The Goderich Signal-Star, 1987-06-21, Page 3u it News
osital to
test spring
disaster lan
Members of the Alexandra Marine and
General Hospital's Board of Governors
learned from hospital administrator, Ken
Engelstad, of a mock disaster planned for
the spring at the boar d's June meeting held
Monday evening at the hospital.
Engelstad informed the members that the
hospitab's Disaster Planning Committee is
currently in the process of revising and up-
dating the hospital disaster plan.
"A number of changes are evident with
regard to the plan in its present form," he
noted.
The conunittee is already planning a
mock disaster for the spring of 1988.
"We're looking at a mock bus disaster
with 20 to 45 casualties," Engelstad explain-
ed, .adding this will test the hospital's
disaster plan skills.
In other business, it was noted by
Engelstad that an evaluation of the
Goderich Cornmunity Psychiatric Service
had been completed by a Ministry -of Health
representative. •• •
Fern Dezenhouse, program co-ordinator
from the Community Mental Health Pro-
grams Branch of the Ministry of Health,
was in town June 11 to evaluate the service.
She met with staff, clients, clients' families
and other agencies in the area as well aS
with hospital board chairman Richard and Ot-
tewell and .administrator Ken Engelstad.,.
"Miss Dezenhouse indicated that she was
pleased °with the. program," Engelstad
noted in his report, adding that 'a written
evaluation will follow shorty and will be
presented to the board at that time.
The hospital is also looking into the
possibility of forming a Foundation to con-
trol the capital investments of the hospital
and to act as the fund raising organization.
Hospital administration personnel are
currently looking into•the advantages and
disadvantages of such a formation: . A
reconune'ndational report will be presented
to the hospital's finance committee in the
fall of 1987.
Stan Connelly, chairman of the property .
Committee, informed the board of the com•
-
mittee's approval of two equipment' pur-
chases. These includea lab microscope and
a mobilization table for ,the physio -therapy
department.
These were on the r•apital budget and
were purchased for under the budgeted
amount," he said.
The board was also informed by Connelly
of the renovation project stage. He noted
that all projects are advancing successfully
and are on schedule.
In closing, the board members were made
aware of the appointment of Joyce Shack,
director of nursing at the hospital, to the
presidency of the College of Nurses, a
regulatory body which governs registration
requirements of Ontario, nurses. (For a
story on this, seethe front page of the Com-
munity section. )
"This is a prestigious appointment and we
offer her our congratulations," Engelstad
.said.
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Mark Sully, vice-president of Marketing at Champion Road Machinery Ltd. signs a contra( t
with Garry R. Howes, of Banbury Engineering, making them the company's : offical
distributer of Champion products in Australia. (photo ,by 'Patrick Kaftis)
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After an absence of several years from
the marketplace down under, Champion
Road Machinery Ltd. will resume selling
motor graders in Australia.
• Although Champion once maintained a
strong presence in the grader market .in
Australia (there are still about 400 of the
company's graders operating there) they
had slipped through the 1980's to the point
Where none had been sold there in the past
three or four years.
On June 18, Mark. Sully, Champion vice-
president in charge of marketing, signed a
deal with Banbury Engineering, a division
of Petersville Industrial Ltd., Australia,
making them Champion distributor in that
country.
Banbury Engineering, which also
distributes heavy machinery from Britain
and 'Nest Germany, among other coun-
tries;agreed with Champion the time was
right- for the company to return to the
Austalian market. Banbury General
Manager Garry R. Howes said a lower
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Canadian dollar and a "new range of
Champion products," should help the corn
party's foreign sales.
- Howes also said making Champion
known again in Austalia will be a "slow,
building process.
"When a market's been neglected for a
period of time it's not easy to start back
up. However, because they (Champion •
products) are competitively priced, that.
should help us quite a bit," said Lowes. ,
'Howes said the Australian grader
market generally varies between sales of
from 300 to 500 unit sales per year. 'Phis
year has 'been slow however, and he
predicts "it won't be arty higher. than 350,
possibly lower than 300". '
Whatever the total market, 'Howes said
his company is setting their sites on im-
mediately grabbing 10 to 15 per cent ,of it
for"Champion. •
"In the long run, I think we can get it up
to 25 ..per cant, the same as ( champion's
market share) in America."
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