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Wingham Hospital board news
Doctor’s death leaves professional void
By Jim Brown
Advance-Times
The death of Dr. Jim McGregor
left a large professional void at the
Wingham District Hospital, accord
ing to Dr. Marie Gear.
She informed the March meeting
of the Wingham District Hospital
board that Dr. McGregor’s death cre
ated four big holes which have to be
filled.
"The medical staff is trying to
address the situation,” she stated.
Dr. Gear noted all the doctors have
managed to absorb his practice load.
She added Dr, Sean Sleeth is filling
in one day a week.
Other areas affected by Dr.
McGregor’s death are the nursing
and retirement homes, the Gorrie
Mennonite community and Wescast
Industries Inc.
Dr. Gear said the medical staff has
tried to absorb the patients at the
retirement and nursing homes. She
indicated the medical staff will be
meeting with the Mennonite commu
nity in regards to their needs.
The medical staff is working with
Wescast in order to provide a
replacement physician. “We need
more physicians more than ever,”
said Dr. Gear.
Verna Steffler of the physician
recruitment committee said they
have been in contact u ith a doctor in
Winnipeg who is interested in relo
cating.
She added there has been some
additional interest from Queens
University medical students.
According to Steffler, the commit
tee is considering another mailing to
graduating students. With the med
ical students graduating in June, the
committee will have to do this quick
ly.
However, she indicated Head
Hunters is prepared to try to attract
people who are interested in relocat
ing.
Steffler told the board the commit
tee needs more money if they are to
bring people in. “We have to get the
Bd. rejects hiring proposal
By Jim Brown
Advance-Times
A proposal to hire a nurse practi
tioner to help facilitate cancer care at
Wingham and Clinton hospitals has
been turned down by the province.
However, Margret Comack, site
administrator at Wingham and
District Hospital and a vice president
of the Huron-Perth Hospitals
Partnership, said the hospitals now
people on-site to have them know
where they will be situated and have
them tour the hospital,” she said. “If
we can get them here, they may like
us.”
She said the committee would like
to get people here during March,
will look at ways to fund a nurse
practitioner on their own.
Using survey data from the
London Regional Cancer Centre
(LRCC), a plan for service will be
developed for a nurse practitioner to
support cancer care and provide a
link with the LRCC.
Late last month, the premier
announced that 106 nurse practition
ers would be hired to work in under
serviced and northern communities
“It’s pretty desperate right now,”
said Steffler. “We have to move as
quickly as possible.”
She was uncertain if the second
application for under-service desig
nation has been sent in. The commit
tee meets next week.
of Ontario. Nurse practitioners are
being considered as a way to help
alleviate doctor shortages in commu
nities, such as Wingham, now
declared under-serviced by two
physicians.
In addition to Wingham-Clinton,
the Huron-Perth group also
had proposed that nurse practition
ers be hired for Goderich and Exeter.
That proposal also was turned
down.
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