":["post-99420","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-healthcare","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-health","tag-healthcare"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99420","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=99420"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99420\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/98601"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=99420"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=99420"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=99420"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}