Times-Advocate, 1983-11-09, Page 42Hospital Administrators
EIMER TAYLOR assumed his duties as
administrator in November of 1974.
He came from Toronto where he had
graduated from business administra-
tion at Ryerson and worked with the
Ministry of Health. Mr. Taylor resign-
ed in 1978 to take a position in
Goderich.
TOM HUDSON became the hospital's
third administrator in February, 1978.
After leaving Exeter in 1980, he ac-
cepted a position with the Crippled
Children's Treatment Centre in
London.
ROGER L SHEELER is the present ad-
ministrator at South Huron Hospital.
He came to Exeter in 1980, directly
from his position as administrator of
Bloorview Children's Hospital in
Willowdale. Mr. Sheeler is a graduate
in hospital organization and
management.
Township of
Usborne
TJhanh ou
for the service
you have provided
for our township
residents over
the past 30 years.
Congratulations
on your 30th Anniversary
Exeter and surroun-
ding communities
co-operation has
resulted in excellent
facilities being pro-
vided for the past 30
years.
Continued support
will ensure that the
high standard of
health care can be
maintained for the
future.
Murray Cardiff M.P.
Huron Bruce
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR 1982-1983: Back row: Bev Skinner Huron County Representative; Ralph Marshall, Alice
MacLean, A. J. Rankin, Leone Brock, Auxiliary Representative; I coward Pym, J. Chris Little. Front row: Jim Morlock,
treasurer; Harold Gunn, 1st Vice Chairman; Robert C. Dinney, Chairman; Roger Sheeler, Adiminstrator/Secretary;
Robert Down, 2nd Vice President; Harry Hayter. Missing: Dr. William F. O'Connor, Chief of Staff; Wm. C. Smith
and Glen Thiel. At the annual meeting, June 14, 1983, Mrs. Mary Fran Gaiser replaced Harold L. Gunn. Mrs. Olga
Davis, Howard E. Datars and Dr. Peter Englert replaced Mrs. Leone Brock, Harry Hayter and Dr. W.F. O'Connor.
South Huron has quality care
With the exception of major
surgery, South Huron Hospital offers
the same quality of care to be found
in large city hospitals, while retain-
ing the personal tquch found in
smaller institutions.
It is possible for a patient to see the
same specialist in Exeter on the
weekend he would- see in London
during the week because a Targe
roster of individuals, primarily senior
resident doctors, have weekend
privileges at South Huron.
The local hospital has close liaison
with all hospitals in London, and
shares many services such as phar-
macy, speech patholgy, dietic
counselling, respiratory technology
and library with University Hospital.
Pharmacy is an example where
area doctors can talk shop with a
professional pharmacist who comes
to Exeter once a week. A nurse in Ex-
eter can feed the doctor's orders in-
to a tele -writer for instant transmis-
sion to Univeristy Hospital. The
prescription is checked for possible
allergy problems or adverse reactions
with other drugs the patient may be
taking.
If everything checks out right, the
first dosage of medication is drawn
from the South Huron stock. Within
12 hours, individually packaged and
indentified unit doses have arrived
from London.
This method provides additional
controls against the possibility otad-
ministering the wrong medication; or
the right one in the wrong strength.
Hospital board evaluation
South Huron Hospital Board of
Directors volunteered to be the first
hospital subjected to the Ontario
Hospital Association's (OHA) board
evaluation program. The pilot project
was intended to provide a descrip-
tion of the ways in which the
Hospital's Board carries out its
statutory responsibilities and look at
the effectiveness of its operation.
The exercise proved both educ-
tional and beneficial for both parties
and results in several recommenda-
tions for improving the efficiency and
effectiveness of the Board.
Both Chris Wilson and Margaret
Murray, the surveyors, were impress-
ed with the manner in which the
members applied themselves and
among many of the pluses of the
survey, applauded the board for their
tolerance of the late meetings, exten-
ding to 11:00 p.m. and beyond. It
could probably be best summed up
by quoting Miss Murray, "What we
found in Exeter was a fifteen member
board representing the town of Ex-
eter and the neighbouring localities
which the hospital serves. They were
clearly committed to their roles as
hospital trustees and the extent of
their interest and involvement in
hospital board affairs was impressive.
If they are typical of the trustees on
hospital boards in smaller com-
munities then the people of this pro-
vince are well served. The mix of ex-
perience and youth on this board
bodes well for the future of this
hospital.
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