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Change is coming to the four hos-
pitals of the Huron Perth Healthcare
Alliance, possibly including short-
ened hours for the St. Marys Me-
morial Hospital emergency depart-
ment.
At the HPHA's annu-
al meeting Thursday,
June 18 at the Mitchell
Golf and Country Club,
CEO Andrew Williams
said that change is vi-
tal to the survival of
rural healthcare.
"Future : access to lo-
cal healthcare isgo-
ing to largely depend
on our willingness to
change our assump-
tions about how we de-
fine a hospital," he told
HPHA members: in his
remarks, noting that
the four hospitals pro-
vide mainly outpatient
services.
Williams presented a
list of possible changes
the HPHA has come up
with through internal
meetings. These include
assessing the. hours of operation for
the St. Marys ER, taking into ac-
count •demand, staffing and proxim-
ity to other emergency rooms.
Shortening St.. Marys' ER hours
would make it the second emergency
department in the HPHA to have
shortened hours. The Seaforth ER
has been operating only. from 8 a.m.
to 8 p.m due to lack of staffing. At
present, it is the only ER in the prov-
ince to do so. -
W` 'ams said hours for the Clin-
ton and Seaforth emergency rooms
will be looked at according to the
Local Health Integration - Network's
(LHIN) Emergency Department
Study.
The HPHA is also - considering ar-
eas of specialty for each hospital.
Clinton Public Hospital would spe-
cialize in ambulatory surgery, such
as cataract surgery.
Seaforth Community.
Hospital and St. Marys
Memorial Hospital
would specialize in re-
habilitation and would
also have beds for pa-
tients waiting to return
home or to go into long-
term .care.
Stratford General
Hospital would focus
on acute care.
Williams emphasized
however, that all four
hospitals would con-
tinue to provide acute
care.
"Everybody views a
hospital as a place that
has beds," he said. "In
our model that - we're
looking at, that stays
the same. We will con-
tinue to have acute
care in all our sites."
The HPHA will also look at provid-
ing children's mental health services
as well as trying to obtain an MRI
machine for Huron -Perth.
The HPHA will consult with people
across the region from mid-July to
the end of September before present-
ing the board with recommendations
in December.
Williams noted in his remarks that
68 per cent of in-patient and day
surgery patients at the four commu-
nity hospitals don't live in the four
communities, and that the HPHA
will take into account the entire re -
'Future access
to local
healthcare is
going to largely
depend on our
willingness to
change our
assumptions
about how we
defined
hospital,' -�
Alliance CEO
Andrew Williams
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The Huron community Family Health Team is pleased to
announce that
Dr. Jason Datema M.D.
Dr. Dan Eickmeier M.D.
Dr. Heather Percival M.D.
Dr. Dan Rooyakkers M.D.
will be moving their practices to the
Huron East Health Centre
32 B-1 Centennial Drive Seaforth
Effective July 1, 2009.
After July 1, Patients wishing to schedule appointments should call
519-600-2273
Laboratory facilities will be available at the Huron East Health Centre on
July 2, 2009
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Andrew- Williams,
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CEO
gion's - needs
when making
changes.
"We have an
important role -
in the hospital
communities
and we have
an equally im-
portant role
outside the
communities,"
he said after
the meeting.
While not fi-
nalized yet,
the HPHA is
looking at holding surveys, individ-
ual and group -meetings, and town
hall meetings.
"AU the communities will have
same access to the ways we do it,"
said Williams.
While Williams described the board
as very confident in their proposed
changes, nothing is absolutely cer-
tain yet.
The HPHA must still have any
changes approved by the Southwest
LHIN, which is currently creating
its own service plan for 2010-2013.
Williams said he thinks the work
of the two organizations "will link
nicely."
The new model, with possibly
shortened ER hours - and different
centres of specialty, will also depend
on feedback from residents in Huron
and Perth counties.
"No decisions have been made. We
want to hear people's reactions;" Wil-
liams said. "It could be different from
what we talked about tonight."
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MUNICIPALITY OF HURON EAST
NOTICE OF PASSING OF AN INTERIM CONTROL BY-LAW
TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of Huron East
passed By-law No. 46 - 2009 on the 16th day of June, 2009, under Section 38 of
the Planning Act, R.S.O., 1990, as amended.
AND TAKE NOTICE that any person or agency may appeal to the Ontario Municipal
Board in respect of the By-law by filing with the Clerk of the Corporation of the
Municipality of Huron East no later than the 17th day of August, 2009 a notice of
appeal setting out the objection to the By=law and the reasons in support of the
objection. The fee for an appeal of an Interim Control By-law is $125.00 made
payable to the Minister of Finance and must be accompanied by OMB Appellant
Form (A1) which is available on the CMB website at: www.omb.gov.on.ca or at the
Huron East municipal office .
Only individuals, corporations and public bodies may appeal an interim control
by-law to the Ontario Municipal Board. A notice of appeal may not be filed by an
unincorporated association or group. However, a notice of appeal may be filed in the
name of an individual who is a member of the association or the group on its behalf.
By-law 46 -2009 has general application throughout all agricultural lands in the
Municipality; therefore a key map is not included with this notice. A complete copy
of By-law No. 46 72009 is available at the Huron East office (as noted below) or on
line at www.huroreast.com
The purpose and effect of By-law No. 46 -2009 is to restrict the establishment,
construction or expansion of commercial scale wind energy facilities for a period
of one (1) year. The Municipality of Huron East has, pursuant to section 38(1) of the
Planning Act directed that a review be undertaken in respect of land use planning
policies and to assess and recommend appropriate policies, setbacks and related
provisions for wind turbines in light of the proposed regulations, including setbacks
and transition provisions, under the Green Energy Act;
Section 38(2) of the Planning Act provides that Council of the Municipality has the
authority to extend the period during which the by-law will be in effect to a total
period not exceeding two (2) years. If you have questions or require additional
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J. R. McLachlan, Clerk, Municipality of Huron East
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