HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1987-06-10, Page 2Page 2—CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 1987
Promising year for Clinton Public Hospital
CLINTON - A budget in the black, an
operating surplus, expanded services and
plans to build a new obstetrical wing
highlight the past fiscal year at Clinton
Public. Hospital (CPH ).
The year in review was studied when
hospital personnel, volunteers and board
members met for the annual meeting on
June 8.
Board chairman Bill Hearn noted, "The
82nd year for Clinton Public Hospital was
one of small but significant steps in the cons-
tant pursuit of excellence in patient care,
both primary and chronic."
He stressed the need for continuing im-
provements at CPH "to keep pace with the
changing approach to health care today."
Evidence of such change at CPH can be
seen in the 1986-'87 year. Plans are set to
build a new obstetrical addition this year;
an ambulance service will be based in Clin-
ton during the day; a new telephone system
is being installed at the hospital; continuing
education programs have been held for
medical, administrative and volunteer per-
sonnel alike.
Hospital administrator Dan Steyn an-
ticipates that this progressive pace will
continue.
In the annual report he noted, "The ever
expanding out patient treatment services
such as Physiotherapy, Speech -Language
Therapy, Radiology etc. already has put
pressures on these departments to find addi-
tional space and/or treatment times, to en-
sure that all the patients referred will
receive optimum care. Looking into the
future we know that these are the areas of
patient treatment expansion and will re-
quire our concentrated efforts to ensure that
the demands are met."
The activity statistics at CPH tell the
story. In Physiotherapy some 13, 168 atten-
dances were recorded in 1986-'87 as com-
pared to 11,515 in the year previous. In com-
parison, in 1983-'84 some 9,876 visits were
recorded.
Speech -Language Therapy figures total
495 in 1986-'87, as compared to 368 last year.
Radiology attendances totalled 7,495 while
in 1985-'86 the figures came in a 7,037.
Laboratory tests performed in the
hospital amounted to 28,226, while the same
area in 1985-'86 totalled 25,870 tests.
CPH continues to show increases in the
number of operations that are performed
each year. This past year 804 operations
were recorded, as compared to 781 for the
year previous. That area of service has
steadily increased over the last number of
years, and in 1983 the operation figures
totalled 630.
Other statistics 1 with 1985-'86 figures in
brackets) are: acute care admissj 1,419
(1,395) ; newborn admissions.134 (14" '`long
term care admissions 26 (30) ; total admis-
sions 1,589 (1,566). There were 64 deaths
recorded as compared to 37 in the year
previous.
The average length off stay for an active
care patient was 6.5 days (6.3), while long
term care patients stayed an average of
116.2 days (139.8). The overall hospital
length of stay was 9.2 days.
Steve Fraser, chairman of the hospital
finance committee reported, "Our hospital
operated with a total budget of approx-
imately $4,100,000 of which 70 per cent is ex-
pended in wages and employee benefits
making our hospital one of Clinton's largest
employers."
He said that some $90,000 was spent on
upgrading equipment over the past fiscal
year and another $75,000 went towards other
major projects. A new labor/delivery beds
stainless steel tables for operating,
emergency and physiotherapy equipment
were purchased. As well improvements and
renovations were made to the Auxiliary Gift
Shop, the board room, conference room and
administrative offices.
The financial picture shows that the fiscal
year ended with an operating surplus of
$90,244 for CPH ($44, 404).
While a surplus was recorded, costs also
continued to increase. On the expenditure
side of the financial statement the figures
read: nursing salaries $1,650,142
($1,493,101); general salaries $781,287
($728,467); technical salaries $510,294
($456,517) ; drugs, medical and surgical sup-
plies $371,267 ($347,205).
Administration costs were $306,495
($266,128); plant operation and
maintenance $315,254 ($297,783) ; . deprecia-
tion of equipment $73,230 ($64,887 I:
depreciation of building $55,226 ($49,565).
On the revenue side, the Ministry of
Health provided $3,913,888 in funds in 1987
($3,534,116); in-patient services $145,475
($131,988); out-patient service $34,182
($26,873); interest $19,259 ($17,305); dietary
recoverices $31,181 ($29,374).
Also at the annual board meeting, elec-
tions were held to name and reappoint
members to the board. Those chosen includ-
ed Bill Brand of RR2 Bayfield, Mike
Falconer, Bill Hearn and Al Jewson of Clin-
ton, Leen Rehorst of Tuckersmith Township
and Ed Watson of Blyth.
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Hullett votes
against Auburn
sidewalks
HULLETT TWP - Council here discussed
the idea of sidewalks being placed in Auburn
during their May .5 meeting.
They decided to agree with West
Wawanosh in their thoughts that now is not
the proper time to install sidewalks. Two
reasons cited were that there may be possi-
ble drainage problems on main street, and
later there might be a chance of government
funding for the job.
The motion to pay the building inspector
$24 per call plus $35 a morning once a week
in the township office at his discretion was
passed by council.
A bylaw to impose special annual
drainage rates upon land in respect to which
money is borrowed under the Tile Drainage
Act 1971, in the amount of $4,200 was passed.
During their May 19 meeting council ac-
cepted the petition for the Kennedy Drain
and named Henry Centen of R.J. Burnside
and Associates as the engineer to bring in
the preliminary report.
Another drainage petition, from Pat
Hunking and Tony Verburg, was also ac-
cepted. Mr. Centen was chosen as the
engineer to bring in the interim report.
The clerk was instructed by council to
prepare a bylaw to erect street signs in the
Village of Londesboro and to designate a
particular number for each lot.
Tenders will be called for road construc-
tion on Concessions 12 and 13 from Sideroad
35-36, west to County Road 8. The tenders
will also include work on Sideroad 40-41,
from the end of Concession 13 to County
Road 25. Tenders are to be in the hands of
the road superintendent by June 16 at 12
p.m.
Huron roads
receive extra
$536,500.
HURON COUNTY - An extra $536,500 has
been allocated for projects in the Huron -
Middlesex Riding, MPP Jack Riddell an-
nounced on June 4 on behalf of the Minister
of Transportation and Communications, Ed
Fulton.
The additional municipal subsidy alloca-
tions are being made available as a result of
the budget promise of May 20 to improve the
municipal and provincial road system in
Ontario.
"These funds represent a significant con-
tribution to the transportation system in
Huron -Middlesex and show the Ontario
government's commitment to maintaining
roads and highways as generators of
economic growth and as links for families
and emergency services," Mr. Riddell said.
Projects included in the new supplemen-
tary allocations are: Town of Clinton -
municipal drain, $35,500; Town of Goderich -
Highway 8 connecting link, resurfacing,
$153,000; Town of Parkhill - George Street
Drain, $70,000; Town of Seaforth - Highway
8 connecting link, resurfacing, $130.000;
Stephen Township - Tandem truck, $27,500;
Tuckersmith Township - New municipal
garage, $72,500; Usborne Township -
Culvert on municipal drains, $43,500;
Adelaide Township - Sidewalks on County
Road 39 in Strathroy and County Road 6 in
Kerwood, $2,250 each.
WEEKLY WEATHER
1987
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3 25 16
4 18 10
5 20 8
6 21 4
7 29 15
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1986
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20 1
26 6
18 13
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21 8
Rain 2 mm