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Dr. Ruddy Hospital has a good year The Dr. J.O. Ruddy Hospital had a good year financially in 1977 - 78 and undertook a number of pro- jects particularly in the pub- lic relations f ield, Hospital President Bill Nurse said in bis annualreport, presented June 21. A questionaire was mailed eut to Whitby residents te evaluate the service of the hospital, and 30 per cent of the surveys were returned., This is a hlgh rate of return, said Mr. Nurse. The survey indlcated that éý per cent of those wbo anwee felt the hospital's service was good- or excel- lent, 13 percent thougb it was fair to good, and four per cent felt it vas 'below their expectations, he said. During the past year; Mr- Nurse reperted, the hospital adopted a philosophy of patient care. te be used as a guide by everyone in the hospital associated with the patients. The hospital also redefined some of the functions of the staff during the past year, and these functions were approved by the Board of Governors. Th-e board had decided te instaIl a steani plant in the hospital, te replace the steazu service proïrided by the Whitb Psychiatric Hospital. Mr. ursereported that major repairs costing about $150,M0 would be required te, overhaul the transmission hunes and tunnel from the ~atchospital, se the crthought it woud be more prudent te instail its own steazu plant at a similar cost. A study showed that operating costs would be about the sanie, and there would be less likelihood of interruptions in the service. Totten Sums Hubicki steam. plant, which will have its cost sbared on third bythe hospital and two thircl by the provinial governient. Mr. Nurse expressed concern in his repot that the Dr. Ruddy Hospital vas not represented on the IDurham District HilsttiCoSwil. He stated the board bas prmtested this lack of presentatwoe very vigorously and bas been promîsed a seat on the council when theineidt vawcyocI Dr. Ken lhbbs, =-ofâti Sa et the Hospital, however, la qpposed to the distict health omcan d stated bis feeings At the annual meaIhU& Jdm -v at serving temperatures for a long period of timfe. Also, he said, the hospital became a member of a central hospital laundry which provides a complete service or sixother bospitasana nursing home. Several pieces of new equipment, were purchased te improve patient services, includin g a dental unit donated by the Ministry of Community and. Social Services for work on develop- mentally handicapped children from the ýDurharn Centre, said Mr. Kunetsky. Another development in the past years was the re ofng visiting miles te allowch to visit with their parents for short 'piodaý of time. In the sprlng of 1978, the alstaff çarrled out 1a -P eeducation program - on strokes, conslsting of lectures saddulide presentations. The objective was te assist victims and their familles te better understand the nature of stroke and te help thezu con>e during the acute and rehabil- itative stages of strokes. During the p ast year 12 members of e hosptal's senior supervisoy personnel took a short management triigcourse at Durhamn College, sald Mr. Kunetsky. Tht Women's Auxiliary reperted a very successtul = n1977 with the Bloesom e hfthe meut succesuful The auxillary purchased ECG eqipment forth bospital sud provided 2,he for decoratng. Mrs. Ruby Welsh became tht first member frein the Dr. J.O. Ruddy Hospital te become a lite member et the Ontario Hospital Axiary. Dr. Ken Hobbs retired as chief et staff of the Dr. J.O. Rucldy Hospital at theenid of 1977, after serving in that = cty for fthr years. Dr. bad been associated with the hospital for 19 years, baviug served comniittee for the haspital, and as chairman et the originalsite committet and the building comnuttee. He bas also served as - suen ad vicepresident of the Board et Govemnors During the 15 months of January 1977 te Mardi 31, 19M8 the Dr. Ru<kly Haspita adnitted 2,S patients au pertrmed1,792 apeatims. The averagmng Ingth of stay fur all ilinesses was 7.9 days, aad the occupumcy averaged 75-6 per - cnt ital Admîistrator A chnabefouatio Stsky rqpoeted ltha a ,i bas ben aoeâsed t mfta**I II~ tustr sep~ fntr OUTDOOR- SERVICE MARKS ANNIVERSARY IRev. A.C. "Tony" Capon, prlncipal.ciesignate o'f provîded the music for the outdoor service, and straw- Montreal Diocesan Theoligical College, delivered on berry shorteake and tea were served. The outdoor address.-Sunday at the 132danniversary of St' John 's anniversary service bas been a tradition at St. John's for Anglican Church at Port Whitby. The Whitby Brass Band manY Years. Free Press Photo by Brian Winter Province-awaits health councIlrecommendations The Ontario Ministry ut Healh is anxious to, receive the recommnendatiens of the Durham District Health Coundil on how te provide better health care in- the fast-growing Durham Region. 1This is wbat John Turner, assistant te Ontario Minister of Health, Dennis Tinibreil, said at the firat annual meet- ing of the Durhami District Health Council at the Whitby Municipal Building Tbursday. In bis second speech in Wbitby in less than two -weeks, Mr. Turner said the task of long-range planning is of crucial importance in establisbing a health system for Durhamu Region. Mr. Turner reported that The Regien 0f Durhami bas grown faster than nine other regions in the province, with Advanced g"en Wbitby council lias asked the Region of DÙrbam te instali advance green- traffic lights at the intersection of Dundas and Anderson Streets to make left tuzmn easier. The intersection bas been the scene of a numaber of accidents involving turnizW cars, Meanwhile, woek is proceedîng ln installation of traffic llghts at the inter- soctiona(W Srock andDiuulop StrtaI, Wh"di âoe be a population increase of 13.8 per cent between 1971 and 1976. Pickering and Ajax are rapidly expanding and Oshawa alone bas had a population increase of 2.4 per cent par year, each year since 1971, makîng it one of the 10 fastest-growing major cities'in Canada, saîd Mr. Turner. Mr. Turner outlined some of the provincial initiatives for growth in the Durhamu Region,, namely the York- Durham Servicing Scheme, the North Pickering Community Plan, $40 million i interest-free boans te service new residential land, $1.7 million loaned for servicing industrial land, and the move., of the Provincial Ministry, of Revenue te, Oshawa. "Obviously this rapid growtb which bas taken place, and wbich will take place, is geing te bave a major impact on the bealth needs 0f DurhiamuRegion," said Mr. Turner. Mr. Turner outlined the province's new health care program (see Free Presef June 14), and stated the James A. Thornton Day' Hospital in Osbawa,,opened in Marcb, is a good exaznple of facilities which alhow patients te. live in the community and attend the hospital on a daily basis for therapy. Mr. Turner emphasised Cout'd on P. 4 Kalman Baniz, Mailercf Composite todge No. 30 AF and AM, Whitby, presents a gite Peter de Karwât, Pasi Grand Juor Warden of the Grand LMge of Canada, wtho pr-esed a suds ad m*I show on the Ide0fdINoort nt tht Lod.renatly.- ir. de Karwin spokeon )amrt's &daoeitb the Namnakordes and some ci thte sc ewrote the sams MprosPu Piste