The Huron Expositor, 1972-05-04, Page 9SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MAY 11, 1912 - Second Section, Pages 9-16
A whole new era of service has been iatroduced at Seaforth
Community Hospital with the commencement of a prograin of
student nurse instructions. Groups of nurses from the Huron-
Perth School of Nursing, Stratford, spend a day each gaining
practical experience in Seaforth. Here with instructor, Suz-
anne Levesque RN, are (left) Donna Chamney, Nancy Bettery,
Louise Grawburg, Mise Levesque, Rose Marie Baillargeon,
Jennifer Cole and Marilyn Ducharme. (stall photo)
eaforth cornm unity hospital
services continue to increase
of,$437. As a result, additional
storm drainage capacity has been
made available to the hospital
property.
He referred to,the success of
the Home Care Propgram which
had been initiated during the year
in Seaforth. ..„
Mr. Longstaff expressed ap-
preciation to the medical staff
the -hospital staff and the Wom-
en's Hospital Auxiliary for their
coopere,tion during the year.
During the meeting greetings
were extended by area reeves,
Alan Campbell, McKillop, and
Hugh Flynn, Hullett and Reeve
John Flannery, Seaforth. The
meeting discussed the require-
ments for -continued financial
Administrator recalls history •
of Seaforth hospital
Operations show increase during -year
STATISTICAL REPORT
1966
1,215
13,336
123
36
10.3
81.0%
• 381
1,723
2,005
108,655
58
$ 15,246
5,226
213,207
35(1,923
1967
-1,259
12,985
126
35
79.0%
422
2,286
2,340
142,505
59
$ 20,181
• 8,098
266,504
427,4'74
1968
1,380
13,724
133
37
10.5
83.0%
515
3,602
3,142
161,695
64
$ 26,529
14,540
312,771
527,101
1969
1,406
13,149
136
36
8.2
88.0%
605
4,1:64
3,640
183,026
67
$ 23,810
14,003
336,291
602,944
1970
1,411
11,903
117
33
8.9
76.7%
995
5,140
4,112
182,830
95
$ 23,156
13,64'7
405,282
641,785
1971
1,271
11,852
102
33
9.0
76.0%
1,018
4,491
4,132
162,235
96
$ 22,659
14,756
443 765
693,845
Admissions
Patient Days
Births
Daily Average No.of Patients
AVerage Length of stay
Percentage Occupancy
Number of Operations
Out-Patient Visits
Aay Examinations
Pounds of Laundry
Number of Employees
Cost of Drugs & M•edicine
Cost of Medical & Surgical
Supplies
Salaries & Wages
Total Cost of Operation
Donations - Hospital
Auxiliary
Municipal Grants
Capital Expense
- Hibbert ($50.00); Tuckersmith (150.00);
Morris ($87,00); Grey ($60.00); Hullett ($111.00)
3,837 1,450
721 468
72,667 19,711
assistance on the part of munic-
panties and organizatiops since
the provinoe provides nothing for
working capital or fupds with
which to provide for replacement
or construction.
' Reports were presented by
chairman of standing commi-
tees. The meeting elected as
directors„ J.M. Scott, Mrs. Jos-
• eph McConnell, Dr. Wm. Thomp-
son and A.Y. McLean. Malcolm
McKellar was elected honorary
chairman.
At • a subsequent meeting of
the board Mrs. McConnell was
elected president succeeding Mr.
Longstaff who retired after two
years in office.
Mrs. Joseph McConnell who
has been elected president of
Elie board of Seaforth Community
Hospital.
Hospitals
began with
soldier care
4,
Seaforth Community Hospital
STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES - DECEMBER 31, 1971
(with comparative figures for 1970)
ASS E TS:
Inventory
Accounts Receivable 0.H.S.C.$35,206
Other 13,514
• • -1971 , 1970
,8I
Tk
_ and to view the hospital facilities on
CKNX Radio will broadcast fromAhe Hospital from
2 p.m. 'to 4 p.m, and feature interviews with staff,
patients and visitors.
the occasion of the annual
HOSPITAL DAY
• 48,720 •
Less allowance for 'bad debts 3,000 •
Investments
Cash on hand and in bank
45,720
10,000
3,783
51,645
3,328
Total Liquid Assets
Prepaid expense
Fixed aiSets, 'buildings, plant, etc.
82;7'34
. 1,413
• $892,135
.77,887
1,070
$ 915,444
EXPENSES (wages in brackets) • SPECIAL SERVICES
Operating Room
Radiology
Pharmacy
Laboratory
Ambulance
Medical ,
Electrocardiograph •
, WAGES
Nurses 210,014 218,540
Management 40,509 35,666
Plant .1. • • 34,344 . 31,766 . / Other 158,899 119,751
. EMp. Pension & Group Ins. 18,881 16,047
Medical . 11,056 9,338
'GENERAL SERVICES
Dietary
Housekeeping.
Laundry -
„Linen
OTHER EXPENSES
Administration
Stationery, Print, etc. '
Office, Postage, Phone, etc.
Light, Heat & Water
Insurance & Taxes
Workmen's Compensation
Repairs &,Maintenance
Tra.vell1Expenses
Other General Expenses
Total Liabilities
Net Woqh Surplus
Total Liabilities & Net Worth
Liquid Assets
Current Liabilities
LIABILITIES
Bank Loan
Outstandiug cheques
Accounts payable
Mortgage payment due within one Year
Liquid Surplus or Working Capital
Total current liabilities....
Mortgage payable beyond one year
PATIENT DAYS.
REVENUE
Standard ward:
Preferred Accommodation ......
Out-Patient Service .0
otal "Assets •
Gross Operating Profit
Other Jncome Profit before Dep.
•
DEPRECIATION •
Equipment & Furnishings 20,849
Building & Land Imp. 20,599
Service Equipment 2,434
Excess of Expenses over Revenue
(36,932) 26,092
(26,355) 3,232
(12,368) ' 716
3,584
-
1971 • 1970
(24,000) 1,103 500
(15,728) 24,518 22,181
( 2,799) 37,414 38,740
(12,505) 20,908 24,533
(18,974) 76 66
(10,792) 709 306
( 792) 1,844 2,835
OPERATING STATEMENT FOR 19i1
(With Comparative Figures for 1970)
5,686
2,986
6,988
18,703
917
2,175
12,693
2,119
4,966
7,480
3,885
6191 5
15,665 .
"847
1,750
• 7,000
1,745
5,344 5'7,233
27,426
3,161
2,238
. 43,115
142,657
$976,282
82,734. '
43,115
$976,282
$ 9,884
$651,132
24,109
. a 1
790,510
185,772
$589,419
17,856
71,966
39,619"
473,703
Nil.
Nil.
38,815
4,300
675,241
•
43,882
86,572
11,852
1971
$994,401
204,520
789,881
$994,401
77,887
57,528
1970
11,993
$554,708
17,171
60,693
$605,316
27,256
9,561
20,359
431,108
632,572
43,609
50,631
34,420
89,161
•••••410441141*~~1144~1,104..***.:**####################
Nil.
1,956
41,261_,
• 14,311
57,528 t
.146,992
Reports for
finance
com Mee
W. D. Stepheason, chairMan
of the Finance Committee pre-
sented a joint report covering
the activitieS of that committee
and of the property committee.
It will be noted in the finan-
cial Statement that during 1971
we have $10,000 invested. This
sum will be expended very shortly
to cover costs of the contract
for $24,000 awarded to Frank
Kling Ltd. for changing the
boilers from oil to gas, auto-
matic fire door closing deviees,
raiding the chimney, intercom
system in the operating theatres
and other minor alterations. The
0..H.S.C. 'will be paying two-
,thirds of this cost leaving the
Hospital to pay the balance.
Also during 1971 we entered
into • an agreement with Agnew,
peckham and Associates to work
with us on a Master Program
and Master Plan. This study
will cos t approximately $6,500,
of which ,the 0.H.S.C. will pay
two..thirdS.
During the past few years we
found that' space was becoming
more acute for storing of rec-
ords. Therefore, in 1971, we
purchased a -microfilm Reader
Printer. With this machine we
will be microfilming all med-
ical records over 5 years old ,
....thereby gubstaMially reducing'
our storage requirements..
In looking over our statis-
tics we find that "our patient
days and births are down from
1970 and below our 1971 budget.
t As a , result of these reductions,
it was necessary during 1971
to watch our expenses very care-
fully and reduce them' where-
ver possible. At the end of the
year we were approximately
$30,000 below our operating bud-.
get. These funds were returned
to the O.H.S.C.
One of the main factors con-
tributing to this decrease is that
the suecessor to Dr. Town, for-
merly of Mitehell, isusingStrat-
ford Hospital rather than Sea-
forth. Another important factor
affecting the decrease is the
decline in births. In 1971 we had
102 babies born in the Hospital
compared to 142 in 1965. How-
ever, it should oe noted that to
date our 1972 patient days showed
an increase over 1970 and 1971,
and that we areapproaching the
high' reached in 1969.
Although our •statistics show
a decrease in activity, we spent
$19,711 on capital equipment dur-
ing 1971. We are adding new
equipment as We progress and
replacing existing equipment
which has become unserviceable,
During 1972 we expect to spend
$3,000 or $4,000 on new equip-
ment for our Physiotherapy De-
partment.
Ma:nagemerif: - Mrs. Joseph
'McConnell, Chairman; Clayton
Looby, Donald Stephenson, Rob-
ert Wilson, John Longstaff and
Andrew Y. McLean.
Property: - Robert Wilson,
Chairman; James M. Scott, John
Modeland, Dave Cornish, Earl
Dick and John JeWitt.
, Finance; - Dopald Stephenson,
dlairman;, Clifford Dunbar, Mis.
Sheila Morton, Mrs. `Audrey Mc-
Llwain.,
Campaign- Follow Up: - John
Modeland, Chairman; Andrew Y.
McLean and John Longstaff.
Ptiblic Relations: - Miss Alice
Reid, Chairman; Victor Lee;
Walter Shortreed; Ralph Mc-
Niehol; Mrs. Audrey McLlwain.
- Clayton Loolvr
,Chairnian; Andrew Y. McLean.
Perth-Huron Regional Sehool
of Nursing: - Robert Wilson and
Gordon G. McKenzie.
Lloyd Hoggarth is Secretary
and Gordon Q. McKenzie is Ad-
ministrator - Treasurer.
Administrator's Report
by G. G. McKenzie
This annual meeting repre-
sents 50 years of Hospital Service •
to the Seaforth and area resi-
dents.
The first HOspital established
'in Seaforth was a private one
operated by Mr. Alex A. McLen-
- nan in what is now Mr. John
Tremeer's apartment house on
Victoria Street. In October 1929
the board 'of Scott MemorialHos-
pital opened a new hospital, made
possible by a bequest of the tater, .
Ma the* and'William Scott, pion-
eer Tuckersmith farmers. Suti ,
sequently the board purchased the
MoLennan facilities. In the
late 1940's the Hospital was faced
with the problem of overcrowding
and in June of 1948 a new 27 bed
addition was built.
Again during•the 1960's over-
crowding presented, a serisAl'p
problem. However, the Board
decided that rather than attempt
tO remodel the existing facilities,
to purchase the present property
and build the Seaforth Community
Hospital at a cost of approxi-
mately $900,000. A quid( glance
at the 'past 50 years shows whaf
has been accomplished. Starting
'from a converted house we now
have 'one of the finest, well-
equipped, small hospitals .in the
Province. A -Hospital cannot
afford to stand still: It must be
continually seeking ways to im-•
prove patient care and to pro-
vide additional services as. re-
quired.
In the late 1960's and earlY
1970's the Provincial' Govern-
ment started discussing region-
alization of Hospitals in Ontario.
The Board felt that sooner or
later the Government would be
making decisions concerning the
future of small Hospitals. There-
fore, it was decided to 'part-
icipate in a role study of all
the Hospitals in Huron and Perth
Counties. This study was done
to determine the role each Hos-
pital should play in the Com-
munity. In this, study we re- '
ceiVed a very favonrable rec-
ommendation.. Following along
wit h the study, the Board de-
cided to take immediate action
on one of the major recom-
mendations - that of having a
master program and master plan
developed. The study has been
under way for some time and I
expect to have a report on it
before the end Of May 1972. Hope-
fully, the report will agree with
our thinking and spell out the
areas requiring expansion or
erior alterations.
I have attempted to show what
the Hospital has been doing kir
the' past 50 years and what it
plans to do 'in the future. Our
main concern is that we Continue
to progress and sup:Ay the best
possible care to the Communiti.
At this time I would like
to thank the Board, the Staff,
the Medical Staff, and the Wom-
en's Auxiliary for their assist-
ance during 1971,
Reports for
medical itaff
The report of the Medical
Staff was(presented by Dr. John
Underwoqd, the president of the
staff. The Medical Staff con-
sists of the following Doctors:
Active, 5; Courtesy, 6; Consult-
ing, 11; Dental, 5.
It is my privilege to report
to the Board of The Seaforth
Community Hospital at this An-
nual Meeting, the continuance. of
a high standard of medical care.
With this in view it is antici-
pated that at the beginning of
May 1972, daily Physiotherapy
will be added initially for in-
patients and then patients dis-
charged who have received phy-
siotherapy during their _hospital
stay.
It is also to be noted that there
has been a gradual incorporation
of the Home Care Plan as afur-
ther aid to complete rehabilita-
tion, especially the older'patient.
The Medical Community, in
an attempt to compensate for its
lack of a Coronary Care Unit
released Dr. Roger Whitman on a
`6 week course in the study and
interpretation of Electrocardio-
grams, which the Medical Staff
feels will bring us up to date
with the more recently involved
interpretation of E.C.G.'s in a
correlated definitive manage-
ment of • patients. The Medical
Staff is unanimous at this time•
in rejecting a full coronary unit
(Continued on page 12 )
Cities, states and rulers in
early times supported hospitals
as places of-rest and convales-
cence for surviVing wounded,
soldiers. Rich patricians and pat-
rons of the Holy Roman Empire
built -and endowed hospitals for
the poor-sick.' And so it con-
tinued up until the latter part
of the 19th Century, with most of
the hospitals operated as charity
institutions by religious orders'
and supported by donations of the
wealthy.
Although lackiiig modern hos-
pital techniques and a knowledge
of Infection control, these hbs-
pitals did offer 'tender and
usually loving, care to the sick.
Around the middle 1800's, how- .
ever, increasing numbers of pub-
lic institutions for indigents were
established. Too often they were
staffed by Underpaid, unskilled
and uncaring lay people who
treated- the siek and gave the
hospitala' of that day a blaek eye.
As medical and surgical
science progressed, along With
the acceptance of Florence
Nightingale's more orderly and
hygienic hospital methods, more
community hospitals were esta-
blished by grants from govern-
ments and by public-spirited citi-
zens who chipped in to build
needed health facilities. Despite
this government 'support, noW-
ever, hospitals were *still. con-
sidered primarily places of char-
ity, with the biggest share of
operating and building costs sup-
plied •by donations and fundrais-
ing drives.
As the growing complexity of
hospitals made them big busin-
ess, employing hundreds and
thousands of skilled and semi-
skilled workers, the hospital fre-
quently became the biggest build-
ing and the biggest employer in
town. The Steadily-rising Cost Of
(Continued on Page 12)
The Public is invite0 to attend. the
OPEN HOUSE
Members of the Board of
Seaforth Community Hospital
are:
Malcolm McKellar, Hon.
chairman; John Longstaff,
-mediate Past President; Mrs.
Joseph McConnell, President;
Clayton Looby, Vice-president;
Directors are:
James M. Scott, Andrew Y.
McLean, John Modeland, Donald
Stephenson, Mrs. Donald F.Mor-
ton, Mrs. John H. McLlwain,
Robert wilson, and Dr. William
J. Thompson.
Representatives of munici-
palities and organizations are:
John Jewitt, Hullett; Victor Lee,
Tuckersmith; Earl Dick, Hibb-
ert; David Cornish, Huron; Clif-
ford Dunbar, Grey; Walter R.
Shortreed, Morris; Ralph Mc-
-Nichol, McKillop; Miss Alice
Reid, Auxiliary; Rev. I-1.J. Ler-
agh, Seaforth; Dr. John Under-
wood, Medical Staff.
Committees are:
Seaforth Community Hospital
continues to serve a growing area
reports presented at the annual
meeting indicated.
President, John E. Longstaff
presided and reviewed activities
of the past year. He told the
meeting that the hospital consul-
tants, Agnew Peckham and assoc-
iates were engaged in the pre-
paration of a master programa'nd
plan as a guide for future devel-
opment of the hospital. ,
During the year' the bcillers
had been converted from oil to
gas as a result of recommenda-
tions of the air pollution control
people. The conversion and other
improvements, including. a new
operating room _call system had
been tarried out at a cost of
$24,000„ seventy-five per cent
of which is covered by grants.
He said the hospital .had been
involved in Seaforth drainage
scheme no. 1 with an assessment
A wCiliary
raiss $3000
Reporting for the Women's
Auxiliary, the president, Mrs.
Irene Bennet said the auxiliary
had contributed $3,405\) during
.the year to provide hospital
equipment. This included a bi r d
respirator, croupette and the re-
furnishing of a semi-private
room.
Special assistance had been
-rendered at Christmas and in
familiarizing younger children.
with 'hospital procedures.
She said the auxiliary planned
to continue its various fundrais-
ing activities so that it could
continue to assist in maintaining
a well-equipped hospital.
Members of the board
$ 6,792