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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1979-03-21, Page 2Page 2--Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, March 21, 1979 Board will CONTINUED FROM P, 1 Executive Director Notman Hayes warned. However he promised to run the hospital as efficiently as possible and. keep the hoard posted on the deficit, as it develops. The new. budget goes into effect April 1 at which time the hospital was to have closed 14 active treatment beds and cut back on staff. • Mr, Hayes also pointed out to the members that, the. board is legally res fi; t -bed closures ponsible for the hospital -- including any deficit that develops, No one appeared intimidated by the prospect and Dr, Wilkins, after ,joking that he was ,lust shaking in his shoes and that they could put the board all in the same cell, observed: "If any government locks up this board, God help theml" The board action appears to have been sparked by the overwhelming show of public support for, the . hospital at .a• citizen's fSUPEH ON GOOD CARS .0. 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Nearly 300 people from the town and surrounding communities crowded into the auditorium at the Wingham Public School where a panel Composed of Mr. Hayes, Dr. Wilkins, former hospital administrator Mrs. 1. E.. Morrie, hospital auxiliary president Mary Vair and Sandi Deslauriers, speaking for Dr. Doug Mowbray, outlined the situation •at the hospital and fielded questions. Sentiment at the - meeting was over- whelmingly in favour of opposing any attempt to cut back facilities at the hospital and board members who attended this meeting carried the message back to the board. At the public meeting citizens were urged to writepersonal letters to the health minister supporting the hospital and oppos- ingthe bed cuts and about 120 people stayed after the meeting to do so.• People were also invited to contribute toward the' expenses of the anti -cutbacks campaign and by the end of the night . well over $.100 had been deposited in a container placed at the gear of the auditorium, Wi'iieto Thnhrell .The action group, to stop the provincial government from closing beds at Wingham. -' and District Hospital is directing a letter writing campaigii to Hon; Dennis Timbrell, Minister of Health. Anyone who is concerned about the bed closuresis encouraged .to write to .Timbrell, 10th Floor, Hepburn Block, Queen's Park, Toronto, Ontario. M7A 1R3. Mark it confidential. ` The committee has the following sugges- tions to assist anyone who wishes .to write to Tinibrellf Be positive`and register concern in your letter and tell your own story. The following points could be considered -w• in the text of your letter. , Point out the money saved by Wingham . Hospital. including thb efficiency of the Wingham Hospital, 'which operates under budget The cost per bed at Wingham is lower, their 78 occupancy rate is higher than the provincial average and the active length of stay, 7.3 days is •lower than the provincial • average.. The hospital was built by the community for the community. It is a citizen's right to keep ,the quality of care. Is they. ratio; of 3.5 beds per 1,000. populations applicable to Wingham? Wing- ham is a unique area - 13.8 per cent of the population are seniors. We experience Severe winter storms. It is the only hospital.., within a.25..mile radius. Wingham hasbeen efficient in cutting costs but they have not been commended - there has beenno allowance for private funding. Closures will lead to loss of services in the future including specialists, consultants, cancer clinic, and the nursing school. Less beds has a snowball effect. Less beds will mean lessreferrals. which will mean less beds in .the, future. Stress the cost in ternis of time, dollars and emotional tension to people forced to travel. to the larger centres for care. ubrey's. Observations ouquets to Pinecrest s BY AUBREY HIGGINS My friends,, When I received my,. Sentinel today, I did my regular routine. I looked the front page osier -and saw there • were . articles that I wanted to read, and then I flipped the paper over to the column, onzthe back page. Today in reading under the heading, ':`1 'see by the• Sentinel", what I read was • more like a catastrophe. 1 felt that it would mean' the same to most of the residents and even moreto a great many of the staff here at Pinecrest. I have written a number of articles on • Pinecrest Manor.. • Now, I intend to make it more clear •why I have been : able to write those articles', and prove to my readers, why 1 think we have an establishment second to none in Canada, MRS. CAMERON , I will take Mrs. Cameron first. Sheis a registered nurse. In her role, as head of •the nursing.. staff, she took each individu- al, who came under: her care and studied 'their individual personalties. I am very sincereabout this. She knew each resident as a separate person, not Just asone of the 61 people who occupy the beds under this one roof. It takes a person with one awful 1ot..of understanding to do this. Some one who can use her training as a nurse, and also has strength to use discipline where needed. But at the same . time she cap giveout: sympathy' and help in .the same manner. .. To me she was a woman, whose little white cap with the black band bellonged Yon top of her: head. While she was here, I cannot" remem- ber a single incident of trouble .or confusement. Mrs. Cameron, on behalf of the residents and personnel, no matter how. good the replacements, we are going to miss you. • MRS. MOFFAT Now for Mrs. Moffat. Well,1 will have to admit that she and I did not see eye to eye for some time after I came here as a resident. One day, I made a request of her, one that she had never experienced. and she Nowto let the world know the real type of nurse she Vis, she made several long'' distance calls that day. to try and find out f if my request was legitimate or not, Eventually, .she contacted a person, who knew me . personally, and they • approved my request, and Mrs. Moffat irznediately fulfilled. it. Now, if. 1 were confined and needed a personal nurse, she among all the others, is. the lady I wpuld want .to have in attendance: • I believe, that she, in her own way, has acquired a feeling of deep interest in: each' individual under her, care. Yes, I believe should ` Mrs. Moffat choose to continue hercareer, she would become one of the greatest nurses of all time. 4111 • Anyone, . who would do for -me, what she did that day, is without any doubt a true nurse, • as .,the word is , used with meaning. Thanks; Mrs. Moffat, from all of us. IVER.:MILLER Now, • "you. -old so. and so", I have expressed by feelings about losing :you, not as a friend," I hope, but in regard to the feeling of security in having you around from day to day. -• 4nu gave us a feeling of security, your • being here, when the building was built. You know where each valve, each switch, each wire' leads to, the capacity of. each, and every unit in the building. You are out with the snow blower at 4 a.m;, and•, then stay the whole day through. Yes, we felt protected; not only that we could,,, depend on you to fulfill any complaints from a burnt out light bulb, to taking us to the dentist or . down town. But, abOve all, there was never a personal favour 'to any of the inhabitants of Pinecrest that you did not cheerfully fulfill.. • Yes,, we are going to miss that gruff base voice with the smile in it, and that little story, once in a while. Thanks Eldon,which is not truly expressing our appreciation of you. Let's hope the future will be as bright as the past.