The Wingham Advance-Times, 1965-11-18, Page 20Ps o 12 WW1 Thursday, Nov. 18, 1965
Accreditation Discussed
By Hospital Directors
The subject of accreditation
was under discussion at the
meeting of the directors of the
Wingham and District Hospital
on Friday evening, when Chair-
man R. B. Cousins occupied
the chair,
Accreditation of a hospital
indicates that the institution
has achieved a high standard of
performance in all departments.
The local hospital has been
making a series of improve-
ments over a period of years in
an attempt to achieve the nec-
essary standards and become
fully accredited. Mrs. I. Mor-
rey, the hospital administrator,
said that lack of specialized
staff members is the present
hold-up. In order to become
accredited the hospital must
have a pharmacist, physiothera-
pist and the services of a path-
ologist. At present the autop-
sy rate is not high enough.
Dr. J. McKim, Dr. W.A.
Crawford and some of the board
members expressed the opinion
that there is little point in ask-
ing for an accreditation survey
until the building program is
completed and hospital services
are back on normal schedule.
Mrs. Morrey disagreed and fav-
ored asking for a survey soon.
She pointed out in the report to
the board that a survey this
year will cost the hospital $300
and next year it will be $400.
STATISTICS
Figures for the month of Oc-
tober showed 167 discharges,
15 births, 7 deaths, 92 opera-
tions, 144 outpatients, 299 x-
rays, 1 B.M.R., '788 labora-
tory tests, 28 E. C. G.'s, 64 at
cancer clinic, 1 post mortem.
Daily average of patients in the
hospital was 75.
Mrs. Morrey also reported
that the hospital staff had held
a bake sale which had raised
$175.00 which will be applied
to the fund for the purchase of
furnishings for the solarium. A
gift sale is planned for next
month.
Her report also mentioned
several department heads and
staff members who merit special
mention because of the fine
way in which their work has
been handled, despite handi-
caps created by the current
building program. They were:
Miss Zina Hopwood, director of
nursing and the nursing staff;
Mrs. Janet Fielding, director
of the training school; Mrs,
Laura Gowdy, the housekeeper
and her staff; Mrs. Leone Cam-
eron, medical records; Mrs.
Leneita Statia, diet supervisor
and her staff; Jim Lee, the che£
and his cooks; Willie Vander-
woude, laboratory; Howard Sher
bondy, office manager; and
Peter Norman, chief engineer
and the laundry and mainten-
ance staffs, as well as Mrs.
Clara Harrison, secretary.
FINANCE COMM.
Barry Wenger, chairman of
the finance committee, dealt
with the reports from that de-
partment, indicating that the
hospital had operated well with-
in the budget. Daily average
cost per patient during the
month was $21.97. Next year's
budget indicates an expected
daily rate of $25.20.
It was reported that the first
grant from the County of Huron
for the building program will be
received in December of this
year in the amount of $65, 000
and a similar amount will be
paid a year later.
PROPERTY COMM.
E. E. Walker reported for
MRS. RICHARD LEVAN and Mrs. Ross
Nicholson, Grade I teacher, discuss the
work of little Sally LeVan as her brothers,
Bruce and Bill, look on during open house
at the Wingham school last week.
—Advance -Times Photo.
the property committee and
submitted rough sketches of
work proposed for the former
nurses' residence building which
is now used as a training school
for the students taking the reg-
istered nursing assistants' course.
The hospital's architects have
looked over the building and
advised that some $48, 480
would be required to renovate
the present structure. As an al-
ternative the report indicated
that the building could be en-
tirely removed and replaced by
a new one for $50,960.
There was considerable dis-
cussion on the subject, some
board members expressing the
opinion that further informa-
tion is needed on the question
of how the project would be
financed. The committee's
report rec,mmended further
study.
Another recommendation
contained in the property com-
mittee's report was that the
residence owned by the hospi-
tal immediately north of the
training school be demolished.
The house has been rented un-
til recently, but an examin-
ation of the building indicated
that the costs involved in mo-
dernizing the heating system,
etc. could not be justified by
the expected income. The
committee was authorized to
proceed with the demolition.
The building committee
chairman, Robert Gibson, re-
ported that repairs had been
made on the boiler room to
remedy a wet floor condition.
The major portion of the cost
of this work was borne by the
contractor who had done the
original work in boiler room
rennovations. He also reported
that progress on the general
$16,6A0,000 Costs
In Next Ten Years
GODERICH—It will cost Hur-
on County $16,600,00 over the
next 10 years to bring -its "de-
sirable" road system up to ac-
cepted standards and maintain
it adequately. This is one of
the big facts presented to coun-
cil in the recently completed
road needs study. The proposed
improvements cover only roads
and bridges classified by the
highways department as "intol-
erable",
"We are spending $400, 000
a year on construction, and
should be spending over $1,000,-
000," County Engineer James
Britnell said. His illusion was
to expenditure met from coun-
ty rates. The financial state-
ment to Sept. 30 shows $1, -
277,142 spent, with $814,802
payable by the Province.
The road committee, in a
report presented by Reeve Grant
Stirling, Goderich Township,
recommended that the present
mill rate of 8.75 be held and
reviewed when departmental
road policies are made known.
contract on the hospital is satis-
factory and it is expected the
building will be completely
closed in within the next two
weeks.
NEW DOCTOR.
Dr. W. A. Crawford, re-
porting for the medical staff,
recommended the acceptance
of an application from Dr. John
McKenzie, who is setting up a
practice in Brussels. The appli-
cation was approved.
The report of the Auxiliary
contained the information that
this organization is now in
charge of the show case and
tuck shop at the hospital.
Certificate No. 4 in the
amount of $45, 026 was passed
for partial payment to the gen-
eral contractors.
"Future road committees and
councils," the report stated,
"should consider increasing the
road levy, as the present 8.76
will not permit the county to
undertake all the work on roads
and bridges deemed deficient
according to departmental re-
quirements."
e-quirements."
The committee toured the
county system and has now list-
ed seven projects, totalling
28.25 miles, without indicating
the construction year. Reeve
Stirling said the committee
found a planning program of not
more than five years.
"Our decision to limit our
program to five years' work at
the present mill rate forced us
to draw the line at 28 miles,"
the report stated. "If the mill
rate is increased, or if money
is made available in the form
of development roads, this pro-
gram should be added to im-
mediately in order to keep the
program five years in advance."
The committee expects to
call a contract for the second
phase of -the development road
in Crediton area early in 1966.
It will be from Khiva Comers
to Highway 81.
TRIAL BY ORDEAL
In former times Europeans
suspected of crimes were often
tested by various ordeals and
were judged innocent if un-
harmed. In the ordeal by fire,
the accused walked barefoot
over coals of fire. In the judg-
ment of the bier, a murdered
person was placed on a bier
and the accused had to touch
him. If the dead body changed
position or Yoamed at the
mouth, guilt was established.
Witch suspects were subjected
to trial by cold water. If she
sank, she was thought innocent.
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