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Changes coming to regional acute stroke care
Treatment to be consolidated
to four designated centres
Dave Flaherty
Postmedia Network
Changes are coming to
where acute stroke patients
will receive treatment in the
region.
Through its clinical ser-
vices planning initiative, the
South West Local Health
Integrated Network (LHIN)
will consolidate acute stroke
care into four designated
stroke centres (DSC) across
its cover region.
Acute stroke care is cur-
rently being provided at 27
hospitals across the LHIN.
Through the consolida-
tion, care currently provided
at seven hospitals located in
the Huron -Perth region,
including Alexandra Marine
and General Hospital
(AMGH) in Goderich, will be
transferred to the DSC at
Huron -Perth Healthcare
Alliance (HPHA) in Strat-
ford. Telestroke services
available at AMGH will con-
tinue, meaning the hospital
will no longer admit stroke
patients but will stabilize the
patient and send them to the
DSC in Stratford.
Kelly Gillis, senior director
of system design and inte-
gration with the LHIN, said
the changes are being made
with goal of "achieving the
best possible outcomes after
a stroke" and making sure
"patients are admitted to a
DSC so they can receive spe-
cialized care that best meets
practice guidelines."
Gillis said many of the
smaller hospitals currently
providing acute stroke care
treat a very small number of
patients and having the DSC
will allow the LHIN to con-
centrate more resources to
providing specialized care.
"Having a small hospital
getting 10 stroke patients a
year makes it difficult to
maintain those specialized
skills," Gillis said.
The proposed changes
were presented at the June 8
county council meeting,
causing some concern to
council members.
Goderich Mayor Kevin
Morrison wondered what
support would be provided
to patients and family mem-
bers who have to travel to
Stratford.
Gillis said the LHIN would
make sure the proper
resources are available to
help stroke victims when
they do return to their own
communities.
South Huron Deputy
Mayor David Frayne asked if
inclement winter weather
and possible closures of
local roads such as Hwy. 8
and Hwy. 21 were consid-
ered and whether smaller
hospitals would be able to
care for a patient until they
can be transported to the
DSC.
Gillis said all local hospi-
tals will still "play a role" in
stroke stroke, noting that if a
patient comes in the ER at
their local hospital, they
would be initially treated at
that location and eventually
transported by ambulance
would be sent to Stratford.
She also told council that
they do not anticipate these
changes to affect funding or
staffing at any hospitals in
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The LHIN's clinical ser-
vices planning initiative has
also addressed vision care
and endoscopic services.
No changes will be made
to where these services are
available.
Cataract surgery is cur-
rently available at Clinton
Public Hospital and endo-
scopic services are currently
available in Goderich, Clin-
ton and Seaforth.
The clinical services plan-
ning also addressed the
future of complex continu-
ing care and rehabilitation.
As a result of the HPHA's
Vision 2013, work was
undertaken for the realloca-
tion of nine rehab beds to
Seaforth Community Hospi-
tal and the overall decrease
of six complex continuing
care beds across HPHA sites.
The planning was handled
by a leadership forum, which
consisted of CEOs of 19
hospitals within the region,
the CEO of the South West
Community Care Access
Centre and the South West
LHIN.
Gillis said the announced
changes would be imple-
mented over a multi-year
span from 2015 to 2017.
Council also passed a
motion to form a working
relationship between the
county and regional
hospitals.
Karen Davis, CEO and
president of AMGH had
indicated officials at the
Goderich hospital were
interested in working closer
with Huron County.
After some discussion it
was decided it would be
beneficial to work closely
with all hospitals in Huron
County.
Council directed county
staff to prepare a report
regarding the potential
partnerships.
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