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Whitby Free Press, 3 Oct 1979, p. 8

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PAGE 8, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1979, WHITBY FREE PRESS COTDFROM PAGE 5 Rudy i ny ,involved h p.rimary.care of patients, "It is increasingly difficuit to get replacement parts and supplies," Kunetsky says' adding that an item could be on order for a considerable timebefore it arrives. This is an ongoing problem for Kunetsky and hîs staff although it has not reached any dangerous levels. Although it is flot a major problem, there is a shortage of, particular kinds 0f doctors. "We don't have (certain kinds of) specialists who are, based in this hospital," Kunetsky says. The majority of the specia- lists who use Ruddy's facili- ties also use Oshawa General'a sometimes to a greater extent,' primarily because of patient volume, Kunetsky says. Simply stated, because of the larger number of people, these-specialists have more work in Oshawa, and there- fore,' a greater chance to 'make a-living. .COMBINED SERVICES "In' order to save money in the health system, they, (the Ministry of Health) would try to combine ser- vices," Kunetsky said. That whenever, two or more hospitals are in close proximity to each other, they will not have. totally alike services.. This i s why Ruddy-has no obstretric unit, thenearest being in Oshawa, It is 'more economically feasible to combine services.. There was one more consi-, deration, Kunetsky, said, patient safety. The busier a unit (such as an obstretrie unit) is, the more expertise it's members gain and with this experi- ence, they are of more value to the patient. J.O. Ruddy, in the words of it's administrator, concerns itself with'"primary care" of, patients. "We don't get inivolved in practicing more complicated surgery and medical care," he says. Oshawa General, on the other hand, provides a lot'of the secondary' care for. the area. If Rudy had the population base and resources of Oshawa, then it would be a hospital, the size' of Oshawa ,General with its resources for providing secondary care. (This' secondary care would include cases invol- ving major trauma, severe illness, and some cardiac care) The board 0f governors philosophy of patient care states that the hospital will "provide and maintain ade- quate facilities and equip- ment to meet the recognized needs 0f patients in the Man charged Here'sadollaro ffyou L-'AY next bucket orbrolof fne lcin,'good Kentucky Fried Chicken Colonel Sanders' Kentucky Fried Chicken is always good value. ltfs convenient, nutritional and economical, too. This October, itfs a. better value than -ever. Because with the coupon below, you'll get a dollar offauckeor barrel orAger lickin' good KeýtukyFrîed Chicken. HoWs that'for il supeýr value! Clip out the coupn right now and cash "in on enougzh Kentucky Fried Chieken forthe whole family K tcky Frki4NA cwN. Colonel Sanders' boys and girls mnake il lfinger lickin' good SORE COuPON ThiscoUpfl ntities the bearer to prhs a bucket or barl ofK pUk rie bc for a dollar ($1-00) off the(eua'pie Good at any particiPating KFC store, uni coe31/79. ~~~GOOchjchet1! *1 - - - -- -- - - - -- o - - -- m wih possessioný, A Whitby man has been charged under the Narcotics Control Act after police say they found him in pos-, session of 443 grams of marijuana Iast week. Charged with possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking is David Thomas Aikenhead, 22, of 100 White Oaks Crt., Penthouse 3. Durham Regional Police said that the accuse d will appear in Ajax provincial court on October 9. One thing about fitne'ssf, you can teil> the players without the pro> gramn, The Canada, mavemenh for personal finessi Fatness. inyour heartYou know it's sght. DIAL -N - INSPIRATION Dial 668-1331 and heor a thre minute inspirational message by Pastor Immo Oltmanni of the Em manuelchurch af 401 Rossland RoadW. iri Whitby.- DENTURE. THEIRAPY. CLINIC 111 DUNDAS SRE WEST WHITBY I 668-1464 6 ~$tom~ cickenVîfà. OVER- 100 LOCATIONS IN ONTARIO -SEE VYOUR PHONE BOOK FOR TH-E ONE NEAREST Y.OU. MMUMBUMU" il

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