The Goderich Signal-Star, 1975-12-04, Page 94
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JE 611-7GODERIC/ISIGNAL-STAR, THURSDAY, p ECEMBER 4, 1975
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ministratot says public should be aware
there's nothing free about emergency services
he Goderich Lions Club
.eaker Thursday evening
as• Jim Banks, ad-
ministrator of Alexandra
Marine and General,Hospital.
He spoke to the group about
the expansion plan's for the
hospital. Sod turning
ceremonies for the new ad-
dition are this weekend,
Mr. Banks referred to the
Agnew -Peckham report,, an
in-depth study on health care
in Perth and Huron Counties.
The following is the text of•his
speech to the Lions:
"I believe it is relevant to
outline .the basic recom-
mendations of the, report to
emphasize the needs that the
Hospital Board has addressed
itself to. They were:
"I) AM and GH should°
continue to enlarge and ex-
pand its role, due ,to . its
distance from Stratford and
London.
"2) An increasing amount
of laboratory work should be
referred to Stratford, and to
other areas of specific
specialization, such as
London.
"3) 'The Only major and
urgent requirement is
considerable ' updating and
improving of the emergency
department. This is totally
inadequate to .handle the
volume of work in the sum-
mer months; a considerable
'enlargement a this depar-
tment shouldbe considered a
priority item for the.region,'
This is a directquote from the
report.
"4) Diagnostic and
treatment services should be
developed slowly' and con-
tinuously here with a greater
,accent on outpatient work.
"5) The hospital should
provide, an enlarged. role in
the treatment of coronary
care, intensive care and
prbvide greatly improved
emergency services.
"Immediately prior' to the
submission of the Agnew -
Peckham Report • nd con-
t nuously since th time, the
Then Ontario Hospital Ser-
vices Commission and today
the Ministry of Health, have
been apprised of our specific
needs and they have sup-,
ported this development
project with varying degrees
of) sincerity and constrained
by Provincial Monetary
freezes in the past 'regarding'
the construction of, new or
expanded hospital facilities.
"Our first feasibility study
was done in July 1921and this.
study by our archirectural
firm.delineated those specific
area required in the hospital
to meet the basic recom-
mendations of the Agnew -
Peckham Report.
"I think it is important at
this point in time to mention
that at all phases of this
develsObment plan, ,we have
- involved our medical, nursing
and technical staff in the
development process and
they all identify very closely,
with the plans that we have
now had approved and are
working on.
"That is not to say that the
original plans aretthe ones we
are working on at this time as
we have had about eight to
nine revisions of these, each
one accommodating either
new information available to
us at the time or embodying
recommendations made by
the Ministry of° Health
relative to ° changing con-
'sfruction codes or
requirements which had not
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been accommodated in
previous draft plans.
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' MANY 'DELAYS
"Again as a matter of in-
forniation, it should be stated
that approval in ,principle to
develop this expanded facility
was granted by the Ontario
Hospital Services Com-
mission on the 2nd of March
1972 but it was at that time
that the availability of
financial support became
clouded with the Provincial
Government and the basic
program was . tabled until
such time as' it could be
clarified.
"It was then in the spring of
1973 that the hospital was
informed that there would be
a one possibly two year hiatus
during which funds for this
type of project would not be
available" and therefore
dampened the project sub-
stantially.
"Not- 'to review the many
and sundry things that
happened during the ensuing
two years, it is particularly of
.
interest that it was on the 12
of May of this year. that we
received approval to proceed
with the construction of our
boiler plant and necessary
eqUipment. Then final ap-
proval for the ex,panded
emergency department, x-,
ray facilities and laboratory
fac.ilities was received on the
16.th of June of this year. ,
"I believe that this brings
,us to thepoint'in time that.the
preliminary requirernents
have been explained and the
very lengthy process has
been alluded to, while not
specifically documented as
this is not my purpose
tonight.
"I would like to however,.
indicate the magnitude of the
work that is being done and
what it means in terms of
additional space. While
generalizing, and ,not at-
tempting to 'give you the total
square footage .of the
• hospital, •it is suffice to say
that • we are adding ap-
proximately 8,800 square feet
of new area to the hospital.
"We 'are also renovating
approximately 2,500 square
feet to fit with the new design
of the hospital. In fact what
this means is that we are
going to be increasing our
laboratory ,space by - ap-
Oroximately 100 percent, we
are increasing our radiplogy°
facilities to the extent of one
,c.,,smpletely new radictlogy
room with the very modern
equipment and the patient -
areas, waiting rooms eta. will
be more appropriate to give
privacy and accessibility to
that particular function.
"Of priority we believe, is
the expadsion of our
emergency department
which now 1 -as a general
roo.m, and a what could be
construed as an emergency
operating room. This facility.
is being expanded to ac-
commodate such very vital
facilities as a resuscitation'
room which is a room which
will .be initially used for
major trauma or medical
crisis which will contain those
life., supporting pieces of.
equipment •whieh-t!deal with
crisis in a anuch more ef-
ficient and effective manner.
"Additional to this there
will be specific rooms for the
treatment of fractures, there
is an emergency operating
room for minor surgical
procedures and a number of
treatment rooms where a
patient can.be taken to.and,
accommodated with some
degree of privacy While his
specific needs are attended to
by the medical and nursing
staff.
-`!..,We believe that the
privacy of the patient is a
paramount concern in the
structuring of any medical
facility whether it is for an in=
patient or out-patient use: We
have heard so much from the
general public and fromjhe
media about the inwerannal
approach to 'medical care
that so many of the peoPle. in
the 'arious professions tend
to develop within the hospital
setting. ' •
"I recall George Finstad of
the CBC.National News Team
making the point while he
was a panelist at the Natienal
Convention in Saskatoon this
year that -his recent hospital
visit was rather damaging to
his personal ego.
"He mentioned that fact
that people in the public eyp
Were expected to retain a
certain image and this 1n-
cluded retaining a persbnpl
image due to the fact .that -
certain amount of self-
confidence was 'required to
face 'an audience- such as.hcs
on a nightly basis.
' "On entering the hOspital
he mentioned that he was g
there for ,certain diagnostic
tests and a nurse gave him
one of the famous `johnny
gowns' which covers the frpnt
part of the anatomy but d'oes
not ',necessarily adequately
cover the posterior. While
standing in a bleak and sterile
examination room with
nothing between him and his
maker except this johnny g
gown e very curvaceous, g
nurse came into theroomand '44
having identified who it was, Ti
rather snickered a bit 'and*
then proceeded to ask .him
about the body functions he, w
• had accomplished thaydayy.
All this being within the
earshot and eyesight 'of , A
certain other patients and
staff members._
"He indicated that this, '
really did not do much for
what -he considered his public
image and I believe there is a
message in that statement for
us.
people of the areas which it
serves.
"It should be mentioned
that in 'connection .with the
expanded, role of the hospital
and the expansion of the
facilities, it has become
necessary due to many
factors to reinitiate. t,he
production of our own stean-1-
for heating and medical
purposes from and with our
own resources,
"The boilprs which were in
the hospital have net been
used to any degree for ap-
prbximately, 18 to 20 years,
inasmuch as we have been
putchasing our steam ex-,
ternally. This however,
became an uneconomical
proposition and we have
gained' the approvaL of
government and • of
communities to install
the
the
new
equipment in the boiler plant
and this will make the heating
of the hospital much more
efficient and of nurse
reliable inasmuc.h.ag we are
including anadequate
standby capacity to meet the
needs of the hospital today
and in the future.
"I believe that there are a
number of questions- which
could and should be asked by
you as interested
businessmen in the' com-
munity nd should he asked
by the ,public , about the in-
tended role of the hospital and
what they and you should
expect from our ,hospital or
from in fact, any hospital.
11 have recently received d
copy of the recoM enerfdat ions
from the report of the Special
Program • Review dated the
2.0th of November 1975. This
,iucly was initiate& by the
Provincial Treasurer and has
fifteen specific recom-
mendations cegarding health-
care delivery in the province.
• "I do believe that one of
these is particularly pertinent
to our area and that ist8.14
which states the Ministry of
Health in co-operation with
the Medical Profession and
the Ontario Hospital
Association be directed to
provide tp the government by
April .1, 1976 alternative „
proposals or financial and
other ways to increae public
awareness of health costs and
to , discourage careless or
unnecessary use of health —
services.
THE COST BREAKDOWN
"This is an 'area'. which I
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"The costs involved in this 71,
particular phase of our ex-
panSion, amount' to slightly
tinder a million dollars. This
includes the cost of • the
con'struction itself and.also A
the cost of the equipment W,
Which is 'going to that facility.
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that it would worthless to
build a facility which
provided for the treatmpnt
and care of people V,Atti_
varying degrees of' need and,
not provide the tools to carry,'
such care out. Therefore
while being prudent in terms
of the needs of the hospital, it.
has also been necessary„tO-_,-
consider the specific rolls.and
requirements of such pieces '
of equipment and what they
are intended tpaccomplish.
"It is our considered
opinion that while we have.,,.
planned for a very efficient --
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been extravagant 'n'Or hive
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which our hospital should now W,
or in the future expect to ply
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