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Cal] 725-8967 with news items for the column. Corridor Capers w. By MARY McEACHERN SWEET ADELINES DANCE The Oshawa Chapter of the Sweet Adelines will hold their annual dance at Heydenshore Pavillion on Saturday, January 31st, from 8:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. Tickets are $14 a couple and may be reserved by calling 576-2358 or 668-1942. Refreshments, lunch and bar privileges. ANDERSON COLLEGIATE PARENTS ASSOCIATION The Parents Association of Anderson Collegiate will spon- sor an information session on Thursday, January 22. Bill Smith, administrative assistant of drug education & counselling for the Region of Durham will present the film, "You Never Know", speak on drug and alcohol abuse and conduct a question period. The program will begin at 8 p.m., Anderson Collegiate in Whitby, this Thursday, January 22. Everyone Welcome. ROBBIE BURNS NIGHT St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Cochrane St. in Whitby will host their 48th Annual Robbie Burns Night on Friday, January 23. The evening begins at 6:30 p.m. with a traditional Robbie Burns dinner followed by a program of Scottish entertainment. There will be highland dancers, a variety of music and a Scottish Chorus. Tickets are $7 for adults and $3 for residents of Fairview Lodge. Last week it was reported that the price was $3 for seniors. This applies to only those at Fairview, directly behind the church. CORRIDOR CAPERS OUr next Corridor Capers dance will be held on Saturday, February 28th at Heydenshore Pavillion. This dance will special as our association will make a donation to the Heart Fund. We are expecting a large turn out to help with the Heart Month Campaign to raise funds for this worthwile organization. Tickets $10 a couple. Prizes, lunch and bar privileges. Call 725-8967 or 723-1680 for tickets. Help us make a generous donation. WESTMINISTER UNITED CHURCH Tuesday, Jan. 27 - Annual Congregational Meeting. It begins with a pot luck supper at 6:30 p.m. The annual reports will be mimeographed and available at the service this Sunday. Following the consideration of the reports, plans are to have the group divided into smaller discussion groups on the question 'What should our Church do this year?' The executive will nominate new names to the existing Board and Committees. Presbytery Workshop - for elders and visitors. Brooklin United Church, Friday evening and Saturday, Feb. 13 and 14. The ladies are again making pies for the Eastern Star for January 31, proceeds to go to U.C.W. work. If you are willing and able to make one or two pies, please contact Erma Wood, 668-3687 soon. DATES TO REMEMBER Jan. 23 - Robbie Burns Night - St. Andrews Church Jan. 27 - Congregational Meeting - Pot Luck Supper - West- minister United Church Jan. 31 - Sweet Adeline's Dance - Heydenshore Pavillion Feb. 13 - Presbytery Workshop - Brooklin United Church Jan. 22 - Information Session - Drugs and Alcohol Abuse, Anderson Collegiate. Feb. 28 - Corridor Capers - Heart Fund Dance Wl IITI3Y I:Rl: 1: PRUSS. XVLI)NFSI)A'S'. J ANI. ARI 21 . I I PAC F " Paper cails for more community participation from the hospitals A position paper developed by the Ontario Hospital Association entitled "Hospitals Inside Out" urges hospitals to explore possible ways of enlarging its sphere of services, ex- tending them into the com- munity. The research paper was circulated to all facilities in response to Ontario hospital's request for infor- mation on how hospitals were delivering care to the public and recommendation on ways of improving ser- vices. "Not many years ago hospitals were percieved as places where patients were confined to beds while being treated for their illnesses by docotrs and nursing staff," read a summary of the report. "This concept was changed over the years as new treatment methods were developed and early ambulation, progressive patient care and home care programs became accepted as better ways to manage diseases and disabilities." The report cites economic and technological advances as two major influences which have changed the hospital's role. To the Unfit If you just sit You won't quit Being unfit. PaPr7ancnJn One example of how the two work together is day surgery where, in many in- stances, instead of hospitalization in each case of surgery many procedures are done in the morning and the patient is able to go home later that day. "Improvements in anaesthesiology are largely responsible for this to be done safely." The report said that along with day surgery, hospitals are providing a variety of services of a medical type without admission to the hospital. These services include day care programs, home care, meals on wheels, stroke clinics, post heart at- tack clinies and nutrition counselling. Senior citizens are also focused in on in the report. According to the report the number of senior citizens in the community is expec- ted to hit 12 per cent by the year 2000. "The significance of this is that older people require more frequent hospital care and usually remain in the hospital for longer periods of time." The recommendations state that there should be more programs provided to keep people in their homes as long as possible and that when "institutionalization" is required, a better system be developed for access to a form the different levels of long-term care facilities that exist. The suinmary of the report states that a lack of funding may hinder a num- ber of the recommendations and programs laid out in the text. "Hospitals can, and do, get invovled to some degree in these programs, but hospitals have only one source of funds and until a different funding mechanism is developed hospitals will continue to be only marginally invovled iii the whole spectrum of health care services that could be provided." STORE WIDE Starts Jan. 15th infant - childrens - ladies mens fashions Come see what $1.00 will buy! Designer labels reduced too! 72 Celina St. Oshawa 579-9595 LE-J 106 Colborne St. E. Whitby 668-4100 t