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• Increasd daily rates were' ann.-.
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minced at the meeting of the •
board of directors of the Wingham
y .•
and District Hospital; They will
be $24.85 per day for ward care;
$12.00 for chronic patient care;
• $6.00 for nursery. .An extra charg
Of $2.50 per day is applied for
semi -private wards and $5.00 per..
day .forprivate rooms.
• The building committeechair.
man, Robert ,Gibson, reported:on
the manthly, executiVe. committee
-meeting; held the previous day. ,
He said that the architect and the
superintendent' for the Contracting.
•firm 'stated that progress is satir
fadtory on the second storey add-
ition, be ready for
occupancy about theend of MarCh..
Progress on the renovations. irr the
1946 wing is a bit behind schedule,
• • but not seriously so. • .
l4oise created by the construcr
ion work has been a worrisome..
factor, to both patients and staff;
but it has been unavoidable
,
Extensive repairs are necessary
to keep the' elevator in the 1946
operatingrsafely, and the
• architects have taken the estimate
•for ekamination. • The repair fir
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ure is so high ,($16,600 to $18,000)
that a decision will'have to be
• made, whether to repair or corn-
pletely replace the lift.
Mr. Gibson said that 'construct-
ion is about 500/0 completed on the
entire program. The board auth-.
orized Payment of .$4,045 .36 to
the architects and $49,861.1'7 to
Ball Brothers, the general contract •
HOSPITALCROWDED
Mrs. I. Morrey, the hospital ad-.
minfstrator, said that the hospital *
' is seriously over- Crowded at prer
• ern., Due to the building program
there is proper ac4oramodatiori for
only 68 patients, but winter illness-
• .• es and emergencies have upped the
patient population. to somewhat
• Over 90. .
She also gave the tistics
• ' the month of De bet, as. well
+ ii•for the year 65, There were
162 admissions n 'December. 2100,
for .the year; 80 'operations. 1136
fOr the year; 142.out 'patients 'for
December and i.total-Of 1806 for...
the year; 272 x-rays for the month'
and 3782 for the year, 3 blood
transfusions for the month and 65
for the year. 72attended cancer,
clinic in December, with a total
Of 761 duringthe twelve month
period. Total patient days in Dec.',
ember were 2211 and the year's
total was 30,083. Daily average
during DeCepther. was 71.
In response to a question Mrs:
Money' Said there will be only six
private rooms in the new hospital
compared with 10 •up to the prer
ent. However', the number of •
semi -private rooms has been liter'
eased and.it is for this type of ac&.
Onunodatimi that there is the great
est demand.- • . •••
A pharmacist his been secured '
for the hospital staff,' to commence
his duties at thelirst of •APril. •
TO CALL TENDERS, '
Mrs', Morrey said that -the bed
Units, and furnishings for the new •
second storey wing will cost in
the neighborhood of $90;000. .The
board authorized the *administrator'
,to,Call for tenders for the necessary
equipment and furnithings., as well.
•AS some office equipment which
will also be required. • • ' • .
Dr. W. A. Crawford, reporting
for the medical staff, said that his
term of office has expired ansi that
Dr., B N Corrin will be recomm-
ended as the medical represetitar
ive on the board as chief of the
• medical staff following the annual
meeting of the hospitalassociation
(by Murray Gaunt,. •
M.P.P. Huron • Bruce)
The 4th session of the 27th One
ario •Legislatureopened on Tuesday
January 25th with all the pomp
and pageantry usually accorded to
the occasion. As is always the case
the Speech from, the' Throne was
read by the Lieutenanr Governor,.
•inthis case Earl: Rowe. • ••
' A .few of the .highlights in the •
speech were the istablishment of
a:Provincial crop' insurance program
in 'co-operation with Ottawa.. Pre-'
stanably this will cover the erop
year of 1966. . . •
• The Ontario Develcipment Ager
cy will be expanded into a new•
Crown Corporation to provide capr.
ital financing for small business.
Legislation will provide for govern-
ment approval, licensing and Con-
trol of all Nursing Homes in Ontario
to achieve uniformity in standards
and safety. •
The revised -report from an 'inde
pendent redistribution commission
which 'redrew the province's elect
oral boundaries will be tabled in.
the House this session:
RecommendatioLs contained in
the Select Committee report on
'Municipal Government will be act
ed upon as well as Legislation iin-•
plernenting the goyenunent's pro
Posals for reorganizing Mettopoli-
tan Toronto.. ": *
The Department of Education
will again rank first in financial. ,
priorities. •Substantial sums • •
Money will be required to get the
Community College program going
The educational program appeared
to squash any remaining hope that •
Ontario might be able to survive '
another year with* any general
increases in taxation. • '..
•
in view of the 'announced pro•
gram it promises to be a lengthy,
.if somewhat lively session.
Purina Disinfectant has rapid killing action'
effective against most disease producing
bacteria, viruses, and fungi.
Use -it to disinfect and deodorize Cages,
and feeding equipment.
it's economical and safe to use -,—a highly
effective germ killer. that is non-toxic and
non-irritatinfi. Get some Purina Disinfectant
today and spray disease germs away.
CHRISTMAS CAMPERS
Recent visitors to Inverhuron Pro-,
vincial Park included a father and
two•young sons, 'these hardy souls'
arrived on Decetnber,26th andstay-•
ed until December 31st. .
They pitched their tent 'in the
Harries Bay Camping Area, and •
spent most Of their holiday hiking
the trails and shoreline.
• The enthusiasm for Winter carp
ing is spreading and in future years
we expect many more persons to
take advantage of this exhilarating
panne, • •
• The Officers of Saugeen Life.
Underwriter's Association were in-
stalled' at the regular Meeting of
the Association held in 'Clifford •on
January 21, 1966. ,
' James Dewar, Northern Life Atr
urance Co. of Barrie and 'Regional
Vice Piekident for Central Ontario
• Region installed the Officers for. °'
1966, who were as follows. Pres
idene- Bert Disch, Northern Life,
Walkerton; Vice Presideat, - Gord
on Raeburn, Paule Revere Life, '
Durham; ,Secy. Treasurer - Rodney
•Helwig, Zurich Life, Walkerton.
Committee Chairmen were app
ointed as •follOws. Program, Will
-
lam Kinahan, Sun Life,LucknOw;
L.U.A.T.C. & C.L.U.. Harry
Bruegeman, Mutual Life, Hanover.
Membership, Gordon Raeburn, Paul
Revere Life, Durharni Bulletins,
W.B.Conron, Manufacturers Life,
Wingham, Ethics and Practice,
Clarence Thompson, Sun Life, '
Walkerton; Publicity.
.
lick, Imperial Life, 'Wingham.
• W.B.COmon was complimented
on the fine, way, In which he has
been explaining the basic princip-
les of life insurance to the public
by his brief interviews over CKNX
Television, Wingham. 'There will
be two further interviews on Febr '
uary 2 and 16, nt 6.15 P.M.
There was much•discussion and
considerable concern expressed •
over the. fact that some Life Under
writers are allowed 40 solicit and
write business without being lit(
sed under the Provincial Depart
ment ofInsufance, while most •
Underwriters are obliged to appl
for and secure a license from.th
• Dept. of Insurance. It was aro
recommended that this 'matter
presented at the annual meeting
of the Life Underwriter's Assad
tion of Canada on January 24;21
nd 26 at Toronto, by. our, local
representative, Gordon Raeburn
and our Regional Vice President
James Dewar. • ' '
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