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Wingham hosp. first to implement new food system
By Margaret Stapleton
Advance-Times Staff
Wingham will be the first of the
eight hospitals in Huron and Perth
Counties to implement a new
patient-focused food service
delivery system.
Lloyd Koch, executive director
of Wingham and District Hospital,
says the new system will come into
effect April 15, 1998. The move is
one aspect of a partnership
approach to cost reduction at all
eight hospitals. Unfortunately,
there is a human cost with the loss
of one full-time job at WDH and
two part-time positions.
"The Huron Perth Food Services
Project Team worked diligently on
their task and came up with an
excellent business plan that will
improve service to patients while
decreasing costs," says Koch in a
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population to support more ser-
vices.
"My concern is if it is workable,
cost efficient and keeps govern-
ment close to the people," he said.
When asked by Councillor Jeff
Howson about the status of Morris
and Tumberry Twps., which are
not involved in the talks, Scrim-
geour said that it is hoped they can
be enticed into the group.
Scrimgeour added that, hopeful-
ly, with a successful police services
board involving a similar grouping,
it will prove the amalgamation will
work.
Council agreed to pursue the
option to acquire police services
from the Wingham Police, for the
community.
"We are trying to set up the best
protection for our citizens," said
Scrimgeour. "With an area board; _
we will have part ownership in the
force and we-will have a say."
Some of the advantages of the
Wingham force, as detailed by
Chief Jim Dore in a-presentation to
the Protection to Persons and Prop-
erty subcommittee included: better
service due to more officers and
yatrols with a knowledge of the
area; more accountability as the
board would have control over the
release issued early last week from
the eight hospitals.
Barbara Major-McEwen, director
of nutrition and food services at
WDH, was part of that committee.
She explains that rethermalization
food carts will be purchased to
transport food to patients' bedsides.
The carts have capabilities to keep
food hot or cold and the fare will be
a combination of food purchased
through a food-service distributor,
yet to be determined, and food
continued to be prepared in the
hospital kitchen.
Major-McEwan calls the new
system "a better way of servicing
the patient". The hospital operates
under a non-selective menu now,
she notes, but under the new
system, food services staff will ask
patients about their menu choice
and even the serving size they
desire. "It's getting the service back
to the patients," says Major-
McEwan. "We will do the whole
tray assembly upstairs," at the
bedside.
The hospital's cafeteria will
By Margaret Stapleton
Advance-Times Staff
Service employees at Wingham
and District Hospital have voted to
join the Canadian Union of Public
Employees (CUPE).
WDH Executive Director Lloyd
Koch confirmed in a telephone
interview recently that a
certification vote was held on
Thursday, Dec. 18. Koch says
management will sit down with
CUPE representatives in the near
future to determine who is included
in the bargaining unit.
Registered nurses and registered
practical nurses at the hospital both
have been unionized for some time.
Koch said he believes the move
to CUPE certification should not
remain open to provide noon meals
to staff and visitors, she adds and
vending machines will continue to
operate. As well, food services will
continue to offer the popular
result in any major change at
WDH, as the hospital always has
endeavoured to keep up with CUPE
wage settlements.
Meals-on-Wheels program to the
outside community.
"Our food service departments
are moving ahead," Major-
McEwan is quoted as saying in the
eight-hospital press release. "Many
of our existing kitchens were
outdated and were going to require
considerable capital outlay to
continue effective operations."
The new food delivery system
will be implemented at all eight
hospitals over the next 18 months.
Council talks policing
budget and would handle com-
plaints; control over the size of the
force and backup would be provid-
ed by the OPP.
Though a Wingham force would
not provide special services or
criminal investigators, those would
be available through the OPP at no
additional cost to the municipali-
ties.
OPP Staff Sergeant Brian Bald-"
win also spoke to the subcommit-
tee. He asked the committee to not
make a decision until costing had
been completed for county-wide
OPP coverage.
The police services area board is
to be discussed at the Thursday
North Huron Restructuring meet-
ing.
In another restructuring issue,
council tabled a request to endorse
a recommendation from the Central
- Huron Municipalities Restructuring
committee which asked the county
to hire a consult to study restructur-
ing. The consultant would look at
the options of status quo, one-tier
or two-tier governing.
Council stated that they would
proceed with their own agenda for
restructuring.
The matter may be dealt with
again after the North Huron
Restructuring meeting.
WDH employees join CUPE
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