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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1976-03-04, Page 13ra ;,nnus The Ontario !s uet ►meat s i n tcient* to concentrateon ent program: of clasia quality rather than on n hospitals and hospital, quo? ••aimed lilon at savingo. the Pro ince case hosClinton, the �. it�.tc vince's Health Budget • -- !down a hospital with the $ .generated a great Oat oflowest average cost per .troversy, bitterness and patient. Average length of eption throughout Ontario. -stay for patients is cam- our Riding, two institutions parable with three other have been slated- for closur = hospitals In the -County and First Godearic lower than a fourth. The sychiatrtche Hospital was generally tow occupancy rate threatened with- the Health does indicate that .there may Minister's axe. Alter conte well be too many haspitai siderable pressure from beds in the County, but we yself, Stuart Stlith and believe that a reasonable other Opposition Members -- approach would have been for not to mention public outcry the Government of Ontario to -. the government back- have sat down with racked on this decision_ representatives from all the some extent, permitting at hospitals in the area, to in - least part of the Goderich institution to continue as a psychiatric facility. Now, Clinton Hospital is. according to the Minister of Health. to be phased out of - existence. This cannot be permitted. and f am taking this opportunity to ask every one of you to make your feelings known in this mat- ter....to write to the Premier. to the Minister of Health, letting them know in no un- certain terms how you -- the -people concerned. the people affected -- feel about this outrageous and irresponsible decision an the part of the Government. When hospitals are closed and hospital beds are taken out of service. it is an ad- mission of poor planning — an' admission that somehow we ended up with more hospital beds and facilities than required to service the surrounding community. It is our belief that in certain parts of the province we have too many beds, while in others there are too few. Clearly something must be done to equalize hospital facilities throughout Ontario to some extent. The problem cannot _ be solved by ar- bitrarily and unfeelingly closing down hospitals — selecting the victims -with no real justification or reasonable emanation. By so doing, the Government is, apparently, unconcerned that they are removing vital health services from com- munities which may. as in the case of the people in the Clinton area. have to travel a great distance to a com- parable medical facility. There seem to be no -clear cut _criteria �or objectives in the:- governmenes., hospital closing program — no standards .which must be met. no community needs taken into consideration. Surely a more sensible ap- proach to reducing hospital overheads would be to decrease the number of beds in the larger hospitals. and increase over-all hospital efficiency. For some years now. it has been evident that the Provincial Government has made no attempt to follow a clearly-defined or logical - course for the development of an effective and progressive health care service for Ontario. Enormous amounts of money have,been spent these coUl alit;cud! Ili ar.re verse 't be Thi\o It J... • d d Pie o I have peteI,ed, 4 St up appoint ent with fll l !p iia but t 1, loth" Clinton n gis.1 to t< have form them that — as a result of poor planning in the past -- there are too many beds and the number must be reduced. It would then have been up to all the. hospitals to decide amongst themselves how best to reduce beds and budgets. This wpul'd have been. a more open and. democratic procedure. Instead,' the Minister of . Health • came marchinginto' our small rural town with his group of ad- visers and handed the hospital administrator the death warrant for our hospital. The Government must realize also that a hospital becomes an integral and vital part of a community ---the place where people train and work. People move into communities because of a hospital: eves are organid with the fecal hospital as,� focal point: You cannot cit sic down hespitaiis in haphazard- fashion, making no provision for present or future patients, or for those who have chosen a specific hospital as the centre of their professional lives. The Provincial Govern- ment has absolutely no right to sacrifice much needed hospital facilities in an effort\ 4o put the brakes on rapidly rising medicare costs. Any reduction in the Ministry of, Health's budget must . be carried out with every con- sideration being given to the prime importance of the needs'of the coMmunity. In the Liberal Party we are presently preparing a major statement on health costs in general. This statement will attempt to give' what we believe to be a rational and fair alternative to the government's current unfair and unreasonable actions. It will deal with ways of measuring efficiency in hospitals. suggest methods of improving effectiveness. The question of laboratory use will also be examined, as well as methods of reducing lab. expenses. We shall suggest means of ensuring that doctors . exercise restraint in connection 'with tests which are ordered! for patients and the utilization of medical facilities. Finally, we shall discuss each one of the proposed hospital closin and our suggested alte natives in each case. \a Our paper will attempt to present a commonsense sPooKy Nft items act all branch". carry pally arutlrb1e; sit; !cost=s ytv tit +.f :f 1 ��f•Iv,F '1 ,.w Remember:: A 20% discount on a new kitchen can add up to a very substantial savings -- depending on the size of the kitchen. thee-. design you choose and the op- tional extras you buy'. So order now at 20% off our usual cash and carry paces RICHELIEU • ACORNACAN ORLEANS• CAVALIER OAK lit' tit 1 l A SPECIAL PURCHI.ASE Just in Time for our 2nd Annual "DO-IT-YOURSELF" SALE! 4'x90" Prefinis_he&Printed Panels. AndBecause They're 2nds, They're on Sole White Stocks Last.. Any r,!Uantity! NO SORTING. PLEASE YOUR CHOICE: NORDIC - SPLENDOUR or SHERWOOD OAK each AND THEY'RE NOT LIGHTWEIGHTS! THEY'RE 5.5 MIL Thick building hospitaland hiring approach to the question of doctors and support staff. No .health costs. Above all we are differentiation has been made concerned — deeply con - between the efficient and the cerned -- with the impact of AND HESE STUDS ARE NOT 92 WI THEY'RE A FULL 8' SIZE WITH THE PURCHASE OF ANY JUTE BACKED CARPET 'During This Sole. • Here's Outstanding Value... Ask For A FREE cart of our8 Page Flyer on any under Seneca SHINES WITHOUT WAXING by Armstrong A RUBBER BACKED CARPET IN 100% NYLON in 12 -ft. widths IN static At Discount Dave's. you'll find a wide selection of rubber backed carpeting but if you find a jute backed carpet with a pattern or color you really like. yve,'1f sell you the underpad you need for 50 percent • -Off our usual cash 8 carry pace Federation joins protest against Hospital closing At a special directors meeting held in Clinton last Wednesday, February 25t1. the Huron County Federation of Agriculture voted to put all their resources behind the move to resist closing of the Clinton- Hospital. The Federation Directors . feel that the presence of a hospital in a rural town contributes much to its economic viability and to the well-being of its citizens -_both urban and rural. The farm accident rate is arse of the highest of any in - dustry and the proximity of medical help can mean the difference between the loss or saving of an atm or a leg, s jd Adrian 'lbs. Federatl, i 'President. With more than 4.200 members in Huron County. the Federation represents a potential 10,000 hospital users. The subject of hospital closings will be further discussed at the March 4th meeting of the Federation to be held at Brookside -School on the 9th of Ashfield. and all members are urged to attend. QUARTS Also Available at. 20% Off Our Usual C.&C. Prices SPRED LO -LUSTRE LATEX WALL TRIM Our usual . .AC. price 11.95 9.56 Gal SPRED SATIN LATEX WALL PAINT Interior. Our usual C.&C' 1145 5 $:99tscil. SPRED LO -LUSTRE Alkyd Eggshell Our usual CAC. price 14.69 11.75 Gal.' it SPRED LUSTRE ENAMEL W're. 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