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Meeting planned to .clear up local healthcare confusion
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could have kept the ER open full-
time if they'd been spent on the hos-
pital.
"I had to explain to her
that wasn't the case,"
she said.
Groups listed so far
on the agenda for the
meeting include the
Southwest LHIN, the
Huron East/Seaforth
Community Develop-
ment Trust, the Huron
East/Brussels Com-
munity Development
Trust, the Doctor Re-
cruitment and Reten-
tion Committee, the
Huron East Health
Centre Management
Committee, the Huron
Perth Healthcare Alli-
ance and its Local Ad-
visory Committee, the
Seaforth Community
Hospital Foundation,
the Seaforth Community
Hospital Trust
Seaforth Community Auxiliary, the
Huron Community Family Health
Team and its board of directors,
Healthkick and Gateway.
Seaforth Coun. Bob Fisher asked
if organizations like the
Community Care Ac-
cess Centre or nuron
Hospice ought _ to be
included on the list
but Huron East Clerk -
Administrator Jack
McLachlan pointed out
that the list could be-
come much lengthier if
every healthcare, .pro-
vider is included.
"I think what you're
getting at is we need
the decision makers
not the service provid-
ers," said Dr. Heather
Percival.
Sheila Morton, a
board member of the
Huron Perth Health-
care Alliance (HPHA),
the Local Advisory
Committee and the Sea -
forth hospital foundation, said the
foundation's last newsletter included
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`They're trying
to understand
each
organization
and who is on
it. It's
frustrating for
many
people,'--
Mauureen Agar,
Seaforth Conununity
Development Trust
Blue hospital
sign to remain,
despite
overnight ER
closure
The blue "H" highway sign alerting
passersby that a hospital is nearby
will remain at Seaforth Community
Hospital, even though the emergency
department is closing overnight.
Site administrator Mary Cardi-
nal told members of the Huron East
Healthcare Partners' committee
that there was discussion with the
Ministry of Transportation and the
Ministry of Health, the municipality
and Huron -Bruce MPP Carol Mitch-
ell about the issue.
"There were discussions up to the
the lith and three-quarter hour.
Because this is an interim circum-
stance, the signs will remain in
place," she said.
Committee member Luke Janmaat
asked if the laws were changing
concerning the universal hospital
signs.
But, Cardinal said Seaforth pre-
sented a new cirucumstance because
it's an interim situation.
"I think it's under review or it's
being monitored," she said.
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an explanation of who the founda-
tion is and what they do.
• "What I'm sensing is we're not com-
municating in the
right way," she
said.
Percival ex-
plained that the
public hasn't
seen all the orga-
nizations listed
together and in
context with each
other.
"A lot of it is in-
cestuous. A lot of
us belong to a lot
of committees,"
said Agar, adding
that overlapping
members lead to
some of the confu-
sion.
She added that
the acronyms re-
ally frustrate and
confuse people.
HPHA CEO An-
drew 'Williams
said having a
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NOW OPEN
In the Bayshore Plaza
2 Main Street, S. Unit 5
Bayfield, Ontario
519-565-4140
Call or stop in to set up an
appointment today. Walk- in
patients welcome.
Dr. April Y. E. Hulley,
B.A.,B.S., D.C.
Dr. Brent D. Hulley,
B.Sc.,B.S., D.C.
Usborne & Hibbert
Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Notice of
ANNUAL MEETING
The 133rd Annual Meeting of the Usborne & Hibbert Mutual
Fire Insurance Company will be held at the Kirkton-Woodham
Community Centre at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, March `23rd,
2009, for presentation of the Annual Report, to elect Directors
and to transact any business that may rightly come before the.
meeting.
Nominations will be received for the election of two Directors
for a three year term. The Directors whose term of office expires
are Jack Hodgert and Larry Gardiner, both of whom are eligi-
ble for re-election.
Article 21 - Any person wishing to seek election or re-election
as a Director must file his intention to stand for election in
writing with the Secretary Manager of the Corporation in per-
sons at least five days in advance of an Annual Meeting or
Special General Meeting called for the purpose of electing
Directors.
Larry Gardiner
President
Sharon Doxtator
Secretary/Manager
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discussion in the community about
all the healthcare players is a great
idea.
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