HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1998-07-08, Page 1Hear
Ye!
Hear
Ye!
Exeter
auctioneer
Bob
• Heywood,
pecked up -
as a town
crier,' •
{ treated the
{ -Canada
{ Day crowd
at the Red
Centre -
,with a per-
formance
'called
''1873'.
The. -
• I perfor-,
I mance"
I recounted
f Exeter's
i first '
: ; three
i bylaws.'
Serving Exeter and area since 1873
SEIP'S
valu-mart
.4 & 83 Exeter 235-0262
Y4.
It's the
Best
rh
Perfection
Emergency room six-day shutdown averted
By Katherina Harding
• 1'-A I{eporrcr -
• iiX1 1:1i1t Thy: crisis •h,t been
:4.y erred
h. came. down. to the wire but
,: heduled std -day' shutdown of
11ur4on Huspuaf , etnergency
fount services did nut. happen allci
all
Hutpdat administrator • 1)on ('Ur.
-
ell (tittered the shutdown last Mon
,L,t atter Ixing informed by chiel
t staff I )t David Ht ddet that there
v silt t t•nuugli ditetors. to work
. mer elK•\ 'shift. from July 2 to
D.(rmr hitt lune pease}
'onli tic %(tilts were covered
ton uta tttltt.tll- I S- .
Instead tit_ Sporadically
closing the •I:R during
that time, - Cuirrclt
();sled (0 ICtll:
porarilh sus-
pend 'el:
uspen l'el: •,,•I•
vice
aftogethct.
."How can
1 inform the
public tip check
then watzh tit
•know when the too
imm:ri „ Or isi l Well
lie said " -
p)n trn:dli m , Jul,
only • three Ek shill, o4)'
- • r' i ik,.+lhle (> vert; filled
h� local doctor The minority of •
the other shift, were covered by
outside donor,
Doctors pull together
Lucas Uis t'etcc Englctt. •Min,,
l ante lilll Nlcctuk .and Jean Laid
,come Iorward lir help till the July 2
ho Jul' 7.• shifts find the .FR was kept
Open ••
• DI- filer-'l:nglert., wltu t. tent
poranl acting a. chid 01 41t
whitti Hodder is on.Vacati'n. said It
(urtunate that the emergent')
room was .was kept Open - •
"I • estimate that the ER un the
WCCkend'sayy twice the volume tit
patient, than normal:' stud 1:uglert
"It was very busy ' -
South Huron •Huspiial nnrniall
serves abtu1 20.1 XX) people, hu! that
number can swell when tourist
packed (;rand Bend is iaciorcd 4)i
Future shutdowns'' •
(ht Tucsd;n hospital' . ;ltl
mmistrators released a press release
that said', "The lit cud of Souttl Hu
'nor Hospital`has been ',donned by
the medical' stall' that the cnlei
--genev rutin+ is fully covered tor the
next couple of week: and it would •
appear the erlsis is two •-• .
-We gut int' :1 crisis- and up -
fortunately thcri• vias poor cum,
munleanon •hctween all panicnt
volved.... sant Engiert-. •`1•ortunatcl
thiwgtl we are ovcr_Ihe bre hum!:
and •ixople• oii Mott( sides are :tier
OA the tact there -1,-., lag-pn,hlcii
Outside help •
Sill retie hely ty on outside
doctor, joint area • like London (t .
Sirattord - 'called forums -- to
hclp.kecp the fil< running .
There ha; hccn some concent l).
the comnIunit\ that loan dot:turs
aren't aetcomnx►daune some to
•
cunts nu0 til. 1 1< ,, hedulc
In respo e • hath 1-ngler aid• Ste
cliff.- said flit\ were .out aware• of
any ornce<lratL•tt e11011- It) 9118? w't•f
route 1114.U61s• ,•
iiolll autl.the) .yvuuld 1 I,tdI give
up Mei: 1:k shift, it locum, it 11
1_1ieartl gutting -more hells•
Engle(( iamfthal the recent., st_hed
tiling problem ntav- have been coin'
ptruntjcd by the lata. hospttll ad
mmnistralurs and nledicalv(al1 were
both making the EK'schcdule,
"Rule; came up 'in the fat sched-
ule•and the hospital -.went out um
laterally and •,.tis Igne.t shills."
were already taken without Cou-
.uhnIg the du.uirs. said Engler
"i'enunally my name ,fust (11'
appeared Iron, the stbedult• •and I
wasn't told'. .
While enicrgen:y room •_abed
ulmg ,s .the •chief .tit staff', re-
sponsibility Currel1 • said that .the
hospital was approached by tht
niedn. i1-siall.tu help fill (hest hed
ule • • - - • • -
Seeking new doctors
Stcciul. helieves that thc• mai, ,
power probfcn still hurl, down ti -
tlie pomlt•thair the -Exeter arca needs
more doctor,
"It 1-, •t-Jnanptovvel problem. we
snnpl\ dol, ! halt• the wand Noche-
for. a .wide
odhe-tor.:.wide variety to, reasons.' h:
. said - '.None 01- u, are getting •any
younger and the ooh a getting Inure.
demandul - .
"Ny• . can: keep doing it week.,
end. '-atter w eekent;:. atter wecient
it. , lug's
impossible.' he said
Community at•tiun t•ommiflec •
Alter the 1tr,1 lil< .huttl0w'll m
-May•an:sitl but ctnnrnuntl\ action
i unity nee was• lurmc(1 11 thldre,,.
Ihr d�rcuor shurtae`
Exetei Mast,' lien Hougcnh(1on1 _.
,:Iv, Thal. the committee t\ In. ! , i!Ir-
atsts ell lte;t! rt•prescntatl,tl, I, is
putt, adlnrnnstr:IJ;ur, and nit•(lI: a•
,tall. ,s 10nkme Int s.4. -r l
It, :;((rale 1 mt'yy rfi,.,t i s
"1 w4.... subcommittees. Ilia\ °.h,
1ornied one ,loth•.: h\ 'leant, filo
tesstnn:d.., v�'tl,• .riot(1 re, tut' (icy,:
ducui, ;raft the sceun;l t i&i1. n. ,,.
group- (tial will rats,. lural- Ili:,.
L4.0,1 131. Use.'. 4. p1inllnh the ,b
Illllnll\'•li, tllll,ldt• (filen 1, - -
Huuecnbuunl al,,, ,al.: the .,,n•
milieu may pctittot'- til. pro\
goyerrinle'll: to reed\'( ,.111.1x. lir. •
..
tlerscrelced design:tour,
"The number one priority 1- flit
-wc have It,. wort l0ceme: • ,.u.:
Hoogcnhoon, .•'\1\ philosoptl'. 1 •
t,. blame anyone --.hue, til, ft,r
((intim,: is we need nwre doctor,
At • !Mundt\ Exete: Loun.1.
niceui41:. softie c111.114.1)141•
concern, about the Situ:Mtn. a'
Stun)! Huron Hospital
- IId 1ttc tow'. tough' htest t•
kedi the lltspiG4. 4)11,1.-r4) \Ji(1-
age. wethe.
ars.. n.- in\-c11\tea
tiovv ` (our. Rot", 1)rumrm,ri.: ,.u...
1)rumm d tits, . remmde.; :tun-
:t •Iola' 111.' tlu1pila. scree• .. .\Ide
. .::aehntenl are. :111.: 1. 1: t4),: tic•' •
1_%flet resident- \yi1, are nem.
tested ,
South Huron alone in emergency room closures
By Scott Nixon
7 -:1 Rertorter
lr.XE .ER -' Despite recent probidtn•• Suint Hitrit Hospt.l•. Eta, -(mad
i• keeping us enierger.,: y room opera. similar commuting trospital, have been
able to argot en)crgency 80080 ClOarres. •
Kerry 13lagraVe. chairman 4)t the• Huron Perth .Hosprtaf, Partnership
Joint L:xecutive Cumnuttec 7-0I which Souter Huron is a pan -- said -the
.(thee seven hospitals In the partnership have not had similar problems ami
ensuring cmergcnCy room shi1t4 have -been covered tray dee«'r, .
-' As reported In last week , T -A. Svu1lt Huron had threatened to close m\
eiilergenc.\ room sot sty days between Jul.2-K. Closure, \vele avtiided
w11eII local. Dr, - Peter Engtert. I -ling Lam, Bill Steeling and Jerry% lady'
coveted the 1ac;ttu shifts _
•Bittgra\..... who said he behoved doctors were well pard 101 winkin> in_
the enieIgenc'y 100111. admitted there was a prubienl in doctul •av:ulablltt\
111 time EXetci arca, but.headded that doctors are pm.) $.7‘441 tell .; 12-iwu:
. sh.01 in the emergency room. a figure he -said most membei...i,l the pubhn
wouldhe happy. to receive -
Blagrave_sard ni local ducttns "Mete seems to be thediiflLUU} !hill tile..,.
want l I hayeevciytlum! their own way. :
liiagtay1 described an emergency' 100111 closurea..>unlethine_• ."dtflm:uh. -_
IOU the tn,.ptai and torah: peOpic wbo use'the hospital; he sanl.sueli til....`
.isles lead-Itt patentw, havnrr, t0 go to out-of-tttwu docun-. lice ;urn -1 f.!
nnlrlr`..wnfi- 11-:di11> to :U1 increased workload tui ducun.:e other hu,
ptosis • •
Also :1 nlep►ber of the Listowel Manorial Huspt;l-iuint e.xecutr\e 1.11111 -
- Millet:, 13fagrtve said LAMA/Wei has 114) shortage itt doctor, .and 101(1 11101
• wiille doctor. in Lishiwef tit• busy,, they:inert•! uverwoiked .
St Marv. Memoulsal Hospital CL•O• 1erlc I•addle said St Maty. -Iia'.
asoided the threat til closing its emelgeitcs ruum because the hospital has
0 -contrail W11)1 local Birettas to ('11110(4 enlergenc'y shifts ale coves ed •
"Coverage has been. excellent and will continue to ix• estcllcnt.--f-a
delle said 4)l en►eigency service in St Mary., -
_Despite the coverage in 51. Marys 1•adeile said.sime ateas.either du►► 1
have cnough'duelo1. •or the. doctors available wre11:1 willing ltt put in the
Local furniture
company
designs
for Disney
See page 10
Summer
school
starts for
students -
See Crossroads •
Second front -
Thompson gets
second crack
at OHL
See page 12 ,
Exeter Council ends
talks with Grand Bend
1:X1 'fElt 1 he 1 own tit L1C1e1
will lotus 11..amalgaIIIation elkotls
in South Huron County ('ouncil . -
'made the' motion Monday night to
pull out el (tike w tth ( stand Bend
(;rami Bend Mayou Cala Ivey
told F. -coo Reeve Roy Ineintei
eatIteI in the day a leiter would be
k,rtliconlIrse lion) the• MOr,slel (81
ivlunlcipal A71au. and -Housing AI
Leach by I•nday to' help • the re
.4(4(11:14.1110>1 pr(sces
Based 1011 .t tonve14a11o111 with 11t
ion MPI' Helen Johns. Exeter Dep.
uty Reeve Dave Urlin doubt, .the
tenet will be in (timid (3Cnt1 s L.
vol. Ile (hulks the letter will advise.
Grand Bend to stay. 4)1.. Landow]
County and I:ACI(•r to Jdalain in 1Iu
rem( County •
At the June 25 restructuring
ineetIng,-Exeter told Grand Bend tit
had until July 6 to break up the log
jail over county boundaries.
Trtcbncr said waiting until Grand
Bend recurved its letter was not be
ing - t0 jeopardise amalgamation
with other Huron municipalities be-
cause nothing is scheduled to hap -
pe) In Volum County until Sep-
tember_ .Ile also rccugmtt d Exeter
is on it trtudntill waitiiib from. one-
week to the next helorc it can make-
C•uuneilli11 Robert - Uttui►ulond
made the emotion to pull out of the
ie.trucIUIing talks with Grund Bent(.
and (.Uu11C11l(1 .George Itotrerts'on
seconded the emotion stating that
sister 1;x111811 I, the largest I:0111•
niulill . nl the discussion, It should,
take 0 leadership tale
Councillor ,Peter Armstrong
wanted to wail until next week's
council meeting ti, make the de-
', cl.ron Mayor Ben Htogenboom
said he -would vote against Ate 1140-
:100 because ••we owe it to out
neighbors. '
Councillor Joe Hogan said it
county -boundaries arc not going 10
Change there is no point' in waiting
to make the decision.
The Township of Stephen dealt
with the issue at its meeting Tues-
day night after the T -A went to
press.
hour, 1,1 e, lte0 dlnerO_'cil ' - .I Il l i
1 : .
He noted mai (til tuatunt, ;.� etut•rg11: nt„r .' .. ,
hent_• toycred-by-doctors iron, outsidt tin are.. ars ,.u.. ,: -
sonabr well remunerated- ter then "'Orkin the emergene' 1001-
He dcscrlheei etnergency- 800141 closures a, tt1,•htel:ut;•
or: a:. e.UlT1 c: :
`and frustrating for the hospital board . -
•badche added that 'South Huron InuSt'ntake 0 stmt dee►siotl-0r. wnetil:• .
not to keep Its emergency room opera, rather .than repeated threat, tit • 1:4)11:
it - . _ .
- -You can -i be- in sometime, anti out sometimes.- 1•adeltt .tit: South
Huron s recent pruhicni, keeping emergency shilt.eovered ,
Cltntor. pupil: HUSpltal s, st. .Icin,.nlstrat(, Janice Cosgr0ye said flier.
have been no closure, aI that 110a•u ,ttidln�...w'. -ve been yer\ fortunah
that all 111111, her.•: oxen covered -- - She described the -two closures til •S "irh Huron , cnlergen.y ronin• 110-
undergou. -• .one 111- May- and one m : ane ,Is -un!Ctrttnlat; and It
:llihuugf8 emergdlicy 100118 ,hitt, have hccn cuycrcd In -C untor. tilt :014,
1tIUlllh .hill". .8 1)1tim•t Sht)rldL4 C-U.grtr\ *Mild. aft.! Iia, r 1.1:1111 :Ipipue i 1,
Ole provincial gocemmment lot official undersetyIced status .' :
-11 (Amigo 1, grained undetscr\ICetrsililus.-IR 'viii Iect'i4i loud:. I,, -hi abr.
1., gt8 t,r leetuttllletlt n1Ur, throughout ilii -pi u\ too... t..- e►1t1:c ole\\ 111e01.a
graduate, to•work In the' ale.,- -
wild(' Clinton now ha' .78\ lanml\ p1 .'skiiii) - l vsg1u1. salt. 11l-
rnunt\ Shuutd hay'. eight tit,chn. Tip; .i\ existing' a„c,; :, {1. 4-. i,.....
• bus. she\ 11.1\. ;closed new .1)0118108: ,.
and iestdenl, ale heli;• lois: ,
out 0l town Iu1 -medical set yl,.:' '
` A. the Huti,rm Perth 1tu>ptals. Partnenhy+ ha, onh Itee11'IL rlli.'. '111.
11Ln. .18 t. still looking to' .1 CEO iiiiiv:oc saki i1n:c ".i (J.(} 1, coo.lr.
pudoabij 111re 111114. 111 Seplelllbel -.-- the paltnel.h1p \,t11 6.1%v -11101k: ,r,,,,,, e
•
l4) deal w'1(11 the -1.1•e. of ini,bielll Suu111 Huron til:is 11a0,tseep1114' It, 11,11.-:
geniy toolshifts coycied. •- - ,
Other howl I, toxin: partnership include Ale1andr., i\l.t Iii and (1enel •,
Hospital odercll. Seatorth Comuuunty - Husp11u1. Siatfoul (,ene1.1
HO,ptal and \Vtllghauu itnt Drsl1lct.Hosptal
See letters page 5
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Haddon
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Hear
Ye!
Hear
Ye!
Exeter
auctioneer
Bob
• Heywood,
pecked up -
as a town
crier,' •
{ treated the
{ -Canada
{ Day crowd
at the Red
Centre -
,with a per-
formance
'called
''1873'.
The. -
• I perfor-,
I mance"
I recounted
f Exeter's
i first '
: ; three
i bylaws.'
Serving Exeter and area since 1873
SEIP'S
valu-mart
.4 & 83 Exeter 235-0262
Y4.
It's the
Best
rh
Perfection
Emergency room six-day shutdown averted
By Katherina Harding
• 1'-A I{eporrcr -
• iiX1 1:1i1t Thy: crisis •h,t been
:4.y erred
h. came. down. to the wire but
,: heduled std -day' shutdown of
11ur4on Huspuaf , etnergency
fount services did nut. happen allci
all
Hutpdat administrator • 1)on ('Ur.
-
ell (tittered the shutdown last Mon
,L,t atter Ixing informed by chiel
t staff I )t David Ht ddet that there
v silt t t•nuugli ditetors. to work
. mer elK•\ 'shift. from July 2 to
D.(rmr hitt lune pease}
'onli tic %(tilts were covered
ton uta tttltt.tll- I S- .
Instead tit_ Sporadically
closing the •I:R during
that time, - Cuirrclt
();sled (0 ICtll:
porarilh sus-
pend 'el:
uspen l'el: •,,•I•
vice
aftogethct.
."How can
1 inform the
public tip check
then watzh tit
•know when the too
imm:ri „ Or isi l Well
lie said " -
p)n trn:dli m , Jul,
only • three Ek shill, o4)'
- • r' i ik,.+lhle (> vert; filled
h� local doctor The minority of •
the other shift, were covered by
outside donor,
Doctors pull together
Lucas Uis t'etcc Englctt. •Min,,
l ante lilll Nlcctuk .and Jean Laid
,come Iorward lir help till the July 2
ho Jul' 7.• shifts find the .FR was kept
Open ••
• DI- filer-'l:nglert., wltu t. tent
poranl acting a. chid 01 41t
whitti Hodder is on.Vacati'n. said It
(urtunate that the emergent')
room was .was kept Open - •
"I • estimate that the ER un the
WCCkend'sayy twice the volume tit
patient, than normal:' stud 1:uglert
"It was very busy ' -
South Huron •Huspiial nnrniall
serves abtu1 20.1 XX) people, hu! that
number can swell when tourist
packed (;rand Bend is iaciorcd 4)i
Future shutdowns'' •
(ht Tucsd;n hospital' . ;ltl
mmistrators released a press release
that said', "The lit cud of Souttl Hu
'nor Hospital`has been ',donned by
the medical' stall' that the cnlei
--genev rutin+ is fully covered tor the
next couple of week: and it would •
appear the erlsis is two •-• .
-We gut int' :1 crisis- and up -
fortunately thcri• vias poor cum,
munleanon •hctween all panicnt
volved.... sant Engiert-. •`1•ortunatcl
thiwgtl we are ovcr_Ihe bre hum!:
and •ixople• oii Mott( sides are :tier
OA the tact there -1,-., lag-pn,hlcii
Outside help •
Sill retie hely ty on outside
doctor, joint area • like London (t .
Sirattord - 'called forums -- to
hclp.kecp the fil< running .
There ha; hccn some concent l).
the comnIunit\ that loan dot:turs
aren't aetcomnx►daune some to
•
cunts nu0 til. 1 1< ,, hedulc
In respo e • hath 1-ngler aid• Ste
cliff.- said flit\ were .out aware• of
any ornce<lratL•tt e11011- It) 9118? w't•f
route 1114.U61s• ,•
iiolll autl.the) .yvuuld 1 I,tdI give
up Mei: 1:k shift, it locum, it 11
1_1ieartl gutting -more hells•
Engle(( iamfthal the recent., st_hed
tiling problem ntav- have been coin'
ptruntjcd by the lata. hospttll ad
mmnistralurs and nledicalv(al1 were
both making the EK'schcdule,
"Rule; came up 'in the fat sched-
ule•and the hospital -.went out um
laterally and •,.tis Igne.t shills."
were already taken without Cou-
.uhnIg the du.uirs. said Engler
"i'enunally my name ,fust (11'
appeared Iron, the stbedult• •and I
wasn't told'. .
While enicrgen:y room •_abed
ulmg ,s .the •chief .tit staff', re-
sponsibility Currel1 • said that .the
hospital was approached by tht
niedn. i1-siall.tu help fill (hest hed
ule • • - - • • -
Seeking new doctors
Stcciul. helieves that thc• mai, ,
power probfcn still hurl, down ti -
tlie pomlt•thair the -Exeter arca needs
more doctor,
"It 1-, •t-Jnanptovvel problem. we
snnpl\ dol, ! halt• the wand Noche-
for. a .wide
odhe-tor.:.wide variety to, reasons.' h:
. said - '.None 01- u, are getting •any
younger and the ooh a getting Inure.
demandul - .
"Ny• . can: keep doing it week.,
end. '-atter w eekent;:. atter wecient
it. , lug's
impossible.' he said
Community at•tiun t•ommiflec •
Alter the 1tr,1 lil< .huttl0w'll m
-May•an:sitl but ctnnrnuntl\ action
i unity nee was• lurmc(1 11 thldre,,.
Ihr d�rcuor shurtae`
Exetei Mast,' lien Hougcnh(1on1 _.
,:Iv, Thal. the committee t\ In. ! , i!Ir-
atsts ell lte;t! rt•prescntatl,tl, I, is
putt, adlnrnnstr:IJ;ur, and nit•(lI: a•
,tall. ,s 10nkme Int s.4. -r l
It, :;((rale 1 mt'yy rfi,.,t i s
"1 w4.... subcommittees. Ilia\ °.h,
1ornied one ,loth•.: h\ 'leant, filo
tesstnn:d.., v�'tl,• .riot(1 re, tut' (icy,:
ducui, ;raft the sceun;l t i&i1. n. ,,.
group- (tial will rats,. lural- Ili:,.
L4.0,1 131. Use.'. 4. p1inllnh the ,b
Illllnll\'•li, tllll,ldt• (filen 1, - -
Huuecnbuunl al,,, ,al.: the .,,n•
milieu may pctittot'- til. pro\
goyerrinle'll: to reed\'( ,.111.1x. lir. •
..
tlerscrelced design:tour,
"The number one priority 1- flit
-wc have It,. wort l0ceme: • ,.u.:
Hoogcnhoon, .•'\1\ philosoptl'. 1 •
t,. blame anyone --.hue, til, ft,r
((intim,: is we need nwre doctor,
At • !Mundt\ Exete: Loun.1.
niceui41:. softie c111.114.1)141•
concern, about the Situ:Mtn. a'
Stun)! Huron Hospital
- IId 1ttc tow'. tough' htest t•
kedi the lltspiG4. 4)11,1.-r4) \Ji(1-
age. wethe.
ars.. n.- in\-c11\tea
tiovv ` (our. Rot", 1)rumrm,ri.: ,.u...
1)rumm d tits, . remmde.; :tun-
:t •Iola' 111.' tlu1pila. scree• .. .\Ide
. .::aehntenl are. :111.: 1. 1: t4),: tic•' •
1_%flet resident- \yi1, are nem.
tested ,
South Huron alone in emergency room closures
By Scott Nixon
7 -:1 Rertorter
lr.XE .ER -' Despite recent probidtn•• Suint Hitrit Hospt.l•. Eta, -(mad
i• keeping us enierger.,: y room opera. similar commuting trospital, have been
able to argot en)crgency 80080 ClOarres. •
Kerry 13lagraVe. chairman 4)t the• Huron Perth .Hosprtaf, Partnership
Joint L:xecutive Cumnuttec 7-0I which Souter Huron is a pan -- said -the
.(thee seven hospitals In the partnership have not had similar problems ami
ensuring cmergcnCy room shi1t4 have -been covered tray dee«'r, .
-' As reported In last week , T -A. Svu1lt Huron had threatened to close m\
eiilergenc.\ room sot sty days between Jul.2-K. Closure, \vele avtiided
w11eII local. Dr, - Peter Engtert. I -ling Lam, Bill Steeling and Jerry% lady'
coveted the 1ac;ttu shifts _
•Bittgra\..... who said he behoved doctors were well pard 101 winkin> in_
the enieIgenc'y 100111. admitted there was a prubienl in doctul •av:ulablltt\
111 time EXetci arca, but.headded that doctors are pm.) $.7‘441 tell .; 12-iwu:
. sh.01 in the emergency room. a figure he -said most membei...i,l the pubhn
wouldhe happy. to receive -
Blagrave_sard ni local ducttns "Mete seems to be thediiflLUU} !hill tile..,.
want l I hayeevciytlum! their own way. :
liiagtay1 described an emergency' 100111 closurea..>unlethine_• ."dtflm:uh. -_
IOU the tn,.ptai and torah: peOpic wbo use'the hospital; he sanl.sueli til....`
.isles lead-Itt patentw, havnrr, t0 go to out-of-tttwu docun-. lice ;urn -1 f.!
nnlrlr`..wnfi- 11-:di11> to :U1 increased workload tui ducun.:e other hu,
ptosis • •
Also :1 nlep►ber of the Listowel Manorial Huspt;l-iuint e.xecutr\e 1.11111 -
- Millet:, 13fagrtve said LAMA/Wei has 114) shortage itt doctor, .and 101(1 11101
• wiille doctor. in Lishiwef tit• busy,, they:inert•! uverwoiked .
St Marv. Memoulsal Hospital CL•O• 1erlc I•addle said St Maty. -Iia'.
asoided the threat til closing its emelgeitcs ruum because the hospital has
0 -contrail W11)1 local Birettas to ('11110(4 enlergenc'y shifts ale coves ed •
"Coverage has been. excellent and will continue to ix• estcllcnt.--f-a
delle said 4)l en►eigency service in St Mary., -
_Despite the coverage in 51. Marys 1•adeile said.sime ateas.either du►► 1
have cnough'duelo1. •or the. doctors available wre11:1 willing ltt put in the
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Exeter Council ends
talks with Grand Bend
1:X1 'fElt 1 he 1 own tit L1C1e1
will lotus 11..amalgaIIIation elkotls
in South Huron County ('ouncil . -
'made the' motion Monday night to
pull out el (tike w tth ( stand Bend
(;rami Bend Mayou Cala Ivey
told F. -coo Reeve Roy Ineintei
eatIteI in the day a leiter would be
k,rtliconlIrse lion) the• MOr,slel (81
ivlunlcipal A71au. and -Housing AI
Leach by I•nday to' help • the re
.4(4(11:14.1110>1 pr(sces
Based 1011 .t tonve14a11o111 with 11t
ion MPI' Helen Johns. Exeter Dep.
uty Reeve Dave Urlin doubt, .the
tenet will be in (timid (3Cnt1 s L.
vol. Ile (hulks the letter will advise.
Grand Bend to stay. 4)1.. Landow]
County and I:ACI(•r to Jdalain in 1Iu
rem( County •
At the June 25 restructuring
ineetIng,-Exeter told Grand Bend tit
had until July 6 to break up the log
jail over county boundaries.
Trtcbncr said waiting until Grand
Bend recurved its letter was not be
ing - t0 jeopardise amalgamation
with other Huron municipalities be-
cause nothing is scheduled to hap -
pe) In Volum County until Sep-
tember_ .Ile also rccugmtt d Exeter
is on it trtudntill waitiiib from. one-
week to the next helorc it can make-
C•uuneilli11 Robert - Uttui►ulond
made the emotion to pull out of the
ie.trucIUIing talks with Grund Bent(.
and (.Uu11C11l(1 .George Itotrerts'on
seconded the emotion stating that
sister 1;x111811 I, the largest I:0111•
niulill . nl the discussion, It should,
take 0 leadership tale
Councillor ,Peter Armstrong
wanted to wail until next week's
council meeting ti, make the de-
', cl.ron Mayor Ben Htogenboom
said he -would vote against Ate 1140-
:100 because ••we owe it to out
neighbors. '
Councillor Joe Hogan said it
county -boundaries arc not going 10
Change there is no point' in waiting
to make the decision.
The Township of Stephen dealt
with the issue at its meeting Tues-
day night after the T -A went to
press.
hour, 1,1 e, lte0 dlnerO_'cil ' - .I Il l i
1 : .
He noted mai (til tuatunt, ;.� etut•rg11: nt„r .' .. ,
hent_• toycred-by-doctors iron, outsidt tin are.. ars ,.u.. ,: -
sonabr well remunerated- ter then "'Orkin the emergene' 1001-
He dcscrlheei etnergency- 800141 closures a, tt1,•htel:ut;•
or: a:. e.UlT1 c: :
`and frustrating for the hospital board . -
•badche added that 'South Huron InuSt'ntake 0 stmt dee►siotl-0r. wnetil:• .
not to keep Its emergency room opera, rather .than repeated threat, tit • 1:4)11:
it - . _ .
- -You can -i be- in sometime, anti out sometimes.- 1•adeltt .tit: South
Huron s recent pruhicni, keeping emergency shilt.eovered ,
Cltntor. pupil: HUSpltal s, st. .Icin,.nlstrat(, Janice Cosgr0ye said flier.
have been no closure, aI that 110a•u ,ttidln�...w'. -ve been yer\ fortunah
that all 111111, her.•: oxen covered -- - She described the -two closures til •S "irh Huron , cnlergen.y ronin• 110-
undergou. -• .one 111- May- and one m : ane ,Is -un!Ctrttnlat; and It
:llihuugf8 emergdlicy 100118 ,hitt, have hccn cuycrcd In -C untor. tilt :014,
1tIUlllh .hill". .8 1)1tim•t Sht)rldL4 C-U.grtr\ *Mild. aft.! Iia, r 1.1:1111 :Ipipue i 1,
Ole provincial gocemmment lot official undersetyIced status .' :
-11 (Amigo 1, grained undetscr\ICetrsililus.-IR 'viii Iect'i4i loud:. I,, -hi abr.
1., gt8 t,r leetuttllletlt n1Ur, throughout ilii -pi u\ too... t..- e►1t1:c ole\\ 111e01.a
graduate, to•work In the' ale.,- -
wild(' Clinton now ha' .78\ lanml\ p1 .'skiiii) - l vsg1u1. salt. 11l-
rnunt\ Shuutd hay'. eight tit,chn. Tip; .i\ existing' a„c,; :, {1. 4-. i,.....
• bus. she\ 11.1\. ;closed new .1)0118108: ,.
and iestdenl, ale heli;• lois: ,
out 0l town Iu1 -medical set yl,.:' '
` A. the Huti,rm Perth 1tu>ptals. Partnenhy+ ha, onh Itee11'IL rlli.'. '111.
11Ln. .18 t. still looking to' .1 CEO iiiiiv:oc saki i1n:c ".i (J.(} 1, coo.lr.
pudoabij 111re 111114. 111 Seplelllbel -.-- the paltnel.h1p \,t11 6.1%v -11101k: ,r,,,,,, e
•
l4) deal w'1(11 the -1.1•e. of ini,bielll Suu111 Huron til:is 11a0,tseep1114' It, 11,11.-:
geniy toolshifts coycied. •- - ,
Other howl I, toxin: partnership include Ale1andr., i\l.t Iii and (1enel •,
Hospital odercll. Seatorth Comuuunty - Husp11u1. Siatfoul (,ene1.1
HO,ptal and \Vtllghauu itnt Drsl1lct.Hosptal
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