Huron Expositor, 2005-03-02, Page 3News
Seaforth hospital trust takes over
management of medical centre
Trust celebrates recent recruitment of Dr. Helen Frye to Seaforth
By Susan Hundertmark
Expositor Editor
As the Seaforth
Community Hospital Trust
takes over the management
of the Seaforth Medical
Centre this month, chair Rap
Lavoie is celebrating the
recruitment of a new doctor
and ongoing renovations to
the building.
"This is exciting news.
This is something we should
really blow up the balloons
about," said Lavoie about
Dr. Helen Frye's first day on
the job Monday.
Dr. Frye, who worked at
Children's Hospital in
Ottawa where she also
taught medical students,
comes to Seaforth after
working as a locum in
Northern Ontario near
Timmins.
"I enjoyed the small
communities when I was
working as a locum and I
wanted to settle in one place
again," said Frye Monday.
"I was looking for a small
hospital and clinic because I
enjoy that kind of medicine.
Seaforth had the right mix."
Frye is. living in London
and commuting to Seaforth
where she plans to have a
full-time practice.
"I know there's a lot here
who don't have a doctor and
I hope to be able to ease the
orphan situation," she said.
Lavoie said that while the
medical centre will have
three full-time doctors with
the recruitment of Dr. Frye,
it has room for six full-time
Dr. Helen Frye
family doctors.
"We're still recruiting and
we have locums that rent
offices here on a short -time
basis," he said.
"We're looking to have the
balance of space filled up
and that could mean a
combination of full-time
doctors and locums." said
Lavoie.
While the SCH trust has
built a circular driveway at
the entrance of the clinic and
installed new carpeting and
tiling throughout the medical
centre, Lavoie said
renovation plans still include
new roofing for the building,
a new paint job throughout
the building, new window
coverings, furniture and
examination tables and new
signage for the building.
Another project still to be
completed is a new
computer system for the
medical centre that will
handle the scheduling,
billing and charts.
Lavoie said that system
will be chosen after the
outcome of a proposal to the
province for Seaforth to
Steckle admits budget
does not address farm crisis
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between $8 and $9 billion.
As for agriculture, Steckle
acknowledges the $130
million announced for
transitionary funding is
virtually a "pittance" but
says the government is well
aware of the dire situation
within the industry and that
more aid will be made
available.
He notes, for example, the
government invested $2
billion to aid the ailing beef
industry in the past two
years.
Steckle says there is a $5
billion contingency fund in
place, but notes the
government does not want to
make any decisions on how
to spend the money until
more information on what is
needed is at hand.
The fact that more funding
hasn't been announced
doesn't mean the government
is clueless about the dire
straits farmers are facing,
says Steckle.
"This is serious," says
Steckle. "Believe me, 1 know
how serious it is."
He says the proposed
elimination of the cash
deposit for the Canadian
Agriculture Income
Stabilization (CAIS)
program is a definite perk
and one that has been lobbied
for by several agriculture -
based organizations.
However, for the plan to
go ahead, seven provinces
must ratify the proposal
given that it is a jointly
federal -provincial run
program.
So far. says Steckle, the
agreement has not been
ratified and the Province of
Ontario, among others. has
Huron East
man charged
with driving
without licence
A 22 -year-old Huron East
man was charged with
driving a vehicle without a
driver's licence on Feb. 23
after Huron OPP stopped a
red 1994 Chev Astro van on
Goderich Street in Seaforth.
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yet to step on board with the
plan.
"If I had my way. (the
deposit) never would've been
there," he adds.
Steckle adds the budget
also reaffirms the
government's commitment to
health care with $805 million
in new money for programs
including $75 million, over
five years, to assist foreign -
trained doctors to quality to
work in Canada.
The House of Commons is
set to vote on the budget
March 7-9.
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provide one of 45 family
health teams across Ontario
is known.
Seaforth recently
submitted a proposal to offer
a family health team, which
would provide primary care
through a team of doctors,
nurses and other health care
professionals.
Lavoie said the centre will
also be turning one of its
office spaces into a small
meeting room that can be
used by the family health
team when meeting with
patients.
Under the new
management of the SCH
trust, the same tenants will
remain in the building. The
tenants include Gamma-
Dynacare Medical
Laboratories, Irwin
Physiotherapy, the
Elementary Teachers' of
Ontario Union and
psychologist Dr. Anne
Laviolette.
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