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Annual meeting of Hospital Association
Official opening, new training school
will be highlights of Centennial year
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early years was only three or
four patients at a time and the
daily rates were $1,00 for adults
and 6 0 0 for children, The hos-
pital also operated a training
school for nurses for several
years, until the Ontario govern-
ment standardized training pro-
cedures and eliminated the
smaller hospitals as training
centres.
There were five supervisors
prior to Mrs. Morrey's arrival in
1942. By that time the hospi-
tal had grown to a capacity of
18 beds, with an average pa-
tient population of 10. There
were three nurses on staff. She
recounted the difficulties which
had been faced in those earlier
times.
In 1945 the first major addi-
tion was made to the hospital
with a 33-bed addition at a
cost of $125, 000, paid for
largely by the residents of Wing-
barn. Later on a building at
the rear of the hospital on Cath-
erine. St. was purchased and en-
larged as a nurses' residence.
Still another wing was added to
the hospital in 1955, to include
a chronic patients' wing, the
first in this part of the province.
This year will see the cul-
mination of the present build-
ing and renovating program,
designed chiefly to provide up-
to-date administrative and ser-
vice areas. Mrs. Morrey then
described the new building and
told what each area of the struc-
ture is used for. Those in at-
tendance at the meeting were
invited to the hospital dining
room for refreshments and a
tour of the building at the con-
clusion of the business session.
There was a fair attendance.
for the annual meeting of the
Wingham and District Hospital
Association last Friday evoning,
Held in the recreation room of
the former nurses' residence,
the meeting was chaired by R, E.
Cousins, of Brussels, president
of the Association,
In his address to the meeting
Mr. Cousins spoke of the past
year as cite of complete transi-
tion from the old to the new.
He said that original planning
called for the opening of the
new and renovated sections of
the hospital in October of last
year but that successive delays
have made the official opening
more likely for the middle of
June this year. He also pointed
out that the original budget for
the building program had been
exceeded by several thousand
dollars, ancRaternizecl the places
where extra funds had been ex-
pended.
Mr, Cousins said that Cen-
tennial projects at the hospital
will be landscaping of the
grounds after the building is
completed; erection of a new
building to house the nurses'
training school (to be paid for
by the Ontario Hospital Services
Commission); and accreditation
of the hospital.
HISTORY GIVEN
Rather than a formal report
of the past year's work, Mrs.
Morrey, the hospital's adminis-
trator, recounted the history of
the institution from its founding
in 190th Dr. Kennedy was the
first chief of medical staff and
the hospital was opened in the
Webster home on Carling Ter-
race (the building which was de-
molished only a few weeks ago).
The average population in the
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the pharmacy committee under
Dr. A. B. Klahsen,
Mrs. J. W. English submit-
ted the report of the Ladies'
Auxiliary, outlining various pro-
Jeers which that organization
had undertaken in 1000, Among
the highlights were a banquet
for the graduating class of train-
ces in June, at which time the
Auxiliary presented a proficien-
cy award to Miss Esther Steckle;
the presentation of a $100 schol-
arship (which will be given an-
nually) to a student from the
Wingham District High School
entering the nursing degree
course; and the presentation of
a cheque for $7100 no the hos-
pital for the purchase of operat-
ing room equipment.
ELECTION
Dr. W. A. McKibbon pre-
sided for the election of direc-
tors for the coming year. Ile
paid tribute to the long record
of service to the hospital by
Mrs. Angus, familiarly known
to staff and public as "Grannie"
Angus, who had worked in the
dietary section since the early
days of the institution. Mrs.
Angus died during the year. Dr.
McKibbon also spoke of the
many years A. D. MacWilliam
iad spent as a valued member
of the board, prior to his re-
signation this year
Appointed members of the
board were announced as fol-
lows; J. V. Fischer, represent-
ing the County of Huron; De-
Witt Miller, town of Wingham;
Dr. B. N. Corrin and Dr. P. J.
Leahy, medical staff; IvIrs.4J.W.
English, Hospital Auxiliary.
Nominated by the participat-
ing municipal councils and
elected to the board by ac-
clamation were: Carman Thomp-
son, Teeswater and Culross;
Harold Robinson, Howick Town-
ship; R. B. Cousins, Brussels;
Robert Coultes, Morris; Howard
Walker, Blyth and East Wawan-
ash; Wallace Conn, Lucknow,
Kinloss and West Wawanosh;
E. E. Walker, Turnberry.
• J. T. Goodall and Barry
Wenger were elected by ac-
clamation to represent Wing-
ham for two-year terms. Nom-
inated for a one-year term to
fill the seat vacated by A. D.
MacWilliam were Roy Hunter
and Norman Shepherd, both of
Wingham. Mr. Hunter was
elected by ballot. Alton Adams
is the remaining Wingham rep-
resentative, having been elect-
ed for a two-year-term last
year.
The meeting agreed unani-
mously with a motion by the
chairman that A. D. MacWil-
liam be. named as an honorary
board member.
The firm of Thorne, Gunn,
Halliwill and Christiansen was
appointed auditors,
Pia; operations, 1170; out-
patients, 2075; electrocardio-
graphic examinations, .531; ba-
se} metabolism ratings, 2;
blood transfusions, 40; x-rays,
3832; laboratory, 29,536; physa
iotherapy, 1233; post mortems,
8; patients at cancer clinic,
746; total number of patient
days, 27, 5,12; daily average of
patients in care, 70.
The report of the engineer-
ing and maintenance staff was
given by E. E. Walker, chair-
man of the property committee.
He said that the staff in this de-
partment consists of the build-
ing superintendent, four 4th
class stationery engineers, three
maintenance men, one stores
clerk and one stenographer. The
report outlined the installation
of equipment and the general
and major maintenance jobs
which had been completed and
also laid out a program for work
to be undertaken in 1907.
J. V. Fischer, chairman of
the building committee sum-
marized the progress to date on
the project and what remains to
be completed before the offic-
ial opening this year.
Miss Z. Hopwood, director
of nursing at the hospital, said
that during 1969 staffing prob-
lems had been considerably eas-
ed when a greater than usual
number of applicants were hir-
ed to fill all major posts. The
entire graduating class of regis-
tered nursing assistants were al-
so employed by the hospital af-
ter graduation. Although the
patient load was lighter than
normal during 1066, the beds
have all been filled since Christ-
mas. She expressed apprecia-
tion of the nursing staff for the
dinner and entertainment which
was provided by the board of
directors during the Christmas
season.
Mrs. J. Fielding, director of
the training school, reported
that the 19 students who were
under training earlier in the
year and wrote examinations in
July were all successful. On
September 1st twenty-two mem-
bers.of the, incoming class of ,
trainees were signed in. Of
these 20 girls received their
caps on December 16. Mrs.
Fielding also reported that the
students had made a cash dona-
tion to aid the staff in their
donation of furnishings for the
solarium, The report also out-
lined the various activities and
projects in which the training
school and its instructors had
participated during the year.
Dr. B. N. Corrin reported
for the medical staff of the hos-
pital, in his capacity of chief
of medical staff, Dr. J, C.
McKim is president of the medi-
cal association. Three major
committees provide liaison with
the hospital. They are the med-
ical advisory committee under
Dr. Corrin, the admitting, dis-
charge and utilization commit-
tee under Dr. M. H. Corrin and
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TO EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES IN
AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WILL, AS
OF APRIL lst,1967, COVER EMPLOYEES OF
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J. B. Runstedtler, Manager, A. E. Graham, Manager,
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Do you remember when
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COMMITTEE REPORTS
DeWitt Miller, chairman of
the finance committee, sub-
mitted his report which showed
total income for the year of
$774, 472 and expenses of $793;
597, leaving a debit of $18, -
597 for the year's operatioris.
Adjustment of this loss is made
by recalculation of OHSC rates
for the following year.
Barry Wenger, chairman of
the management committee,
reported a total staff comple-
ment of 186 at the year end,
about the same as for the year
previous. He said that a signifi-
cant factor in the hospital's op-
erations for the year was that
due to building operations, it
was not possible to accept as
many patients as normally
would have been under care,
and thus the cost per patient
was higher than usual. He also
noted a sharp decline in the
number of births at the hospital,
a trend which is noticeable all
over North America at the pres-
ent time. The report also ex-
pressed appreciation to the ad-
ministrator and the staff who
had carried out their duties un-
der trying circumstances.
The statistical report includ-
ed the following figures for the
year 1966: Births, 182; deaths,
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GOVERNMENT OF CANADA
KINCARDINE FARMER Harvey Ackert per-
formed his last duties as 1966 president
of the Ontario beef Improvement Associ-
ation at its annual meeting in Toronto
recently. Mr. Ackert (dotter) is shown
with' his guest speakers the Hon. William
A. Stewart, Minister of Agriculture and
Food for Ontario (left) and Kenneth Mon-
fort, president of the Monfort Packing
Company, Cotorado.—Ontario tJepartment
of Agriculture and Food Photo. latia(b)W