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Seaforth-Community Hospital & Medical Clinic
Effective team approach to health care
The Seaforth
Community Hospital and
the Seaforth Medical
Clinic have established an
effective "team" relation-
ahip for the delivery of
quality patient care tache
residents they serve from
the Huron/Perth region.
The SCH is.sut.accredit-
ed4l bed (30 acute, I 1
chronic) acute care hoapi-
tal.which provides the nor-
mal range of services for a
small community hospital
located in.a rural setting.
These include.mcdical,
surgical, obstetrics. emer-
gency,and chronic care
services; and a compre-
hensive array of outpatient
services. Outpatient ser-
vices include a number of
specialty medical clinics
and other services such as
. physiotherapy. occupation-
al therapy and diabetic and
nutritional counselling.
As well the hospital pro-
vides laboratory and radi-
ology services.
The hospital is•governed
by a 19 -member Board of
Directors comprised of
SEAFORTH CDmAUN1T1Vr 44:08PWAL is an acatatittad 41 bed acute care hospital which
provides a range of services inoluding medical, surgical, obstetrics, emergency and chronic
care services. The -hospital and clinic have been successful in recruiting new doctors.
elected and appointed
members from the com-
munity and surrounding
townships. Seaforth
Community Hospital has
an Active Medical Staff of
eight physicians with over
thirty others. mainly spe-
cialists, having
Courtesy/Consulting •privi-
leges. It employs.approxi-
mately 100 staff members,
making the hospital one of
the largest employers in
the area.
Over the: past three years
our hospital has realized a
number of significant
accomplishments. These
include the introduction of
midwifery services and the
continued growth m the
Obstetrics program: the
construction of a medical
heliport; the establishment
of the -Total Quality
IXiartagementprogram;.cud
the initiation ofa Fire
Department Dispatch ser-
vice which now includes
nine -Huron County Fire
Departments. In ,coopera-
tion with the Seaforth
Medical Clinic.theyhave
been very successful in
attracting a number of new
physicians to the cotmnu-
nity. These achievements
have been realized in spite
of the significant funding
reductions from the
provincial government
over the past years.
At the present time. the
Seaforth.Huspital is
involved in the hospital
and related health services
study being conducted by
the Huron/Perth District
Health Council. The role
of SCH in the proposed
system would he to pro-
vide the following ser-
vices: 24 hour emergency;
acute and chronic inpatient
(medical Meds); Obstetrics
and'Midwifery, and a vari-
ety of outpatient services
and specialty medical clin-
ics. In addition, SCH
would be designated to
develop and provide a
regional chronic care or
geriatrics program for
Huron and Perth residents
"The Seaforth
Community Hospital and
the Seaforth Medical
Clinic will continue to
provide our residents with
quality service as we move
into the next millennium.
Your continued support. of
our hospital and clinic is
greatly appreciated," says
huspital.administration.
Seaforth Community Hospital and Clinic
24 IiR. EMERGENCY
ACUTE CHRONIC MEDICAL BEDS
OBSTETRICS AND MIDWIFERY
OUTPATIENT SERVICES
SEAFORTH CLINIC HOURS
MON. 8:30 - 5:00
TUES. 8:30 - 5:00 & 6:00 - 8:00
WED. 9:00 - 1:00
THURS. 8:30 - 5:00
FRI. 8:30 - 5:00
527-1770
28 Centennial Dr., SEAFORTH
527-1650