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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1979-06-27, Page 5LuaneW *WWI, Wednesday, June 27, 197,—Page 5 This 1951 Ford four door sedan owned by Gord Cayley, Lucknow was Visitors to the show voted on their favourites and a 1938 DeSoto'owned• one of 40 antique and street rod cars in the Kin Sammerfest Car Show. by Dave Sake of Owen Sound won the People's Choice Trophy. [Sentinel Staff Photo] Hospital obj• ective • Jack Hodgins-, outgoing chairman of the Wingham and District Hospital Board told • the hospital annual Meeting the objective of the hospital will continue to be the providing of total health care for the community it serves. • : Hodgins told • about 80 people who • ' attended the annual • meejrng, in Wingham - • Public School June , the wholistic concept of health care will , be persued farther when funds are available to exciand – and improve • facilities. He said Ontario Hospital Association consultants will be doing an' efficiency study in September to determine whether the hospital is as cost- efficient as hospital administration and the board believe they are. • Executive director of the hospital Norman Hayes reported outpatient work at the hospital has increased while at the , same time admissions were lower in 1978-79. This seems to 'be a trend which will continue said Hayes. He could not tell the meeting where the hospital stands with the Ministry of Health over the bed closures. He said he could offer no guaran- tees. The hospital is persuing the two avenues requested by the citizens' com- mittee. Meetings with the ministry and persuing legal action are still in progress. Donald Kennedy, chairman of the finance committee, repotted the hospital returned about S34,000 to the ministry of health at its year end for 1978-79, This was the money the hospital did not use from its &hal budget last year. Ian Deslauriers asked Mr. Kennedy if this money could not have been used to purchase equipment for the hospital. Mr. • Hayes replied to the question saying money is allocated in the global budget for certain areas of hospitaloperations and capital expenditures. The money returned to the ministry was not allocated for purchase of equipmeiit and cbuld not be used in this manner. A motion was made by Rae Elmslie to. have a representative for the Township of Ashfield named to the Board of Governors of the hospital. Mr. Hayes said such an appointment would require a change in the hospital's by-laws because no' • represent- • ative of Ashfield has sat on the .board •Previously. Reeve Warren' Zinn of Ashfield was at the meeting and indicated the • township council Wishes a representative • from the township on the board. Mr. Hayes said a review of the entire representation of the hospital is to be conducted in the corning year and a decision' concerning an Ashfield representative will be made then. In other business Jack Kopas and Rae Elmslie were elected' to the bard to represent Wingham following the retire- ment of Chairman Jack Hodgins and Don Kennedy. Frank MacKenzie was elected to represent Lucknow, Kinloss and West • Wawanosh and E. William Newton will represent Howick. An election for the rep- resentative of Turnberry resulted in Harold • Elliott retaining his board position. Got something to say? let everyone k now WRITE A LETTER TO THE • EDITOR ugust 242526 1979 a Sertapedie REGULAR FIRM—, designed to provide regular firm comfort. This Sertapedic' features firm -coil innerspring construction with Edgeguard support. Cover is multi -needle qUilted-to-foam for good sur- face comfort. The matching foundation (box spring) pro- vides the proper support for this mattress. Johnstone & Lucknow Sertap�dic®' REGULAR FIRM Twin Size - $149.00 Full Size - $179.00 Queen Size • $225.00 Son Furniture . Phone 5284013