Times-Advocate, 1982-12-01, Page 12Page 2 Times -Advocate, - December 1,1982
Local institution offers many services
Healthy citizens have guided tour of South Huron Hospital
South Huron Hospital
tsted its third annual open
(use last week. giving guid-
ed tours to many hale and
hearty people curious see
what their hospital could otter
if they someday require its
services.
The tour took in the
radiology- depart mein. the
ultra -sound machine equally
capable of picturing a fetus or
a gall bladder( a new typeof
cast which is much lighter
and more comfortable than
the old gauze and plaster
ones, the emergency room
with its monitoring equip-
ment. oxygen and suction
machines. the -nursery, doc-
tors' dictating room. hair-
dressing salon. library. doc-
tors' lounge, the quiet room.
the monitoring room and the
solarium.
The lower floor houses the
morgue (all autopsies are
performed in Stratford ), the in the nearby city. and shares provides additional controls
speech pathologist, diet many services such as phar- against the possibility of ad -
counsellor, the Hospital --Aux- macy, speech pathology, ministering the wrong
diary quarters, central supp- dietic counselling, medication, or the right one in
ly. physiotherapy department respiratory technology anc the wrong strength.
and the alt -important lab. library withLoudon's Unit'er- •' The latest extension of ser-
-Tourists returned xia the 'sity Hospital. vices, a paediatric clinic,
elevator. ( yes. there is one) to' Take pharmacy. for exam opened in the town's hospital
the main floor and the dining pie. Area doctors can talk this month. Every second
room for refreshments. shop with a professional phar- Wednesday from "one til
With the exception of major • macist %rho comes. to Exeter done" Londoner Dr. Frank
surgery. South Huron once a week. The nurse in Ex- F nigura is in Exeter to see
Hospital offers the. same eter feeds the doctor's orders young patients .referred to
quality of care to be found in into a telewriter for instant him by their family doctor.
large city hospitals, while re- transmission to University. Central registry, im-
taining the personal touch The prescription is checked plemented at South Huron
found in smaller institutions. for possible allergy problems, three months ago; is really
In fact. a patient will often see or an adverse reaction with going well and has elicited an
the same specialist in Exeterother drugs the patient is enthusiastic response from
on the weekend he would see. taking. patients according to hospital
in London during the week: a : If everything is all right. the board public relations
. large roster of individuals. first dosage of medication is chairperson Alice McLean.
primarily seniorresident doe- drawn from the South Huron A chaplaincy program was
tors. have weekend privileges stock; within 12 hours in- introduced in June, the result
at South Huron. dividually packaged and iden- of several months of study by
The local hospital hasa tified unit doses have arrived representatives from the Ex -
close liaison with all hospils from London. This method eter ministerial. senior
COFFEE TIME — Board chairman Bob Dinney, newest member Ralph Marshall, vice chairman Harold Gunn and
board member Chris Little take a coffee break during open house at South Huron Hospital.
MPP attacks Drea over closures
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Riddell told the legislature
Monday.
He presented 735 letters and
a petition bearing 6,246 names
to Premier William Davis and
Community and Social Ser-
vices Minister Frank Drea
fain citizens of Huron,
Bt1 . , FIFO) and Grey
ctltlnifes.
llrlier thls month, Ron
*McNeil - (PC—Elgin)
presented Drea with a peti-
tion from more than 3,000
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dlesex counties protesting the
closing of• the St. •Thomas
Adult Rehabilitation and
Training Centre.
The Goderich petition said
• the government is "turning.
-its back on the many
developmentally handicap-
ped individuals who are
dependent on them for their
every need and want,' Rid-
dell said. "To economized at
the direct expense of those
who are unable to speak for
themselves is cruel and
heartless, and we call upon
Mr. Davis and Mr. Drea to
reconsider."
Riddell said 160 residents
would be forced to leave the
centre and 213 employees
would be out of work.
"The authors are expecting
a response as to why you are
picking on developmentally
handicapped people to prac-
tise the so-called restraint,"
he told Drea.
Phone 229-6429
' Drea defended his actions.
{"We're spending $10 million
more than we're saving.The
member ( Riddell) should tell
the people the truth."
Several days after McNeil
presented the Elgin -
Middlesex petitionearlier this
month, Drea told a reporter
be had not read it and would
not commentunless the
reporter brought him the peti-
tion which
etitionwhich had already been
tabled with the legislature.
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hospital management, the
medical and nursing staff to
determine the value of
holistic medicine, ministering
to the spirit as well as the
body.
At the end of this month,
November 29 and 30, a
diabetic counselling seminar
will be held at the hospital.
(As with all other services in
liaison with London, patients
must be referred by their own
doctor; they can't just phone
the hospital and make their
own appointments.)
South Huron Hospital
serves a popullation of ten to
fifteen thousand in a
geographical radius of ap-
proximately 20 miles. A re-
cent survey showed the same
number of people are now be-
ing seen in all services in six
months as were in 12 -months
three years ago. Radiology is
receiving .75 more patients
each month: and
physiotherapy's records show
the number of patients has
doubled since 1980:
With a roster of 97 full and
Cardiff, Jarvis
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stituents on the matter.
"I don't know how the peo
•ple feel," said Cardiff.
Jarvis said he has had some
contact with agricultural
groups on an informal basis
and intends to be at as many
municipal , inauguration
meetings as possible.
The Perth member 'of
parliament said it is poor tim-
ing for the whole matter as
municipal councils are chang-
ing and MPs are busy in Ot-
tawa with various votes being
'taken on budget bills.
Jarvis said he hopes to have
some alternatives to present
at the January hearing as his
number one objective is to
keep the county intact. He
pointed out that not only farm
organizations are county-
wide as there are charitable
organizations based on a
county -wide system. If the
changes are approved such
groups" would have to deal
with two members of parlia-
ment, noted Jarvis.
Cardiff 'noted the changes
would mean more members
in\ the House of Commons.
There would be additional
costs incur* and the Huron -
Bruce MPs i Bested the pro-
posed boundary changes
aren't a way of. showing
restraint.
He would also request that
more identification be given
to the four "counties, Huron,
Bruce, Perth and Middlesex,
in the riding name if the pro-
posals become fact.
Cardiff said he would be
watching to see what,happens
at the hearings because if
there are further changes
made to the ridings to ,the
south and east of Huron,
"we'll have to watch and see
what they (the commission)
do to ours."
Opportunities
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services -without harassing
developers?" questioned
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Mickle said he has alreatly
considered the need for exten-
ding services Jo have lands
available for development
and noted' he would be
discussing that matter with
council• in the immediate
future.
"We have to make sure
there are no holdups for ser-
vices," Mickle stated.
The two said they would be
prepared to talk With any
local firm interested in ex-
ploring the opportunities
available and a suggestion
put forth by Peter Darbyshire
that a brief on each of the pro-
spects be circulated to the
local firms was agreed to by
Shaw. and Mickle.
"We'll have the information
for you in the next couple of
weeks," Mickle advised. The.
two also bffered to meet with
anyone on an individual basis
to outline more specifics
about the opportunities
available.
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part-time employees, the
hospital is one .of the area's
larger employers.
Hospital administrator
Roger Sheeler has begun a
system of staff awards. He
had a pin with the initials
SHHA (South Huron Hospital
Association) specially design-
ed by Anstett Jewellers. The
pins for two. five and ten
years of service are gold-
plated; the five-year pin holds
a ruby, and the 10 -year a sap-
phire. At the 15 -year mark,
the pins% become ten carat
gold, with one diamond in the
15 -year pin, two in the 20, and
a slightly larger pin holds
three diamonds to designate
a•quarter-century of service.
Several long-time staff
members* are wearing their
pins adapted to pendants or
neck chains.
The pins are presented on
the actual anniversary date,
and the event is announced on
a wall sign in the main hall.
"There is much more we
could do," Sheeler said.
He would like to add more
staff positions, provide
palliative care, and have the
public use the hospital as an
educational resource, a place
to show films pertaining to all
aspects of health care, with
discussions afterward. All,
these proposals have one
common denominator.
Money.
Seventy-five percent of
South Huron's budget goes for
salaries. Before the ministry.
of health extended an addi-
tional $84,000, the hospital had
a substantial deficit. Sheeler
said a break-even budget had
been attained by removing
items such as additional -
emergency • room coverage
and more qlerical support
staff from the budget, and
monitoring every department.
closely. The ministry has
warned no additional funds
will be forfhcoming.
Sheeler believes since
government took control of
hospital from the community,
people are no tenger aware of
the financial needs of 'heir
local institution. At one timem
in the 29 -year history of South,
Huron, if citizens knew the
hospital had a deficit they
would immediately have
launched a fund-raising cam-
paign. Now that money no
longer flows so freely' from
provincial coffers, the
government wishes to hand
back some of the fiscal wor-
ries and responsibilities
An open house is one means
of making the public more
cognizant of their hospital, its
services, and its needs.
STAFF SERVICE AWARD — Jean Moir, South Huron Hospital's director of finance
and hospital administrator watch while Audrey Pooley, director of nursing, presents
RNA Marion Cornish with her five-year pin.
MYSTERIOUS MACHINES — Sherry Cushman explains the function of the various
pieces of lab equipment to interested citizens touring their\ hospital during South
Huron's open house.
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