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Home My WebLink AboutThe Wingham Advance Times, 1995-07-05, Page 3Ali MY 5, i$$5 THE WINSITAIMADVANCETINES contest winners Continued from front page businesses and citizens could drop off their tires." Second place went to Tanya Bauer, of Wingham, who suggested 'the need for a health gym/massage therapy centre. "A health gym...could offer many different services in one. The gym could promote fitness and staying fit and in shape." Third place went to Roxy Berg- man and Jeremy Van Keulen, stu- dents at F.E. Madill. They felt a service that was needed in Wing - ham that currently does not exist here is a 24-hour gas bar. "Our community needs this be- cause motorists need a reliable sta- tion that can assist Chem throughout the night. These people may need gas, oil, and other various products that will make their trip safe and worry free." The pair pointed out that the closest 24-hour station is in Clin- ton. Other entries included the fourth place suggestion of Chad Haggitt and Ed Courtney, who suggested a local hockey camp' or school. Fifth place went to Bethany Ed- gar who submitted a total of 11 ide- as. Next week, the Advance -Times will profile some of these business- es and the potential for develop- ment in Wingham. .•� �_Eaa'.1 Trailer moved. —Airier the owner of the Teeswater property, where this trailer was parked; was threatened with charges under the village zoning bylaw, the trailer was moved to the main street of Teeswater into the parking lot of the old Vendome Hotel. The trailer is owned by Flora Nabrotzky and used for her business, "Flora's Flowers". The trailer will most certainly be a topic for discussion at the next meeting of Tees - water council, to be held Monday, July 10. Recruitment will be difficult Continued from front page Of biggest note was the trend of graduating physicians shy away from emergency room coverage and obstetrics. He said the majority of claims against practicing doctors come from those two areas and have forced doctors to make harsh decisions about service. • Insurance rates for doctors pro- viding ER. coverage have also sky- rocketted in light of the litigation trends, making it more financially restraining for doctors to' provide that service. Dr. Hanlon said the trend of the past 10 years of growing govern- ment intervention into the medical practice has left Ontario in dire straits. Add to that the reputation the media have built, physicians no longer want to practice in the prov- ince and are leaving for more fertile and friendly grounds. Ontario, unlike other provinces and states, will not provide a billing number to offshore physicians, meaning those who earned a medi- cal degree overseas, in the United States, or even our own nation are not allowed to practice here. The WDH Chief of Staff was so- licited to come to Canada from his native Ireland several years ago. That practice changed two years ago under the NDP. • Dr. Hanlon struck a few nerves when he went on to say that with Children's Day...Over 100 children visited The Gift Chest on Thursday, as the store held Children's Day. Andrew Hodge poses as he gets his caricature done by caricaturist Adam Holbrough. the greater number of women grad- uating from medical school in On- tario, the worse the situation will get. He said the new physicians no longer want to Maintain a rural life- style and seek the bright lights of the cities. In addition, women, he said, often will follow their spouse in their careers and do not want to work full time. The Chief of Staff made it clear that communities like Wingham will continue to struggle to attract physicians. Communities as 'such have little to offer, he said, and are too far,inland to use the lake as a drawinfeature. "Eighty communities in Ontario are looking for doctors. the resourc- es in Wingham are limited as com- pared to Goderich or Colling- wood," he said. Physicians in Listowel, he added, live in ,Water- loo and travel to work. "There are no easy solutions," Dr. Hanlon said. "Radical changes are coming in the future. I don't think there will be a hospital every 20 miles." Dr. Hanlon said the time has come for hospitals to examine how the deliver ER coverage and edu- cate patients on the purpose behind the service. Drop-in clinics may re- lieve some of the pressure felt in the ER. When consulting with the physi- cians under „the strategic planning process, Pietrek said the concern from them • was the need to educate the gpvernment on rural physicians issues and medical associations, In the region, people are begin- ning to move to other hospitals due to the lack of doctors in Wingham. Brussels residents, she said, have started towards Seaforth for exam- ple. . ..' :.• ,moi Face painting...was just one of the activities planned for youngsters at Canada Day celebrations last weekend at Teeswater. Julie Lamont and Carolyn Falconer paint Ashley Cer- son's and Whitney MacDonald's faces, while Ashley Lamont watches from behind. WDH Chief Executive Officer Lloyd Koch said the board and hos- pital have identified five areas where the strategic plan will focus: improving communication, physi- cian recruitment, improving obstet- rics, establishing a medical clinic, (tied in with recruitment) and de- veloping relationships with tertiary care facilities. In terms of recruitment, ' he said, the search committee is aiming at two doctors.. In addition, they are • examining the potential incentive possibilities to aid in that process. Despite the bleak picture.present- ed at, the session, Pietrek pointed out that 90 per cent of the patients' treated and surveyed had responded they were pleased with the care they received at WDH. Ninety- three per cent reported the hospi- tal's services met their needs and 93 per cent couldn't make any rec- ommendations on service. However, 97 per cent of the sur- veyed patients felt the need was greatest to keep 24 hour emergency service. The idea of developing Wing - ham as a regional centre was dis- cussed as well. Part of the difficulty in that concept, as stated at the ses- sion, was the narrow approach of the District Health Councils' ap- proach to preserving their own are- as. Wingham is on the fringe under the Huron -Perth DHC and too far removed for the Bruce -Grey DHC, despite the obvious geography' be- tween Owen Sound and London. The strategic plan will be final- ized over the summer and present- ed at the September board meeting. 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