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THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20. 1995. PAGE 15.
Wingham Hosp.
usage drops,
says CEO
By Jim Brown
The hospital was less busy this
summer than it was last year,
Wingham and District Hospital
Chief Executive Officer Lloyd
Koch, told the hospital board last
Sept. 7 evening.
He said that some staff thought it
was because people, once they
were admitted, wanted to get out as
soon as possible due to the heat in
most of the patient care areas.
"While this may have been a
contributing factor, I expect it had
more to do with vacations of
patients and doctors, given the fine
weather that we experienced
through the whole summer," he
said.
Koch added that the occupancy
rate at the beginning of September
was back up at its usual level. He
noted that the out-patient
department continues to hold its
own with a small increase in year-
to-date visits, primarily due to the
number of people visiting regularly
held clinics.
The CEO said that laboratory,
radiology and nutrition all had
reduced caseloads due to the
reduced number of in-patients.
"Our average length of stay for
medical and surgical patients
continues to drop," said Koch.
"This is an indicator of good use of
resources by getting patients
through the hospital system
quicker."
He reported that spring computer
courses held in conjunction with
F.E. Madill Secondary School had
108 people take a total of 153
courses in WordPerfect and Basic
computer skills. The CEO said that
85 of those were staff members and
the rest were either board,
volunteer or others.
Koch pointed out that the cost to
the hospital was about $3,900 after
registration fees were deducted.
"We believe this was an excellent
investment from which many
people benefitted and very positive
feedback was received from
everyone," he said.
Royal Fair
seeks youth
for speaking
competition
Young people between the ages
of 16 and 24, who like to speak
their minds, are invited to
participate in the public speaking
competition at the Royal
Agricultural Winter Fair.
The winner will receive a cash
prize of $700 courtesy of the Farm
Credit Corporation (FCC), and the
opportunity to spend a day
exploring areas of interest to them
at the Ontario Ministry of
Agriculture, Food and Rural
Continued on page 17
Morris Twp.
sets dog fees
Continued from page 11
Twp. will retain the same names as
will Moncrieff Road where it
extends into East Wawanosh Twp.
The issue of dog license fees
were also settled, with a new flat
rate of $20 across the board, effec-
tive 1996.
The kennel fee will be $75.