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Home My WebLink AboutLucknow Sentinel, 2009-01-28, Page 8Page '8 - -Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday January' 28 2009 Pag :nticei. Wednesday, ��w.� ��. "..., Wingham L/Istrict Hospital trying to balance books • • • • • BY LINDSEY KUGYN S i ciai to, the Sentinel The Listowel Wingham . Hospital Alliance has com- pleted the budget for both sites for 2009/2010 — with Listowel Memorial balanced, and Wingham & ' District running a four per cent Hockey is looking for someone to coach their PeeWee A/AA girls teams for the 2€109/2010 season. You may apply online at www.saugeenmattlandlighthing.com For i-nore information contact Rob Wagner 519.422-2940 1. deficit. while - she's on In a report to the maternity leave. P aced LWHA board at a Integrated meeting Jan. 22, pharmacy service Chief Executive The LWHAhas Officer Margret purchased an inte- Comack said that grated pharmacy there will be fur- service for both ther analysis of sites that will auto cost impact from mate prescription Programs' at the dispensing. site, such as The pharmacy in increasing use of the Wingham hos- the out-patient lab, pital , has been tem - and the oncology porarily relocated department. so the space can he "The demandfor renovated to allow service actually for the installation exceeds the level of the dispensing of funding that we ' system. have been prom- Two staff mem- ised." bers will be head - Other services ing to Chicago in will-~ also come the next few weeks under the micro- for training for the scope as the new system. Wingham site tries ".Phis will set up to balance the two of our pharina- books; forexam- cy technicians as ple, the hospital's 'super users' of the physiotherapist system, who will in won't be replaced turn train our own _ been complet- Physician assis- been the ac[ been been the acting staff,"Comack has• executive director, said. ed, and flooring tanther ' will has been replaced Comack said she and said The units 1 P consideringload has "increased work - arrive, on March 1., in the health is and are expected to records depart- applying to the considerably." be operational inment. Ministry of Health .They hopeto L i s t o w el for funding to hire have the position April• is also a physician assis- filled by April. Comack said that Memorial. P Y the budgeting for the , ready to implement tant at w equipment is the paid -parking Wingham . hospital. new exit this week, "We could still being worked � out so neither hos- _despite several acts expand our vol- pital incurs more of vandalism to the umes of non -urgent P entrygate en and exitpatients cost than the other to support in operating the arms. . some of the dispensing units. The hospital. demand for pri- T g bought a property many care service, The formula for � P � this mayneed to be on Sara Street next This could be a fast adjusted over time • to the ambulance track stream in the as we work garage. The struc- ER with the' PA through the real tures on the proper- functioning in a costs of the new ty will be demob- role that would Processes," she ished for added enable us to said. space to the site Renovations plan for the new Bot4 hospitals North Perth Health are undergoing a Centre. bit of a facelift. North Perth The primary 'Health Centre focus is on the Announcements Wingham hospital that the health cen- pharmacy area, so tre project was the automated, dis- stalled last week pensing unit is were in response to operational as of the slowing econo- April, but there has my, but it was also been some announced . in office shuffling for Comack's report at new staff, and reor- the board ,meeting ganizing ' space that the MOH has used by part-time committed their staff. share of the costs There will also for the North Perth be a new parking Family Health lot to the north of Team's new home, the Wingham hos- . and plans are back pital that willsoon on track. open. A plan of action L i s t o w el is now required, Memorial has seen including a finan- five areas within its cial plan that will walls updated over , include a fundrais- the last month ing campaign. , Subscribe to the Lucknow Sentinel and choose how you would like it delivered to you: by mail or by electronic delivery in PDF format dot to www.lucknowsentinelcom and check out sample PDF issues. New subscribers can subscribe online and pay online,;;- Q in person at our office or by telephone. You will receive a new password, via email, ear . WO''� Yo P n would refer to read your newspaper online, just~ let u, If you are a current subscriber and p know and we will transfer your prht subscription to an online version. ******0t 619 Campbell St., Box 400 lucknow, ON NOG 21 Phone: 519.528-2822 Fax 519-528-3529 www.lucknowsenttnet.com increase volume," she said. The Ministry of Health and Long- term Care, along with the Ontario Medical Association , are introducing the position to select hospitals and clin- ics in the province. According to the ministry's website, a PA is a skilled health-care profes- sional that works with doctors, nurs- es, nurse practi- tioners, and other health care work- ers. Comack said they would need ' the support of the physicians to supervise the PA before applying. NPFHT The North Perth The staff lounge, The MOH sug- - FamilyHealt h P recreation therapy gested a independ- Team is actively activity room, ent entity from the seeking an execu- a d m i n i s t r a t i o n FHT undertake the , tivedirector, after officesproject. have all had having the position imP rovements, and A planning meet- vacant for the last the set-upof a new ing is yet to be few months. multi -media room scheduled. cheduled.. Comack has The FHT also received approval from the MOH to hire a social work- er to prepare from possible fallout. from the closure of the Campbell Soup factory, that ' will require increased social support serv- ices. WFHT Office spaceis at a premium for the Wingham FHT. More renova- tions on the lower level at the Wingham hospital will help for the short term, but Comack said there needs to be a long- term plan in place soon to accommo- date the team. Nevertheless, "The Wingham FHT is developing nicely," Comack said. The staff of the FHT is hired, how- ever, they're having difficulty recruit- ing nurse practi- tioners. "The Wingham FHT is working on program planning, and beginning to see the FHT staff working more closely with the family physicians," Comack said. The next LWHA board of directors meeting will be March 5 at Listowel Memorial Hospital. 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