The Citizen, 1993-11-10, Page 11THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1993. PAGE 11.
LThe news from
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Nov. 17 set for
seniors dance
Greeters at church on Sunday
Nov. 7 were Sherri Postma and
Josephine MacGregor. Ushers
were Neil Salverda, Barb Bosman,
Chris Knox and Erica Horbanuik.
The sermon topic was "Keeping the
Light". A trip, comprised of
Gennevieve Allen, Gail Lear and
Ruth Vincent, sang.
Londesboro anniversary is 11:15
am. Sunday Nov. 14. Guest
Speaker is Rev. Stan McDonald.
Lunch will be served after the
service. Guests this Sunday were
members of Blyth Branch #42,
Royal Canadian Legion.
The first night of Shuffleboard,
was held at Hullett Central School
on Wednesday evening Nov. 3.
There were eight people present.
High lady was Helen Lawson and
high man was Lome Dale.
The Seniors Dance is at
Londesboro Hall, Wednesday, Nov.
17 at 8 p.m.
Friends of Mrs. Dora Shobbrook,
a former Londesboro resident will
be sorry to hear she suffered a fall
and is presently a patient in
Seaforth Community Hospital.
McAdam resigns
A special meeting of Hullett
council was held Oct. 26 to consid-
er proposals for recyclitig in the
municipality.
Clerk Bev Shaddick had dis-
tributed letters to various compa-
nies requesting information on their
methods and some prices. Respons-
es from four contractors were
reviewed.
No decision was made.
At the Nov. 2 meeting it was
decided that the township will
apply for an interim subsidy from
the Ministry of Transportation.
Councillor Tom Duizer and
Deputy Reeve Ron Gross were
appointed representatives to the
committee established for the
appointment of a member from the
joint municipalities of Seaforth,
McKillop, Hullett and Ausable-
Bayfield Conservation Authority.
Council accepted the resignation
of Eugene McAdam as chief build-
ing official and bylaw enforcement
officer with regrets.
A letter was sent to Mr. McAdam
thanking him for his 15 years of
service.
Clerk Bev Shaddick was autho-
rized to advertise for someone to
fill the position.
Business Computer Services has
been hired to do the tax billing.
A bylaw passed to raise $500,000
to aid in the construction of
drainage works under the tile
drainage act.
A special annual drainage rate on
land where money in the amount of
$6,800 was passed.
Regarding a public meeting held
Oct. 5, to consider a temporary use
bylaw for Lot 26, Conc. 11, it was
determined that the zoning permit-
ted the use applied for and the
applicant has since withdrawn the
application.
Two hundred dollars is refunded
for the permit cost.
Council opposed the letter from
Exeter re-affirming its position that
the one person, one vote represen-
tation at the county level was the
preferred choice of council.
Mrs. Shaddick will attend the
Association of Municipal Clerk and
Treasurers workshop on Nov. 18.
The general accounts in the
amount of $31,401.24 and the road
accounts in the amount of
$21,626.78 were approved for pay-
ment.
Over the last year, Clinton Public Hospital's Board of Directors has been working hard to plan for the future of
your Community Hospital. The results of our public surveys late last year helped our efforts. Now it's time to share
our draft strategic plan with you, and once again ask for your comments.
Below are the key directions and initiatives that we have identified as the most important ones for Clinton Public
Hospital to concentrate on over the next 3-5 years. Once we have finalized them, we will back them up with a more
detailed "action plan" to put them into use.
This Strategic Plan will guide the development and maintenance of services at Clinton Public Hospital over the
next several years.
STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS FOR CLINTON PUBLIC HOSPITAL
1. To maintain and enhance high quality clinical services, in keeping with available resources and demonstrated
need.
• C.P.H. will actively encourage and foster a cooperative, sharing relationship with other County Hospitals and health
care providers.
• C.P.H. recognizes the need to work closely and cooperatively with our community-based partners to effectively ser-
vice the health care needs of our area residents.
• Emphasis will be placed on continuing services in emergency care, obstetrical care, surgical services and inpatient
medical/surgical care.
• Emergency services will remain a top priority. The continued viability of a 24-hour service will be examined and the
sharing of resources with neighbouring hospitals considered.
• C.P.H. will continue to encourage and facilitate Ambulatory and Outpatient Services a cost effective alternative to
inpatient care.
• C.P.H. will review its role in providing chronic inpatient services in light of developing Long-term Care Reform. Other
opportunities to provide services to the elderly and others requiring long-term care will be explored as alternatives
to inpatient care.
• Inpatient beds will remain at or close to current numbers, consistent with community need.
• C.P.H. will adopt and implement Continuous Quality Improvement principles in its patient care and support ser-
vices.
• In consultation with the community, C.P.H. will take steps to strengthen its provision of medical and hospital ser-
vices to Bayfield.
2. C.P.H. will develop and implement approaches to identify medical personnel needs and to recruit and retain Medical
Staff. Recruitment approaches will be ongoing as appropriate.
• C.P.H. recognizes that in many instances, successful solutions to medical personnel shortages depend on coopera-
tive strategies with other County Hospitals.
3. C.P.H. will encourage health promotion, illness prevention and related educational programs for patients, staff and the
community.
• C.P.H. will seek to work closely with community-based providers to collectively offer a range of appropriate pro-
grams to promote wellness.
• Current educational programs such as the Heart-to-Heart Program, Back Care Education and Diabetic Courses will
be supported on an ongoing basis.
• Hospital Meeting Room facilities will be made available to community-based health, social service and volunteer
agencies and groups to support their service roles.
4. C.P.H, will maintain and/or improve available facilities and equipment necessary to support the patient care services
being provided.
• New facilities and equipment will be introduced where it is cost effective and where a need has been identified.
• New technology will be considered in light of existing programs in other local and regional facilities.
• A long-term Capital Equipment and Renovation Plan will be developed and reviewed annually by the hospital.
5. C.P.H. will build and develop the knowledge base of our staff, our physicians and our Board of Directors through regu-
lar educational programs sponsored by or funded by the Hospital.
6. C.P.H. will support the establishment and"operation of a District Health Council for our area and will actively partici-
pate and assist in the Council's planning role.
YOUR INPUT IS IMPORTANT
Clinton Public is your hospital. Your comments, observations,
opinions about the above Strategic Plan are important to us.
If you wish to comment, please mail or deliver (by November 30, 1993)
to —
Strategic Planning Committee
Clinton Public Hospital
98 Shipley Street
Clinton, Ontario NOM 11.0
KevivAiet — —
Planning for the Future
... and we want to hear from you!
INTRODUCTION