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's'"""??"',"-"'"-?"",' "M . g u , 1. H "I f “A“. 'ei: (T wr 'fje'ia;Frtlre. '6"F , 'it' I _ _ . W, ‘ . y 'd qBI . ‘ Fwy?" w“ i a m - _Nill _ 1 3454: "as " [a , B.ti 's'A' ll g. A .. ”5" "e"iri' 2EI 3””: St?EN ..” is - ' Et' . I: " ‘ . - a; v . . l ' [ra'rt ' ,, fig. aka' 11”,); t . C3, 'lt; F'(ryteti, 'rr" .2 1 ie in». , '3‘»): " - "ttth Your No. " Wednesday. April 24, 1985 Molodee Martinuk Chronicle Staff Improved patient care and cost savings will be the result of a recently-released new program to rationalize services between Kitchener-Waterloo and St. Mary's General Hospital, according to spokesmen for the two hospitals. Details of the rationalization plan were unveiled at a press conference last week. It proposes that all obstetrical, pediatric and gynaecological services be centralized at K-W Hospital, while St. Mary's will expand and specialize its surgical role. The renal dialysis program, established at new Hospital nine years ago, could be moved to St. Mary's as early as this fall, and a Rheumatic Disease Centre will be estalished there. "We feel we have come up With a reasonable balance between the two hospitals. Both will remain viable institutions after rationalization," remarked St. Mary's General Hospital Board Chairman Gordon Mackay. "The guiding principle in this is to provide the best Mutual benefit Hospitals rationalize services to improve care, reduce costs Melodee Martinuk Chronicle Staff The people of Ontario face significant tax increases if they elect a Liberal government May 2, Premier Frank Miller said Monday. The premier told an audience of approxi- mately 250 party supporters at the Waterloo Inn that in the past few days, Liberal leader David Peterson has made more than " billion worth of election promises Miller charged this would require a 25-per cent increase in the provincial share of the income tax or a three-point hike in Ontario‘s seven per cent sales tax. "He's (Peterson) been making the social ists look like cheapskates, totally like cheaps kates," said Miller, to the applause of the au dience For those not able to cast their ballots May 2, advance polls will be held from ll a.m. to H p.m. Friday, April 26 and Tuesday. April 30 at the riding's returning office. 180 King St. N. Waterloo. Advance voting is also being held at Waterloo public library from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 23. Saturday, April 27 and Monday, April 29. Waterloo North voters will have just the three candidates to chose from on the ballot for the May 2 provincial election. At the close of nomination Thursday, only Liberal incumbent Herb EPP, Progressive Conservative Lynne Wuolstencroit and New Democrat Richard Gerson had declared their candidacy. Pipk of, the three Miller returns Liberal fire in verbal volleys s» f . , ‘ . , t "u . .2 K C N ' ' a Pt _ , .32: C mm "? ' ' 'l . "'s, may. " ' V"ry ‘Wa T “I firmly believe we will have more seats on May 2 than we have right now...we are going to take ridings all around the province where the opposition has held the seats," he said. The PC party held 72 of the 125 seats at Queen's Park when the election was called. Later in the address, Miller blasted as an "absolute falsehood" Liberal election ads stating that a Tory government would lift the quota on auto imports. "We have said we wouldn‘t do away with auto imports. We would use them as our negotiating tool to gel Canadian content in the automobile industry. All wv've said is w:- must get Canadian content. no matter where the cars originate." he vxplained. Denying results of a recent Gallup poll which indicated that PC support had dropped from 51 to 41 per cent, Miller vowed the Conservatives would return to the legislature with a greater majority than the Davis government held. Miller said his staff called the hotlinv Monday from the Waterloo Inn to ask about Liberal bilingualism policy, only to be told "our position on that is a little foggy." Miller likened the hotline lo a "radio version of Truth or Consequences." "David Peterson has been making life easier for me the last little while. (s one Toronto columnist put it. (Peterson's) start- ing to charge uphill. But General Peterson is having a little trouble - he's left his cover be hind." Earlier Monday, Miller toured the Rotary Children's Centre in Kitchener, and am nounced a 3492.000 repayable loan to Ledco Ltd, a Kitchener auto parts firm. The premier also ridiculed the Liberal policy hotline. saying that incomplete or incorrect answers provided by its volunteers reflect the inconsistency of the party. According to Glenn Bier, chairman of the Kitchener- Waterloo Hospital Commission. the program will involve some initial renovation and capital costs. Renovations at K-W Hospital are estimated at $500,000, while no figure was given for work at St. Mary's which will involve construction of an addition to the existing building and "retailoring" of the delivery rooms. medical care that we can to the community .,-,better medical health care, that will be the prime impact." Representatives from both hospitals will meet with ()ntario Health Minister Alan Pope April 30 to discuss funding of the program. Bier said he was "confident" the Ministry will assume 100 per cent of the start-up costs because it has done so in the past when other hospitals have moved towards rationalization. While cost savings were not a major consideration, it is believed the amalgamation of the obstetrical and pediatric services at K-W Hospital will mean a $500,000 reduction in operating costs. Mackay stressed tliat the hospitals are determined to implement the program without eliminating any full Waterloo, Ontario . 5 a, , . _ _', f 3 fr ijsri' _. ", _ {‘33 v “w C # -, , ' t , J . "th ti _":, It ', . " . f ‘ , T & . I «A , , _ 25 cent: at the Nemtand Ontario Premier Frank Miller delivered a stinging attack on Liberal Leader David Peterson in a campaign speech Monday at the Waterloo Inn. Chronicle photo The rationalization plan is the outcome of more than two years of intensive study by board members. medical and administrative staff of the hospitals. Nevertheless, Bier said, "what we have is not an end to anything. In fact it's just a beginning. Two years ago we came to an agreement that all hospitals in the Region should continue working together ... ICs important to identify other areas for turther study, and that will be going om" time position: and all employees wll be given an opportunity to move with the service. Those who did not want to change hospitals will be retrained. He indicatied, however, that a cutback in part-time employment at the hospitals was "possible." Most of the service transfers will be completed by 1987, although neurosurgery will not move until 1990199) when the St. Mary's redevelopment program is completed and the latest diagnostic imaging tools has been installed. Both hospithls will continué to provide general medical and surgical care, as, well as essential services such as Iaboratdry. x-ray and emergency a} "'i, . a P n" . a " ' ', N r . is .‘ 2 C v - r'urec'i ‘_ at... _ "r, _,,tb',, A _ 5x, 'v', ch y _ w',r. p', w, T, I .\ _ V "5 K "te, ' fs o' " V ' , “1‘ T _ I» a,“ I 5‘ _ . _ . f V T '