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11 hospitals should immediately
OP their long -stay -stay
patients
er..tble to
are, VON etc.
All hospitals should restrict
pricy rooms to emergency cases
Ly With no convenience cases either for
eople or physicians.
All hospital boards shoukd im-
mediately meet and decide on •wing
et the hospital services within the county
that certain services may be cen-
alined in specific hospitals to avoid
duplication of expensive equipment and
taff.
It was Dr. Mills' contention that many
urian hospital beds were being utilized
or chronic long -stay patients who could
cared for in alternate facilities.
Seeking to substantiate his belief. he
contacted Sfephen Skorcz. area planning
co -:ordinator for the Ministry of Health to
determine the percentage of long stay
patients Huron had as well as the
number of patient days they utilized in
active treatment units.
Statistics show that there were 445
' patients who accounted for 23.360 patient
days in Huron hospitals in the "30 days
plus" category. Wingham hospital had
' c' highest number.- 150 spending 7.028
patient days - while Seaforth had the
least - 49 spending 2,880 patient days.
On a percentage basis however,
Goderich had the best record - 3.6 per
1 across,
a
of H patients are.
ong
rs Whin a ," insisted Dr.
ire �fori. 'e °.r �� reason !1, ^,��. tal-
administrations; to get together and say
what can we da►, Ever,Everybody has to
tighten down s bi. There should be a
thorough study, we must ask who were
these people? WIlY were 140 there?".
Dr. Mills reminded ,council that the
Ministry of Health is firm in its- order
that 62 bends :must be eta f rota HUM'S
hospitals. He also pointedout thatfluron
has a large percentage of people over 65.
an additional 30,( people' from May to
October each year; a number of high
risk agricultural workers who require
nearby acute health care facilities; and
a desire to provide quality of health care
services throughout the county.
"You can cut hospital staff but you
haven't cut out the over use of the
hospital beds," Dr. Mills explained. "If
you cut beds there ' will be a natural
reduction in staff."
"The hospital. The schools. The arena.
They're going," retorted Morris Reeve
Bill 'Elston. "Mark my words. They're
trying to kill these little communities."
"They're trying not to kill the people,"
answered Warden McCutcheon.
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"What will we do with the people we
move out of our hospitals?" asked Reeve
Stan Profit of God&icb. He noted that
many persons require nursing home
care at least, and that Huron just hasn't
sufficient nursing home beds to care for
them. He also felt that Home Care
programs and VON services cost money
which had to be paid by the taxpayers.
cent spending 24.6 per cent of the total - "Basically you are using the same
patient days. Exeter togged the worst
record - 7.2 per cent occupying 40.7 per
cent of the total patient days.
In the 15 day plus category, the per-
centages told the story. Exeter again
held the lead with a record of 18.8 per
;cent spending a total of 65.2 per cent of
the patient days.
Clinton and Goderich were neck and
neck for the best performance - Clinton
'with 12.8 per cent accounting for 51.2 per
cent of the patient dans and Goderich
principles as the Ministry ,.is using,"
argued Reeve Profit. "You are shifting
the cost from one place to the other. You
are not attacking the,problem at all. You
are still talking about cutting services to
people."
Former warden Anson McKinley of
Stanley Township asked about alter-
native facilities such. as Huronview. He
referred to the long waiting list at
Huronview and pointed out there is no
indication from the province that there
vies
replotted. ..
Huronview
was a long waiting: s
considered according to til
explained, however.. that When a normal`
P i o n ans e ne . wiring
care bed � �.,,..o.:. e.,.} red, l
special care' is the. 'nett aPPlleatiOn c n.
the list, the Person* reguiriftPortnal
care who may be down en the list i •
admitted before the s ..ecial care a
plicant. Or. of course, the situation could
be reversed.
"That's really all . we can de."
Archibald told council.
Dr. Mills urgedcouncil to consider the
"bed at home". He said that many times
with the help of Home Care nursing,
physiotherapy and homemakers as well
as VON services, people can get along in.
their own homes.
The MOH did stress the move was not
on _ to "turn sick people out of the
hospitals" but merely to take along hard
look at the alternatives already provided
by government which are not being
utilized by doctors or their patients.
The brief presented at Toronto had
four additional points of interest to
residents across Ontario. The board of
health has urged the premier and the
minister of health to support other
alternatives to constraints in health care
spending.
These were:
1. A user fee for emergency rooms
when there is no emergency (ap-
proximate savings of 20 million).
2. A means test to determine the
eligibility for free OHIP (equals savings
of approximately 90 million).
3. A means test to determine the
eligibility for free drug benefits (equals
savings of about 25 million).
4. Incentive and disincentive
programs for hospitals and physicians to
control use of hospital, OHIP, diagnostic
services etc.
At the close of the lengthy discussion,
one spectator was heard to say: "It all
sounds good when you're healthy. But
when you're sick and needing at-
lttrater
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tention
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'ower plant group receives assistance
The Huron Power Plant
Committee has been awarded
ti X1.000 grant by the Ontario
'government to research the
effects of ozone on plant life.
§ Adrian Vos. committee
,ch l rman and president of
the 'Wren County Federation.
of Agriculture, said the grant
announced by the royal
commission studying Ontario
Hydro's long-range plans
(Porter commission) will
help the group collect data on
how ozone emitted by in-
"dustry and ' nuclear power
stations affects agriculture.
With the assistance of the
University of Guelph, the
committee will assemble
research data on the effects
of ozone on Huron County
IIandIie(IppP(! aid] group
reports re u l is cllread
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After on "free rowel o
existence, a group organized
to aid the handicapped in
Huron County reports action.
A verbal commitment has
been received to construct a
pedestrian curb ramp at the
Suncoast Mall in .Goderich,
that will provide the han-
dicapped with access to the •
stores. Suncoast manager.
By Milena Lobb
YES, this neighbourhood is
still here. Winter has gone
fast with the storms and all
the other activities that keep
us busy. Hockey. Skating.
curling, snowmobiling,
dancing. and swimming sure
make the winter a lot shorter.
The young people attending
school and working away
from home have been coming
,and going. Two new babies
have arrived. Dave and
Madelaine Bartlett have
another daughter. and Herb
and Faye Oakes have a baby
boy. Several members have
been hospitalized but
everyone is out and around
Again. good as. new .
The Community Club had a
meeting every month. even if
he January one was a week
late.
The March meeting was
held at Marlene Forbes'
home and 17 members at-
tended. Linda Jones,
president, opened the
meeting with the Creed and
The Lord's Prayer.
Madelaine Bartlett read the
minutes of the February
meeting and Norene Tebutt
gave the treasurer's report.
Roll call was "Your favourite
TV programme.''
Plans were made for the
Community supper to be held
on March 24 at the
Holmesville school. Final
plans for the Holly Hill
Jewellery Show were , also
discussed. The date is April
7th at the Holmesville schocyl.
Members were given tickets
at the supper.
The next meeting will be at
the home of Grace Forbes on
April 140. Verna Lobb and
Millie Lobb served lunch.
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Bert Alexander, said he
foresees "no difficulty in
installing a curb ramp."
In addition, the new group
has prepared a brief
regarding pedestrian curb
ramps, which they we
present to the Goderich Town
Council on April 5.
Interest in the organization
has been expressed by people
in several communities,
including Brussels, Exeter,
Wingham.and Kincardine.
The next meeting will be
held on Wednesday, April 7 at
8 p.m. in the Holmesville
Public School library.
Everyone is welcome.
For further information,
call Elaine Townshend at 482-
3357 or Bert Sootheran at 482-
7671 (Clinton) or Mary -Howell
at 524-8642 or Ed Steegstra at
524-2369 (Goderich).
crops, including white beans.
"This information is just
what we need,")he said.
adding that it wilbe com-
piled and made available to
the general public.
The information collected
will also form the basis of
briefs and submissions to the
Porter commission when its
hearings resume later this
year. he said.
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On April ... 5th. Clinton. Public
School is . holding an open
hctn
e from 1 p.m. to 4 P.m,
Visitors are welcome to tour
the school and observe the
classrooms to see the regular
programs as well as special
events in process.
A contemporary Operetta.
"Mirrer, Mirror" will be
presented by the grade seven
and eight students *on the
evenings of April 7th and 8th
under the direction of Mrs.
.rewitt and Mr. Lyon.
We hope that most parents
will attend our Open House.
- by Susan McKay -
Curling
At C.P.S. the grade l's and
8's were involved in curling.
These classes went four times
each. This curling took four
gym periods from each class.
At the end of that time, the
best players from the 16
teams were picked, then
C.P.S. challenged Huron
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Farmers
ready for
Spring assault
No farmers are out on the
land yet. but Mike Miller,
associate ag. rep. of Huron
County, said in Clinton on
Monday - that he expects in
another month, if the weather
stays warm, the land will be
workable.
Mr. Miller also said that the
peach trees in this area did
not lose as many blossom
buds this winter as they did in
Norfolk and Elgin Counties,
as well as those in Harrow
and Cedar Springs.
"Farmers usually have to
thin the fruit on their peach
trees in order for the crop to
size properly. So even if half
the blossoms ara lost on a
tree, chances are the tree will
still bear the full amount of
fruit," Mr. Miller said.
"Apple trees are a lot
hardier and survived the
winter without any ap-
preciable loss," Mr. Miller
said.
The winter wheat in
Seaforth, Clinton and the
northern section of the
county, doesn't look as good
as the ag. office would like to
see it.
"I.t will be another week or
two before the actual con-
dition 'of the crop will be
determined, but right now. it
isn't very green. What it
needs now is mild - weather
and light April showers to
perk it up," Mr. Miller said.
Crabgrasses?
Yellow and Green
Foxtails?
For broad spectrum weed control in corn,
with Tess chance of carryover, apply a
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1his show lS 10 be presented
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pri•sehool children are free,
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A full dress rehearsal will
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the students on April 6th at
1:30 p.m. Tickets went on sale
Monday. March 29th, for
reserved seats. - by Erika
Lyon
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