Huron Expositor, 2006-06-07, Page 3News
Second radiothon fundraiser
planned by hospital foundation
Susan Hn-ndertmark
Five dollars from each ticket sold for the
last performance of the Blyth Festival's
Another Season's Harvest will go towards the
Seaforth Community Hospital Foundation as
a kick-off for the hospital's second year in the
CKNX Health Care Heroes Radiothon.
Calling the kick-off a "Harvest for Health,"
Seaforth Local Advisory Committee (LAC)
vice -chair Sheila Morton told the LAC on
Wednesday that the foundation- has begun
planning its radiothon fundraiser with the
kick-off on Sept. 2.
"The Blyth Festival really came on board,"
said Morton. "We chose that play because we
live in a rural community that is exceptional-
ly supportive and it's humorous but apropos.
Morton told the LAC that after last fall's
successful first attempt, the foundation decid-
ed to try again and have already formed a
committee and set a date of Saturday, Oct. 21
for the radiothon.
"We decided we enjoyed the radiothon so
much, we'll do it again. Our committee is
small but we really work hard," she said.
Stratford Festival actor Lucy Peacock has
again been approached to be the honourary
.chair of the event and Morton said her accep-
tance "looks promising."
After setting a goal of $25,000 last year, the
Seaforth foundation made $42,279 during the
radiothon.
Once again, the Legion has been booked for
the event and an entertainment program sim-
ilar to last year's is being planned.
"We will need twice the help we had last
year so we're looking at a half day commit-
ment from everyone in the LAC," she said.
FHT business plan `quite solid,
Seaforth LAC told
Susan Hundertmark
The business plan for a family health team
(FHT) in Seaforth is "quite -solid" but might
need to be revised at a provincial level,
Seaforth .Community Hospital site adminis-
trator Mary Cardinal told the hospital's Local
Advisory Committee (LAC) last week.
Cardinal was responding to questions from
LAC member Tony Van Bakel about the local
FHT plan.
"A FHT is one of the biggest things Seaforth
has had for a long time. Is Clinton going to
steal the plan Seaforth worked so hard on?"
he asked.
"It was huge to have a family health team
here," said Van Bakel.
Cardinal, an alternate member of the FHT
steering: committee, responded that the busi-
ness plan enhances resources in both the
Seaforth and Clinton areas but is organized
in two components for the doctors from each
area.
She explained that Clinton's doctors operate
under an "approved model" for provincial
funding in a family health
network but that Seaforth
doctors have yet to decide
on an approved funding
model.
"There are two parallel
sites with one overarching
governing body. The busi-
ness plan is an evolution
from the initial proposal,"
said Cardinal, adding that
"Clinton's component does
not diminish Seaforth's."
The business plan for the
FHT was submitted to the
province last week..
Property -wide smoking ban
gets medical staff support
From Page 1
Seaforth's other Alliance repre-
sentative Dick Burgess added later
in the meeting that the medical
staff "overwhelmingly support" the
smoke-free policy.
The policy, effective June' 1, was
kicked off with a barbecue at each
of the four Alliance hospitals the
same day a new provincial law ban-
ning smoking in enclosed work-
places and public spaces came into
effect.
"The only thing smoking will be
the meat," said Seaforth site admin-
istrator Mary Cardinal of the barbe-
cue.
She said a banner at the main
entrance proclaims the new policy
and the Alliance has held inservice
for staff and is providing informa-
tion kits for patients on the new
policy.
"Our intent is not that we are
making people quit smoking but
that they can't smoke on hospital
property," she said.
Cardinal added that patients will
be provided with nicotine patches
and gum and staff will be supported
if they want to quit smoking.
"The people in acute care are not
there very long so hopefully the
patch and the gum will help them
get through," she said.
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