The Lucknow Sentinel, 1998-05-13, Page 5The eight Huron Perth hospitals endorsed a partner-
ship, agreement at a<'rtxeetittgg last week, The: partnership
has the unanimous support a f ail local hospitals.
"This is not amalgamation," sal. Dr Kerr/ l litgp .ve,:
' board' chair of 1 stowei Memorial Plospital and chairof
the lei* Executive Committee,. "It allows for each part-
,nering hospital to maintain independence, while also
allowing for the .co-operation, necessary to canntinuer to
pEQvide quality patient care and to mdeee overall operat-
ing expenses. Ws .twin -win situation." '
Jim Whaley, the new executive director of 'the Grey
Bruce Huron pertly District Health Council, says the
partnership'is a significant step in improving the
strength and -quality of hospital service to the Huron
Perth arell. "The Agreement provides fora strategic. plan
for .program and service delivery systems amongthe
partners. Its principles are consistent with the govern-
mimes own Rural Health: P liey. •
'Health care services available to the people served
by Huron Perth hcbspitals will be improved by this part.
nersbip►' Dr: Blagrave says. Improvetimuts will be pis-
sible, for example; by red:ucine unnecessary duplication
Student
eine`
The Kincardine flurl an
kesatirce," Centre' '•of
Canada .,for, Students .
(HRCCS) opened Friday,
May 8. The Kincardine
branch' covers the areas of
Kincardine; Ripley;
Tiverton, Lucknow and
thele surrounding eeormu-
reties.
The Centre provides
free information sessions <.
Ott job search tools, and,.
interview techniques and
provides assistance on
resume. preparation for
yoeng people looking, for,
Summer employment. The
HRCCS also provides job'. •
postingfor employers, and
a prescreening service'. All,
of these services are tree
of dire.
This year the Centre
will be located; at 831
Queen; Street, downtown.
Kincardine. ' he office
will'be staffed by Paulette
f ox,r f`l. and Stacey.
le the coming 'weeks,
Summer' rnploymen t;
Officers, will be , Contact-
ittg local.employers to dis-
cuss their student employ-
merit needs for the sum
tnei and to,make them
aware that the stu(kent"_,
worrkfOrce' is available.
For more anformatioa.
onthese services, .please;
onta:t t (5;19) 300,4787;,
Lett
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telephone 'on 01 .01494,
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letter: will; be happily,
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Valerie. Elliott
familial* Sentinel, W e ds • IllOS
is create rano
of serviecs atnd investing savings
I. patient tare..
Additionally, estsavings will be realized through: CO'
OPenUiVe
t-
OperatiVe administration and program support.
The groundwork for this partnershij! was. laid ht
ianuaryri997 with .informal discesstons and joint ;plan-
fling activities "fostered., ill part, by the :pal lit:.r4cion Of a
More most ,to be spent
on actual patient aervices
DHC study on rural health cam iestrueturing, The die-
cussions were formalized in the fail of 1997 with the
formation of at Joint Executive Committee, which com-
prises three members from each of the eight hospital
boards•
Hospital services in Huron Perth: will benefit from the
"systetrt wide. perspective" brought by this new co-oper-
ative body; par example; consolidation is expected in;
food serviees, materials miartageii►ent, fiinanee and infor-
mation'teehnology; Ware money will be spenton, :actual
i e,
e pa nem p
patient scrvicee, ati atpposed to non -clinical uses.," Vit.
. iiiagrave says.. "Linksamong the eight bospitals.wrii
strengthened and cotmtunic ations amtong the boards
will be weedy enbarx d" he adds..
At the local level, eaehl hospitals will maintain contrail:
over their own. administration and operating budgets..
fund-raising foundations will: continue to support their
Ictal, hospitals and each of We parting hospitals will
OW . maintain its own board of governanee." Any
changes tar •programe or services must be agreed. upon
locally,' Blave says.
The Minister of Health and the, Grey Brace Huron
e Perth District Health Council have been advised of the
partnership agreement .and told that in the neat few
menthe- the Joint Executive Committee will be moving.
to put the structure, and its benefits, into place,
The Huron Perth, partnership includes; Alexandre
Tviarine end General Hospital, Godetich, Clinton public
Hospital, Listowel Memorial Hospital,St. Marys
Community Hospital, Seaforth Community Hospital.
South Heroes Hospital, Exeter, Strartfor.d. General
Hospital, and Wingham and District Hospital.
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