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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1998-12-23, Page 5Wednesday, Demn►ber 2S. 19* Exeter Times -Advocate In the News Huron Perth Hospitals Partnership makes moves to increase efficiency Illy Scott Hixon 1'IMC� J VOCA'1'l ST4.11 SLA1:OHTH — Chang- es in the Huron Perth Hospitals Partnership . are designed to make hospitals more efficient with health care dollars. according to the part- • ne►rship's CEO. BonnieAdamson held u ,.press conference on Monday in Settforth ex- plaining recent develop- ments One. of the ways the partnership is moving to become more efficient is by reducing its ad- ministratois. Currently each of the .eight hos- pitals — located in isxet- er, Clinton. St. Marys, • Winghaxn, Goderich. Stratford. Seaforth and Listowel — has its own administrator. On Nov. 1, when • Adamson was named the partnership's CEO. each administrator was given a 90 -day con- tract extension with the offer' of applying f'or one of three administrator positions that will be available starting Feb. 1. I'be three administrators in the partnership's new manageMent .team will work for two or three hospitals instead of hav- ing one administrator per. hospital.- • Exeter's South Huron Hospitaladministrator. Don • Currell and Gode- rich'b Alexandra Marine and.-- General Hospital CEO Ken Engelstad have already indicated they will nut bes pursuing.jubs 'ID the new partnership The hoard will also be hiring one vice president for finance and • in- formation and a - vice president for -human re- sources.' e- sources. -Those two vice presidents will replace some stall -.members at the ,eight hospitals who" already- p►'rivrri► those jobt,, although Adamson said she .couldn't predict how many . jobs will be lust. TQ /4 sal aid 144.4 w.d closie%iecf' «ear, ya aw�t 4etl ha/44# 4e«ti.Merr4a, urith o.4.4 tiswilea Exeter Decor Centre 15 Gidtey St. E., 235-1010 The partnership is ad- vertising • nationally in the.. (;lobe and Mail for applicants for the five vice-president positions. She added there will be no duplication' in ser- vices • among the eight hospitals. Each hospital will still have its own board. but four responsibilities have been delegated to the new team: senior man- agement, budgets. clin- ical services and man- power. %damson said the nes• management leant will be looking at clinical ser- vices next. She also described the new partnership's logo. a nine -piece quilt. which. she said symbohies the links of the eight hos- pitals. Adamson said she be- lieves the partnership is moving in the right di-. rection and said it can act as a model for other rural hospitals. Lucan's Fallon Dr. break-in solved lill)1)t 1.1'11 TAN 1' - One ratan charged in the Nov. 15 break-in at a.Fa11i►!r lir. home was sentenced Last week, • London 01'1' saw Chad Morgan, 18, of Algonquin l)r. in Huron Park was sentenced to four months in jail plus three months concurrent for possessing stolen propi•rty for a break-in al :a Coursey bine. home. 'Iwo more adult stales are charged in the thefts but have yet to enter pleas. The arrests were- made possible through the efforts of a citizen who followed the suspects in their. vehicle alter seeing them on Fallon Dr. and used his cell phone to give the London OPP updates on their location. -The suspects were stopped and arrested on Huron Si. in London. • NO DOWN PAYMENT, NO PIIYMENTSI NO INTEREST!' wz . /'•r"• t . ► LI iii 111 IR MIUIL, .r ..... 411.• .raw. ------- GE DISHWASHER Bullt-In • 4 h»uchpal► 1 Willful • e►ultlt IIIUtul • Uetulttl uppal tack • Super lower lack • 3 level waktl t;tttti lilt 17 HAYTI:K'S TURKEYS 1 Christmas is a time for pausily to appreciate thegoodwill of others. We would- like to extend our wannest wishes to you aluf your - family t!u-vuglumt this 1Lo y Season From the staff and management at Hayter's Turkey Products, Hwy. #83, just west of Dashwood - 237-3561 - I WI IMMO GE REURIGERATO • 18 cu ft capic$y frosl-fare • 4 spilt caedte+e/ Blas: srllaves • 64441A46 1,41. • ? see-tMru crispers GE WASHER GE DRYER Extra large capacityit. Aralarge capacity • $589 I;ntti Jan ii LittTop Plus GE EASY CLEAN RANGE • t01flus'" tut toil( I, easy cieann►g • Chock cleali,electrauc control ' Fluorescent coaktop laiht S E L ELECTRIC LTD. T.V. APPLIANCES & STEREO Sales with Service 432 Main St. Exeter 235-0505