HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1997-02-05, Page 3Some people will not
do well says doctor
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To . the general public,
Dr: Antoniadis says, that
paeans that formerly where
people were admitted to
the hospital for a few,,days -
so testa .could be run, or a
little more .care. given
before moving them home,
eould become a think of
the past.
"It makes it much more
difficult for patients . and
doctors. It means that
probably some people will
not do well.. Some might
get sent home who should-
n't. be.; sent home ' because
there weren't beds avail-
able.
"We're. (physicians)`
going to be put 'into a.situ-
ation where it -makes it
more difficult . to . practice
really compassionate, car-
ing .. medicine, which I
think most times we try to
do," said Dr. Antoniadis.
"And the two ICU beds
they are proposing is com_
pletel'y inadequate.".
The doctor said that if:
the . Ministry of . Health
compares length of stays at
Wingham to Stratford, ;the
latter appears to be more
efficient . because ' 'the ..
patient may be in Stratford
two days and 'then:: sent
bac. k to their own hospital.
"Our hospital makes the
Other hospital' look '• better
because .they are able . to
say they 'did their surgery,
the patient• only stayed two
days and .went ..their way.,
Well, they came to our
.hospital (after,that) and we
looked. after ` them," he
said. .
Giving beds to' Stratford
makes no: sense, to the 'doc-.
Ion • "Most . of : the physi
cians who .Work in
Wingham •don't use.
Stratford. as .a referral _cen-
tre.:..We use London.
' Goderich and Exeter is the
same situation, .`.Clinton
about '50/50:";
He ' said increasing' the
beds in Stratford only
makes sense if the task
force and DHC "have •a
further agenda." The sce-
nario he used 'was that by -
putting more beds in
Stratford and reducing
beds toa token numberin
smaller, hospitals, the gov-
ernment might come back
•laterand say *Gee, these
small, tdOn hospitals are
not doing a lot, maybe we
don't need them.' "This
sets a dangerous prece
• dent," said Dr. Antoniadis..
"All' the power will be in
one, area."
The doctor 'sees the
amalgamation of the hos-
pitals boards as "reason-
able, One hospital board
has to be fair and honest
because if the board is not -
set up properly, over a•
period of .time, the rural
smaller hospitals can get
slowly : neglected because
they won't, really have a
voice'."
Ouestion Period
"You can understand why
Goderich is upset too.
Stratford didn't ask for 182
beds, .they asked for 148
beds," Steffler said.
Don Thompson, a life-
long resident of Lucknow,
questioned the fact that no
one in Bruce county was
contacted when the DHC
conducted their survey
"regarding the best interest
of ' Wingham and District
Hospital. Wingham 'has.
always' been our hospital,"
said Thompson. "We have
never been associated with
any hospital, . to any
degree, in Bruce County.
"When the Grey Bruce
DHC did their analyzing,
we (Lucknow) were never
considered in any shape or
form in their plans. They
are' talking' about .eliminat-
ing Walkerton, one of the.
closest hospitals to., us,.
which would make us in a
no -man's •land, so far as
living in Bruce county,"
said Thompson.
Areas of Ashfield, West
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MAR `r SHAW COIL . YRS FOR PP,R OF ON HOSPITALS $%SEI UPON ALL 0405 Q 4Ms :�'EWBORNSp
IN HOsrrrAI,SSERVING EACH AREA
PERCENTAGE
80% -100%
60%0.80%i
40% -60%
place, the new CEO not be."
an employee of any of the
hospitals now: "There's
going to be enough of
them laid off that we don't
have to take anybody with
a • preconceived bias
towards one hospital..
Stress that in your letters,"'.
he urged. '
Helen R,intoul suggest-
ed that with one adminis-
During, question period, Wawanosh, Teeswater, tration, it would be neces•
two Lucknow residents Culross and Kinloss also.: sa=y' to have a'sub-admin-
expressed'their frustration . use Wingham hospital.. istrative team " "to .look-
at: the village han in hi "There's •a lot of le `after our needs so .that we .
g g - ysp ' ' 'don''t get swallowed up by
who as George says, -are ' ,,
"I'm sick and tired of.. disenfranchised:" ' the big people: .
being disenfranchised Thompson 'ur urged the' If this bed issue is not.
1? g sorted . out ro rl said
two DHC reps present: P Pe y
Debbie 'Selkirk- and. pat. Dr. Antoniadis, then I`
Petrie - "not to disconside1 '. think the bigger centres
the :'.'border of Huron "will dominate and manipu-'
County because it's very
late things so much that, we .,
much in error, •There's no as rpra1' Ontario will get'
basis for using it whatso- . "screwed. We can't be coin-
ever:, placent. We must stand up
•
In one. of the many and fight for`those beds or A: Carter
radio interviews on health ,..we:'are going to have big `Chair
hospitals • sat ;;down andlist . care` restructuring; Fraser troubles." ,
• of names and''
decided what they felt was 'Bell, chair, of, the Huron A :
an appropriate distribution:Perth DHC, says'that;theaddresses *here residents
y
of beds," said ' Steffler .., talked to the Grey Bruce could send, their concerns
was distributed.
"But when it went to the DHC. and were ' assured
"We have to remain
task force they' decided to that all; people ' in Brucenowledgeable," said
readiust'them all." , . county would have access knowledgeable
sit back -
umbo.
because : I. live ' . 'in;
Lucknow," said `''George
Gibson:. "I like living
here."
'Gibson asked Steffler
how . to get across "the fact
that '.local residents need.
Wingham hospital:'
Personally, l find it,
Very strange that'the. eight
The Huron County Board of Education
KINDERGARTEN. AND
JUNIOR KINDERGARTE.. N '
REGISTRATION
• Children born,' in 1992 and 1993 are eligible to enrol
in KINDERG'ARTEN;•and JUNIOR KINDERGARTEN
respectively for September, 1997.
Contact your local' Public School Principal as soon.
as possible,to confirm your intent to register. Your
calf will allow your school 10 provide you with regia
�tration detail's and will assist the ;Board ,in'planning
for•.staff. Proof of age' and confirmation of property
assessment information will be. required,
Steffler said the beds:to hospitals. ' te and think everything is
taken out of Huron county Neil Vincent ' stressed fine. We have to continue:
have• beenshoved into 'the importance that if a . to fight to maintain; what
Perth 'basically Stratford.' .'single . governance is , in we ;have; become , proac
. ,.. five"
Bed Distribution for Huron Perth hospils
OBS Paed• Surg/OItc Mi4 ICI,1 Chronic... Rehab Psyclt Total.
Location
Basic Serv.
Clinton.
Exeter
Seaford'
St.. Marys
Community
Goderich •
Listowel
Wingham.
9'
15
l'6
.10.;
Secondary ,
(referral)`
Stratford 13 15 • 30 37 8
26 15 46 114 .14
2
12
16.
.14
35
14'
59.
5.1
35 '.
5 18 182
133 20 38' 406.•
The chart reflects the distribution of beds that should lay the foundation for inpatient .services within Huron Perth:
Bed distributions• were determined based on. a combination of factors including; current' hospital utilization, popu-
lation characteristics, input fromtask forces, and existingstrengths. within hospitals, Once the single administra-
tion and governance structure is in place to manage the system, a systemwide programmingapproach may result
in some revisions to thesenumbers.
P. Carroll
Director:
THE HUIONPERTH COUNTY
ROMAN CATHOLIC: SEPARATE
SCHOOL: BOARD .
.JUNIOR AND SENIaR.
KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION.
February 17.to February 21,1997
In order to register for Kindergarten, children must be fotir,,(4) •
years of'age .on or before Dece'mber'31, 1997 Parente 'are
required to bring the Baptismal Certificate, Birth Certificate end
immunization Record Card' of the child your intend to register.
Parents..should contact their local, school:.The foliowing'schools •
offer Kindergarten classes:
.St Joseph's (Kingsbridge) St. Patrick's (Dublin)
529-7646: 0345=2033
..Out- Lady of. Mt..Carmel• St Patrick's (Kinkora)
(Mt. Carmel) 237-33370•': • 393-5580: '
St. Joseph's (Clinton) Holy Name of Mary.
482-7035. (St.•Marys) 284-2170
Precious.Blood (Eiteter) . St. Mary's (Henson)
235-1691 595.8929
St Mary's (Goderich) St: Ambrose (Strafford)'
5249901 • 271.4544
• St Jaynes (Seaforth) ,' St. Joseph's (Stratford)
' 527.0321 ' 271-3574
St. Boniface (Zurich) ' . _ , St. Aloysius. (Stratford)''
' • 236.4335 •- 2714639 '
:'Sacred' Heart (Wingham), • Jeanne 3axive (Stratford)
• . 357-1090' 273.3396"
Parents who expect that theirchild wilt enrol in 'the optional
French Immersion Program in Grade 1, in future years, have
the option of enrolrinent for Junior/Senior Kindergarten at either
their local Catholic School or the. French Immersion Centre (St
Mary's School, Goderich or Jeanne Sauve School, Strafford) at
. Which they expect to enrol their child for a French Immersion ,
Program.. • •
M. Miller . J.S. Browfl, KA, &Lb:,
Chairperson of the Board Director of Education :