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THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JULY 22, 2004. PAGE 17.
Plan will take hospital into new millennium
By Pauline Kerr
Wingham Advance Times
Members of the community who
attended the annual meeting of the
Wingham and District Hospital
Thursday evening, June 17. had the
opportunity to view a plan that will
take the hospital well into the second
decade of the new millennium.
In a presentation by hospital CEO
Margret Comack, people learned how
long-range planning will make the
most of capital expenditures, to create
a facility that continues to meet the
health care needs of area residents.
Comack began the community
forum portion of the meeting with the
hospital's vision - "Excellence in
Rural Health Care", and mission
statement - "We provide patient and
family-focused health care; we are
meeting our community's growing and
changing needs; we are committed to
With the release Calendar Girls,
I. movie based on a British
Women's Institute who posed nude
or a fundraising calendar, the
Women's Institutes, an
organization dubbed for being the
1)ackbone and voice of rural
..ommunities, are in the spotlight
again.
Through the ROSE (Rural
Ontario Sharing Education)
Program, the Women's Institutes
re revitalizing themselves.
The Women's Institutes were
ounded in 1897 through the
ombined efforts of Adelaide
lunter Hoodless (influential in the
:vending the Victorian Order of
,Iurses and MacDonald Institute at
le University of Guelph) and
collaboration and partnership in all
that we do; we are leaders in
innovation."
Planning for the future is part of the
mission statement, said Comack.
Photos show a facility that began in an
elegant old house 100 years ago on the
site of the present hospital, and grew
over the years with major renovations
and construction projects.
"Why do we need a plan? Issues."
said Comack.
She itemized the various parts of the
present hospital. Each has points in its
favour, but all have deficiencies or
projected deficiencies. For example,
the oncology area, although beautiful,
will not be large enough to
accommodate the anticipated 30 per
cent increase in use over the next
several years. '
In addition, parking will have to be
looked at.
Comack described how the Master
Erland and Janet Lee. Recognizing
the need to improve the conditions
of the life for rural women and their
families, the trio worked to
promote domestic science -
education. Decades later, Women's
Institute Branches were widespread
creating a "Women's Institute
movement."
Members were actively working
to educate communities, bring
music and home economics to
schools, support war efforts and
much, much more. However,
through the years the changing
demographics of rural
communities, the loss of
government financial support, and
the attrition of members challenged
the very survival of the Women's
Program and Master Plan examine
community needs for programs and
services, the current status of the
hospital, the regional plan for major
services, government approval and
funding, human resources, and facility
and site adequacy.
The Master Program describes
programs and services, based on
demographic trends, and projects
future needs.
The Master Plan projects space and
infrastructure requirements, in
essence, putting program needs into
square feet.
She described how a change to one
specific area has a domino effect on
the entire operation, saying a project to
redesign and relocate emergency and
ambulatory care at the Listowel
hospital would have been "a $10
million mistake".
By 'going through the planning
process, and spending a substantial
Institutes.
In recent years the Federated
Women's Institutes of Ontario
(FWIO) has renewed its purpose
with the implementation of ROSE,
a program that has improved access
to reliable and accurate health
information for rural communities.
Through a unique program delivery
method, community members are
provided with confidence,
knowledge and tools to influence
their personal health and social
decisions.
ROSE "provides many
opportunities for Osteoporosis
Society of Canada to deliver our
key messages ... to the general
public, in particular a segment of
the population. i.e. rural women,
amount of time and money on the
initial paperwork, costly change orders
are avoided once construction begins,
Comack said.
Demographics play an important
role in the planning process. In this
area, a reasonably stable population is
expected in terms of numbers.
At the same time, the number of
young people will decrease, with a
corresponding increase in the number
of older adults. By 2016. the 65-74 age
category will show the largest growth,
Comack said. The medical needs and
projected length of stay in hospital for
each age group have been calculated.
What this means is use of the
oncology department will increase. So
will unscheduled visits to the
emergency department.
"We need to do some strong
thinking about space and sizing,"
concluded Comack, adding that right
now, the hospital appears to have more
whom we might otherwise not
reach" said Tanya Long, co-
ordinator for the OSC.
Community agencies and
provincial organizations have
turned to the Women's Institutes to
get their message to rural
communities creating a whirlwind
of exposure and growth for the
Women's Institutes. Once again,
Women's Institutes have become an
essential asset to rural communities
by creating opportunities for the
exchange of information under the
auspices of ROSE.
If you are interested in learning
more about the ROSE Program, or
the membership opportunities
please visit www.fwio.on.ca or call
519-836-3078.
than enough room, but expansion may
be needed at a future date.
Priorities need- to be set, and the
planning process accomplishes this.
Comack closed by saying the Master
Plan will be completed (September)
and then the board will decide on the
Master Plan.
"Currently we have a beautiful,
well-maintained building," Comack
said.
"We have to know where we're
going," added board chair Verna
Steffler. She stressed the need for
communicating with the community
and holding additional jublic forums.
Huron beach
water gold
standard
By Keith Roulston
Citizen Pulbisher
Alter a year of getting flack over
Huron County's posting system for
safe swimming on county beaches,
county officials now feel they're
provincial leaders in beach water
safety.
Past warden Dave Urlin said he
took a lot of criticism last year over
the county's policy to post permanent
signs on some beaches warning about
possible E. coli contamination
following rain storms but now other
counties are following the same
policy.
"Huron is being held up as the
'gold standard' for beach water,"
agreed Penny Nelligan, director of
the health unit.
The province had even come up
with an additional $20,000 to pay for
more beach water testing after the
initial funding was cut, she said.
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