Zurich Citizens News, 1974-10-10, Page 6PAGE 6
ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1974
There has been a great deal
of criticism from the people
in this area regarding the Gov-
ernment's plans to change the
health care delivery system in
Huron County, The Ministry
of Health has proposed a Dist-
rict Health Council for this area
which is comprised of Elgin,
Middlesex, Oxford, Perth and
Huron, and also includes the
city of London.
The Health District will have
a population of 550, 000 which
I feel is far too large. Other
Health Districts such as Grey
and Bruce have a population
of only 114, 000. What chance
will Huron have to be represent.;
ed effectively on such a huge
District Health Council?
Although the principle behind
the establishment of District
Health Councils is sound, I
feel that by placing Huron into
such a huge district there is
a danger that we will be ignor-
ed and overpowered by the
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What we don't know yet
and what will be crucial to the
health care delivery system in
Huron, is what the Government
plans to do about the recomm-
endations of the Health Plan-
ning Task Force, better known
as the Mustard Report. The
Report recommended that the
District Health Councils be
responsible for the develop-
ment of policies and plans for
the delivery of health care
according,to Government pol-
icies and standards. The Report
sees the District Health Coun-
cils having the major role in
initiating developing and endor-
sing plans for health programs
and facilities, including the
power to determine how many
health practitioners of various
types a district requires. I have
received many letters from my
constituents expressing concern
about the proposals contained
in the Mustard Report. One of
the concerns voiced most often
is that residents of Huron will
not be free to see the physician
of their choice and that physic-.
ians will be told where they
may practice and where they
may not. As one constituent
wrote, "A doctor is supposed to
be someone you can respect
and go to with any problems,
and in some cases even a close
friend. This will all be lost if
Doctor Mustard has his way."
Another concern is that our
locan hospitals will lose their
autonomy if the proposed Area
Health Services Management
Boards are created. These Board
would assume the responsibility
for the management of health
service institutions in the area,
including, of course, hospitals,
Health Minister Frank Miller
recently made some statements
about hospitals which are also
rather disturbing. He said the
most efficient hospitals contain
between 250 and 300 beds in
them. About 65 per cent of
hospitals in Ontario are smaller
than that, including hospitals
in our area,
He said, "Smaller hospitals
must . xamine the feasibility of
eliminating some of their serv-
ices, With some of the very
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tempted to wonder if their role
in the community ought to be
as community health centres --
places where most people can
come for treatment on an out-
patient basis only. The bulk
of chemical tests could go to
some nearby larger hospital for
analysis, and only patients
needing immediate emergency
care would be in -patients."
I cannot help wondering
which hospitals In our area will
be converted into community
health centres once the District
health Council starts function-
ing. The possible loss of auton-
omy of hospital boards is one
of the things I hear talked about
most often in discussions on the
Mustard Report. This is just
another step in the erosion of
local control over local instit-
utions that regionalization
inevitably brings with it. With
the establishment of Area Healt
Services Management Boards to
control health institutions, in
other words hospitals, the dem-
ise of traditional voluntary
hospital boards is a certainty.
I am very interested in hear-
ing your thoughts on the Dist-
rict Health Council and your
opinions on the ideas recomm-
ended by the Mustard Report
Hay awards
(continued frorn page 1)
ions have been received. The
first petition was from property
owners Don Wallace, Gerard
Ducharme, and the late Charles
while the second was from
Clifford Pepper, Rudolph Zim-
mer , George Ducharme,
Edmund Becker, Howard Datars
and Ernest Miller.
Members of council received
invitations to attend two meet-
ings in the area on October 22.
The first is at 1 p.m. in
Grand Bentl, regarding a prov-
incial sewage system for that
municipality, and the second
is at 8 p.m. in Exeter, regard-
ing a sports complex for that
municipality
which I have discussed in this
article. As your representative
at Queen's Park, I feel that it
is essential that I know your
views on this important quest-
ion so that I can bring them
forward In the upcoming debate
in the Legislature.
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