Times-Advocate, 1983-11-09, Page 48Hospital achieves highest accreditation
Accredited Status was first granted
to South Huron Hospital in 1977, by
the Canadian Council on Hospital
Accreditations for a term of one year.
In 1979 the hospital was granted
accreditation for two years, but this
year, (1983) it was awarded the
highest honour possible.. three year
accredited status, implying that it is
ope ating beyond normal efficiency.
Douglas Peart, surveyor, com-
mented on the harmony which ex-
isted between the board, the medical
staff and administration. He added
the equipment and staff in the •
radiology department was impressive
and comparable to radiology services
found in much larger hospitals.
He also viewed Physiotherapy as
an added strength and said the com-
munity was fortunate in the
availability of a storng and dedicated
physiotherapy service.
About 50 percent of all Candian
hospitals are accredited.
Know your medicines
The Canadian Pharmaceutical
Association, in co-operation with the
United States Pharmacopeial Con-
ventionn, Inc., has released a Cana-
dian edition of the consumer paper-
back About Your Medicines. It in-
cludes information on more than 400
drugs or combinations, representing
thousands of brands.
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Board undertakes long range planning
The board of directors have for
some time been concerned over the
low occupancy and utilization of
both the obstetrical and paediatric
area within the hospital and the lack
of surgical procedures performed
within the Operating Theatre.
Several reasons are obvious and
can be cited without an indepth
review of the situation, namely, - the
close proximity and the specialites
existing within the London hospitals
25 mils away; the lack of epidurals
during deliver; the decline in birth
rate in recent years, affecting both
the obstetrical and paediatric areas;
and the absence of a resident
surgeon in the community.
The board has chosen to address
this issue in the months to come and
has empowered a comittee to be
struck for this purpose. Local
citizens, representing various
segments of scoiety, will be invited
to sit on this committee to assist in
the deliberations and the recommen-
dations which will result.
All avenues will be investigated in-
cluding the financial implication of
introducing new programs - ironical-
ly, this is essentially the task that the
Founding Members debated thirty
years ago, the difference, of course
is that they have laid the foundation
and provided an edifice from which
today's planning can commence.
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