PAGE 12, 'WIUTY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 1988 Hosita bordconfident prblms cmi e oerco me Whitby General Hospital board members are "confident" that the hospital can eventuahly overcome problems posed by insufficient funding, says board chairman Bill Wallace. In bis report at' the hospital's annual meeting last week, Wallace said the revised 1988-89 hospital budget, in .order to meet the request from the Ministry of Health for a deficit-free budget, CORPORATION 0F 1THE STOWN 0F WH ITBY CONTRACT W88-66 PATHWAY LIGHTING SYSTEM ROTARY CENTENNIAL PARK T enders wiII be received by Mrs. Gall Gosleigh Purchasing Agent until 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 13, 1988 for the removal of existing Iamps and standards, and the supply and installation of new units at Rotary Centennial Park. Specifications and tender forms are Town of Whitby Treasury Department, Road East, Whitby, Ontario. 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Those reductions, announced in Ma, include the closing of some beds, cuts in hours of service and operating room use luring the sunimer. Also imposed .vas a freeze on hiring of new staff. Meanwhile, to raise money, there will be charges for pairking and telephones and higher prices for cafeteria food., "Notwithstanding, the board is concerned that bis hospital is not sufficiently funded in the 1988/89 budget for future capital requirements .such as x-ray equipment, high-tech laboratory» equipment, patient beds, hospital plant, etc.," said Wallace. But lie said those'obstacles could- even- tually be overcome. Dr. Scott Henderson, chief of staff of the hospital's medical department, said the past year lias posed uncertainty about the hospital's future and frustration with funding restraints but expansion plans and a possible new dialysis unit suggested optimismn. He said the hospital has been "lucky" to have certain staff Vo provide certain services but noted that sucli specialists also work at other hospitals. The challenge, lie said, will be Vo maintain "that level of service provided by staff." The hospital provided 31,771 days ýof care, for botli acute and continuing care patients, for 1987-88, 379 more dlays than in 1986-87. Acute care bed occupancy was 87.5 per cent, compared Vo 86.8 per cent tl'e previous year. Continuing care bed occupancy was 93.5 per cent in 1986-87, compared Vo 92.4 per cent the previous hospital year. Hospita executive director Jim Miller said both the acute and chronic ( continung care) areas were 'iclose to capacity." Three new members onhboard Don McQuay, Dick Hadden and borne Çoe are the new menibers of the Whitby General Hospital board. They replace Rev. Rod Barlow and Ralph MacCarl, Who have retired,, and Don Fleming who, according to polidy, bas to resign after serving nine years on the board. McQuay is a realtor, Hadden a vice president at LASCO Steel, and Coe, also a hospital fouridation board member, works in public relations for the Ministry of Revenue. Other board members are Dr. B. Malek, councillor Marcel Brunelle, Ed Buffett, R. Catton, J. Gray, Peter Eberlee, councillor WHITBY KINSMEN president Hans Rempel hands over $3,350 to Whitby General hospital ehief of staff Dr. Scott Henderson for the purchase of another pqliey system and beneh as well as a muscle stimulator for the hospital's physiotherapy departmeflt. Fe re ht 20%/ Off singles and couples Put a littie fun n your tif.; Try dancing. Franchised y-\ Dance Studios 10A.M..1opm. Mon.-Fri. Sat. Noon ta 5PM. LearnTo Dance 121 Brock St. N. Wh'itby 1430-0014-- Admissions, ho said, were 2,,544 for thep ast fiscal year, an increase ofone per'cent over the pst year. Surgical procedures were up by 10 per cent whule emergency departmnent - visita were down by six per cent, physiotherapy visits down by 14.2 per cent. "Planning for future active care has to b. made now," he told memnbers. The bospital is now planning an expansion for 36 more continuing care ,beds, previously approved by thie Minisry of Health. And Wallace. said that planning wil1 aIse, include future acute care beds and community psychiatric care beds. 'The hospital's expansion coninittée,- identifying future requirements of the hospital, is planning for a self.contained floor for 25 psyciatric care beds and 61 acute care beds in future expansion. The ministry hast year denied Whitby General's request for more acute care beds while giving approval to more continuing care beds. The bospital now has a total of 97 beds. With the extra beds planned -by the expansion committee, the total would be 219. "However, wbile the need for these additional -acuite 'care ana conmunity ýpsychiatric care beds and associated infrastructure is -clearly indicated in .the updated rogram, construction may only be proceeded writh upon ajprovakl by the Mnistry, of eéalth," noted Wallace. The hospital's foundation board is organizing a fundraising campaign, to be chaired by Ed Buffett, for the 36 continuing care -beds as well as for more capital equipment. and accommodation that niey. be needed for outreach programs. Outreacli programs include the the sexual assault -care centre whicli serves Durham -Region; the diabetic counselling clinic (211 visits the .past year); the Lifehine service introduced by the Whitby Rotary Club (now serves 23 residents). Also being considered are possible new outreach programs include expanded home care; palliative care,, (improve coordination); expanded respite care; day hospitallgeriatric day care; cardiac rehabilitation; famiuly violence/women's health centre Vo expand the sexual assault centre function; and outpaýtient day surgery area. Ne,ý Students Only! 6-