Huron Expositor, 2000-01-05, Page 3News
Cardinal joins hospital staff
as new clinical site leader
B_y Scott Hilgendorff
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Expositor Staff
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,Mary Cardinal has become the new
"clinical site leader" at Seaforth
Community Hospital, part of the
changes taking place under the
formation of the Huron Perth Hospital
Partnership.
"It's a brand new position, part of the
whole leadership model of the Huron
Perth Hospital Partnership," said
Cardinal. who comes to the hospital
from Stratford General where she spent
more than 12 years as—program
coordinator for Community Menoi,
Health.
The role becomes part of a change'
from a management system to a
"leadership model" that changes many
of the roles throughout the system.
Cardinal replaces Yvonne Kitchen
who left her position as director of
nursing at the end of November.
While Cardinal steps into Kitchen's
place. her role is different.
Cardinal now has responsibility for
the clinical services .in the hospital
including such areas as medical records,
x-ray and rehabilitation.
. "I am responsible for the coordination
and delivery of patient care services
provided by Seaforth Community
Hospital." she said. adding it also
Mary Cardinal
includes the' development and
continuation of the health care services
there and with the partners.
The different clinical areas for which
she is responsible are all regulated by
colleges that set profession standards.
Part of Cardinal's role is to help ensure
each of the areas operate under the
professional standards set out by the
Y2K bug
doesn't bite
in Seaforth
and area
By Scott Hilgendorff
Expositor Editor
The town survived
Y2K with nary a, glitch
on New Year's Eve.
"'We. were very well-
prepared. We didn't have
a problem." said Town
Administrator Jack
McLachlan.
He and Mayor Dave
Scott were at Town Hall.
the emergency command
post for the official date
change at midnight. Dec.
31 and didn't receive so
much as a telephone call
alerting them to any
problems in the
community.
This fall. the -town had
been praised for its
efforts at preparing an
emergency, plan by
Emergency Measures
Ontario and was
considered one of the
hest prepared
communities in Ontario.
The preparations were
made in case a computer
glitch in ready thc date
2000 caused - any
disruptions in telephones,
power or other areas and
involved th'e OPP,
hospital and other
-community organizations.
Emergency Measures
Ontario said no matter
what emergency might
arise. the town is now
better prepared to'handlc
anything including an ice
storm like the one that
ravaged Eastern Ontario
. two, years ago.
All Ontario Provincial
Police officers were on
duty that evening but also
did not experience any
Y2K difficulties. And
only a few alcohol related
incidents were reported.
relating to Year 2000
celebrations.
"We had no
occurrences. Everything
rolled over smoothly,"
said .Joapnc 'Gallagher,
c o r p o r a t e
communications
`facilitator of the Huron
Perth Hospitals
Partnership.
After two 'years of
planning and working
with thc Ministry of
Health. Gallagher said
there were no problems
within the partnership
and she knows of only
one software problem
with no affects on
patients at another
hospital outside thc
partnership.
• "It was very well
planned." she said with
people on site and on call
during the New Year
period in case there were
any difficulties from
within or caused by other
problems outside the
hospitals' control.
"We were ready for the
worst hut expecting thc
hest," she said.
Town buys mural
frnmg
p lowin match,
, Seaforth has bought the mural painted by Allan Hilgendorf
for this past fall's International Plowing Match.
Bids were requested from municipalities that might he
interested in purchasing the mural and Seaforth put one in for
$7.500. money that was in thc budget toward a second mural
in the Business improvement Area's mural project.
Because of the agricultural focus of thc new mural. the
town has asked the Seaforth Agricultural Society if it is
interested in donated toward the purchase. So far. no
response to the request has been received.
The mural depicts four images of matches. including thc
current orie. that -took place in,Huron County: one of which
was in Seaforth's back yard and council decided to makc a
hid for it in October.
The BIA began a mural project this year. with one
depicting the Seaforth All -Girls Marching Band. already
completed by the same artist.
Council thought the mural would fit into those plans but
originally ran. into difficulty finding a building large enough
to house the mural because of its length. '
However, the Toronto Dominion Bank building is capable
of holding it there and it is expected to he mounted this
spring.
colleges recognizing tha( each area
involves a different discipline.
"My job is to make sure we are
developing clinical services based on
the best practices." she said, adding she
has to ensure this happens within one
discipline, like physiotherapy; and
between the different disciplines that
fall under the clinical site leader. For
example, a heart attack patient is treated
between disciplines including
rehabilitation and nursing care and
Cardinal has to make sure the
professional standards are maintained in
all the areas of that patient's treatment.
Her role replaces the traditional
department heads as the partnership
establishes its team approach to
leadership.
She is looking forward to being able
to broaden her skills in the new position
and is looking forward to being part of
the leadership of the evolving
partnership that has just received
provincial praise for its
accomplishments so far.
"I've been very warmly welcomed."
she said, adding she is also looking
forward to working with the Seaforth
staff.
"We have some excellent services
here and this is an opportunity to build
on those." she said.
Partnership
heads :into
second year
of development
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, appointed to share the local leadership of smaller clusters of
hospitals.
"Now we're starting to work on medical planning," said
Adamson of just one of the areas that is still being developed by the
partnership.
This will see the partnership look at recruitment and retention of
physicians. helping identify issues and needs that give them support
,' and finding out what the medical needs of the communities are.
They are also looking at information technology and working
with staff to help determine how to make improvements to patient
care.
The hospitals in the partnership provide care to 150,000 residents
in Huron and Perth Counties and operate 392 beds providing acute,
psychiatric. rehabilitation, chronic, palliative, emergency at 1
ambulatory cane. There are 297 active treatment beds the include
general medicine, internal medicine, surgery, pediatrics, obstetrics,
psychiatry and intensive/coronary care.
Prepartions begin for next year
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the changed weekend.
He said all the groups,
' such as the cattle shows and
others, arc able to.
participate the same in
September and anticipates
the change will allow the
agricultural society to
possibly attract some other
shows, expanding the fair.
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Glen said organizers will
contact the schools this
spring to remind the
students they will only have
a couple weeks when they
get back to school in
September to prepare their
exhibits in the school
categories.
He also points out by
making the move, they have
lost a month of preparation
time for next year's fair.
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