The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

H'lealth, ministry funds hospital study »The Mimistiy cf Health £fas approved fupding for the Durhamn Région District Health ýCouncil to conduet a astudy of hospital services ini the region, It in' the. furot compréhensive hospital planning exercise to'be -carred eut in Durham Region i more than lo yearls. i.. curçrent economic climt. et fiscal constraint requiresthat ho *tal services bW restructured Md t mse rvic es, provided b. both aàppropîite-and,'coët effective., Paltiýv-e care semnar for hospi tal.' Thii. Pffalaive Cr.Education Committe. cf *Whitby General Hospital will prset %Workidhg Toigther --AnIntegrated Approach t. Pafiaive,Gare on Saturday, Janî 30 mrn 8:30 a.m. t. 3:30 p.m., 'at ii. Thunderbird Golf and Country Club in Aishburn. Iisal-'day rgrm i geared t.wad hsîiciîanshealth car. Prceono1.andvolnter woring . with palliative car. patfints and ýtheir familles in the. home~sayuPegg Prieanof the plnnng 1emtte half-day session identified, the need fer educating carogivers. In order la provide befttr support and-car. t. paiint ~ad their famille., asýthey com 0.tem wlth deaU4b, flztrd. .ducation needa t. b. provid.&" she sald. Progrm workshopîs wiilfocus on nch -t-o-c- -as 'Culturel onraw e -and 'Open Communication with the Patient! Regisraton f.. i.: $40 (before Dec. 31) and $45 after Dec. 31), with enrolment limited. t. 100 pa"Cipanta. For ftïrther information and registratdon, contact Pnimeau at 668-6831, ext. 1291. Part of 'the.restructuring in;vlvs a shift from hinpatient t. outpatient and community-ba!sed servies. Dranxatic l mprovemnentsi servce delivery have. been shown by hosýpitals offerlng an enhanced array cf outpatient and community-baaed services.* In light , f the. need for restructuring, the. purpose f the stud.i s t. ases hospital service nesfria regional panning pesetive PObjiectivescf the study will focus on, tii. efficient, une cf existing, resurces, ,and.t. eliminaition Of service duplication wiiere appropriat.. Anopn n d cllaboratie planin approach 'Wlll b. dee op. .achieve objectives. The, disit iealtii council'will work in' partnership witii key stakeholders including the. six community* hos.itale (Ajax and Plckeing, hy, Genera, Osiiawa1 General, Memorlal Hosital 1 l- Bowmanville, Community 'Memonlal in Port, Perry, the. CottageHospital ln Ubridge), the. Hospital Coùncil of Durham, consumer%', lbour repreentatives, community-based service .providers, and. long-terni care service providers. Tii. study wiil takeBsix t. eigiit montiis. It will collect and analyze a wide range c. f data in order t. idantifyr strategic opportunties for it le one cf'more >than '30 ,reg4onal hospital planning .er- .coe that are b>ing çoidÙtd tii. ùïeprovince. Whltby Free PMUs, Wec*ieday, Lecember 9,1992, Page 13 l5OIbs . Hind of Beef ONLY' Chîck.n & Wlngs 31b. Box,$9 $28M2.00 is$1.88C cenBrase31.Io l5Olbs. Side of Bes ONLY CiêiBeSs3b o I $2800($1.791b.) Large Cocktail Shrlmps 1llb.,$599 ~ j h is~Ka~ob$p5 j THE BF PLACE Ips :- m-, ...* 686-1742 I BUY 1GET FRE 845 Westney Rd. S. Open: Tuos.-FrI. lOam-6pm. SaLt.8am-Epm Unit #4, Ajax I What would you li ke tosee more of in I the Free Press? How eau we ipoe i~ ~ Û Juttwo -ofthequsin iI i ourNovemiber 25th ireadesuve. ' I I Tel us what you like and dislike about I the FreePress I Please return, your survey soon! Theý' 'only place to Save you time and money. SHOPATý osso ELECTRI1C 209 Bloor St. E. Oshawa * 576-4166 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L J6