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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1979-11-29, Page 6responsibility to higher governments". "That's how the Ministry steps in and says this is this and that is that," warned Wheeler. Former Goderich mayor Deb Shewfelt, also a board member, said he felt the hospital board should go on record as being opposed to the new bylaw. He said it has many ramifications, and could "open the door" to similar reaction from the local municipalities. Bill Alcock, deputy clerk -treasurer for Huron County reviewed the matter from the county viewpoint. Alcock said the county felt it was "pretty easy" for the •Ministry to ap- prove building ' and renovation programs if it had not any responsibility for payment. "The county wanted something a little tighter," he said. Gerry Ginn, a former warden of Huron County, said a committee com- posed of representatives from all the hospitals in Huron, had been formed to decide on the priority of building and renovation programs in the county, and to take some responsibility for determining which are worthy projects and which are not. He stated he was concerned that this committee had' "ab- dicated its respon- sibility" in this matter. Former hospital board chairman Jo Berry said it was not the mandate of that committee to PAGE 6 --GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1979 Hospital reps to discuss county financing method A meeting of representatives from the five hospitals in Huron County is to be held Thursday evening (tonight) to discuss among other things, the new bylaw passed by Huron County Council which changes the method of county financing for approved hospital building programs. The county bylaw now only allows money to be paid to hospitals un- dertaking building programs in which the Ontario Ministry of Health is participating in a financial way. • Previously, the county provided up to 25 percent of building and renovation costs which had been approv"e-d by the Ministry, whether or not the Ministry was paying a portion of the expenses. Board member Bob Dempsey, risking a conflict of interest because he is' a county employee, said he felt the county's •bylaw was perhaps too restrictive. He said the proposed new psychiatric unit at AM&G.. may well be A project for which the hospital will have to go to the communities for financial support, although at the present moment this has not been considered. As things now stand, the Ministry will not be participating financially in this project. Don Wheeler, a former municipal councillor, said he agreed with Dempsey. He said he saw it as "liical government abdicating its local Community disaster ,.Tanto be coordinated determine the worthiness ofbuilding and renovation projects. "How in the world can - e say the project at another hospital is not worthy, when we know we'r-e going to need that hospital's support when we go to the county for funds?" asked Mrs. Berry. "Then how in the world do you expect policitians to make wise decisions about how the money ' should be handed out if the committee isn't prepared to do this work?" asked Ginn. Board members are now waiting for a report from this week's meeting of the five --••hospital's representatives before making • any further recommendations regarding the county's new bylaw. Don Wheeler, a. new board member at Alexandra Marine and General Hospital, volunteered Monday evening to -assist the Community ,. Services Committee, chaired by Gerry Ginn, another new board rrieniber,to co. ordinate.'" a wor�cale community disaster emergency plan. Wheeler told the board the Mississauga Incident was a good example of reasons why a disaster plan is so vital in every community, including Goderich. The former military officer ,said -it was im- portant that the hospital be the focal point in the case of a disaster, and said it was essential that all agencies in the community with emergency plans, have those plans co-ordinated with the hospital's plan. "I suggest the hospital board take the lead in this matter," said Wheeler. "We should integrate existing plans so we are. not acting singly but as a cohesive unit," said Wheeler. "It will take a lot of co-ordination and we will have to . have vie guMI' mbetln The existing disaster plan at AM&G was developed in co-operation with the Bluewater Centre for, the Developmentally Han- dicapped, but only recently was.updated. 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