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More surgeries will be funded at Alliance hospitals
after recent provincial funding announcement
Jennifer Hubbard
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A recent wait -time funding
announcement made by the provin-
cial government will see more surg-
eries completed at Huron -Perth
Healthcare Alliance hospitals, CEO
Andrew Williams told members of
the Alliance board during a May 3
meeting in Clinton.
In an April 29 press release,
Huron -Bruce MPP Carol Mitchell
announced $199,500 in funding for
Clinton Public Hospital, allowing
266 more cataract surgeries to be
completed on site.
Stratford General Hospital
received $1,393,700 for 458 more
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procedures - 178 hip and knee joint
replacements, 140 cataract surg-
eries and 140 additional computed,
tomography (CT) exams - in a simi-
lar announcement by Perth -
Middlesex MPP John Wilkinson.
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ment. We're doing more procedures
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definitely a way to go in some
areas," Williams said, crediting the
local success to a committed
Alliance wait -time team.
"We're pleased with the way
things are going and are apprecia-
tive of the support we are getting
from both Carol and John."
The funding will apply to the
2007-08 fiscal year.
Since the launch of the Ontario
Wait Time Strategy in the fall of
2004, the Dalton McGuinty Liberals
have invested more than $895 mil-
lion for approximately 1.27 million
additional procedures in five areas
of focus - cataract surgery, hip and
knee replacement, cancer surgeries,
cardiac procedures and magnetic
resonance imaging (MRI) and CT
exams.
Pleased with the local impact of
the provincial initiative, Williams
anticipated an, expansion of the
wait times strategy in the near
future.
"When the strategy began there
was some concern that by putting a
focus on these areas of priority,
other areas would suffer," he
explained.
"These five areas were chosen
because the demand was there.
Pediatric procedures have already
been added and although nothing
has been finalized, we're expecting
others to be added in the not too
distant future."
Williams also predicted a move
towards additional public quality
indicators, like readmission and
infection rates, which he called "a
good next step."
"Certainly the Alliance feels that
the more information we share and
the more transparent we are, the
better," he added.
Huron OPP
raising money
for Special
Olympics
The Huron OPP are heading out
for the final leg of the law enforce-
ment torch run on Wednesday May
16.
Athletes and community members
will be leaving the Wingham OPP
detachment at 9 a.m. traveling
through Blyth, Clinton and coming
into Goderich at approximately 2
p.m. to raise money for the 16,000
athletes in Special Olympics pro-
grams across Ontario.