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WDH Auxiliary meets in Terrace Room
The Auxiliary to the Wingham and
District Hospital met Monday, Nov.
24 in the Terrace Room of the
hospital.
President Brenda Anger welcomed
everyone. This was followed by the
Auxiliary prayer said in unison.
Minutes were read by secretary
Marlene Leedham. Corresponding
secretary Margaret Mann read two
thank you notes. Stephanie Jacques
thanked the Auxiliary for the
Auxiliary award that she had won at
the F.E. Madill Commencement.
A note from Nancy Brown, a
hospital staff member, was received
thanking the auxiliary members for
staffing the desk for the recent flu
clinic. Six hundred and seventy-
three people in the community
received the flu shot.
The fall rummage sale netted
$1,718.67.
This year the Auxiliary has 11 teen
volunteers working at the hospital.
Rosemary LaRose teen volunteer co
ordinator, asked that the Auxiliary
purchase new polo shirts for the
teens to wear while on duly. The
Auxiliary agreed Io do so.
Final plans were made for the
poinsettia tea being held in the
Tenner Room of the hospital
Thursday, Nov. 27.
All auxiliary members were asked
to lake tickets io sell on a queen-size
quilt in the leaf design made by
Molly Perron of Tceswater and
donated by Catherine Forsyth of
Wingham to the Auxiliary. The
second prize is a wall hanging,
quilled colour wash (Hower basket)
designed and donated by Brenda
Anger. The draw will be made Dec.
20 al noon. All proceeds will go to
the auxiliary projects. Anyone
wishing a ticket may purchase one at
the gift case at the hospital.
Guest speaker for the meeting was
Margrdt Comack, the CEO of the
Listowel and Wingham hospitals,
who thanked the Auxiliary for the
work they do for the hospital. She
informed them that the Listowel and
Wingham Hospital Alliance was
Amendment means 2% increase
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structure the amendments so any
portion of the salary incrcase-which
can't be covered within the current
fiscal year is moved forward to the
next year, thereby allowing the
board to meet the provincial demand
of a balanced budget.
In the ease of the Avon
Maitland/OSSTF 2003-04 amend
ment, that translates into a salary
increase of two per cent, retroactive
formed July I and that things are
going well. Each hospital has II
members on each board. The board
meets as one board eight months of
the year.
The foundation is a separate group
to when the last amendment ran out
on Sept. 1.
A further 1.6 per cent increase will
come into effect on March 30, 2004,
followed by a 0.342 per cent
increase on Aug. 31.
According to a media release from
the board, this shows up on the
2003-04 fiscal year’s balance sheet
as a 2.7 per cent increase in
“annualized costs" as a result of the
amendment.
from the board. Comack told the
group that four or five physicians
move back and forth between the
hospitals.
Two areas being studied arc the
surgical program and the breast
Human resources manager Jim
Sheppard couldn't say whether the
requirement for three-year deals
would be changed by the recently-
elected Liberal government, before
the newly-ratified amendments run
out next fall.
But he did say, the Liberals offered
a commitment to provide school
boards with stable long-term
funding.
health program.A handout was given
to the members with the Vision and
Mission Statement of the Alliance of
the two hospitals.
The next meeting is Monday. Jan.
26 at 1:30 p.m.
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