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WhIIiy Fm Prom..Wôosm Apt 12, 1M0, Page 13 Ail anddatepr fes CIsupprtfor aiecare services FROM PAGE 1 links with other hospitais are acceptable (and) w. ail agre. that government shouid cut co e,"hosaid, But you should not pursue cot-cutting for the sake of ýcost- If'té' Liberals are. elected, small, officient hosptals such as Whitby General wil benefit from mncreased government funding while lesefficient hospitals wl loue out, Furlong said. A revainpingr of the hospitai funding formula had been pro- posed .by the former Liberai government, ho noted, but was scuttled by the NDP. FurIong pulled no punches in declaring his. position on 'the issue by promugtore'inquish bis seat shouid a Leralgovern- ment impiement the study's pro- posai pertaining to Whitby Generai. "I pledge teý work te retain acute car. services if elected and, if not, wiii join with the member in working te, get the services you deserve.» Flaherty, .to, left no doubt about bis stand. "I want to talc. my kids te Whitby General Hospital and I think» most people want the saine,"ho said. "Ut what these people (health council) want te do is take that away. This is second ciass health care for first clase taxpayers and that's not good enough.» Flaherty said party leader Mike Harris shares bis views on the health, council study and insisted. a Tory governinent wouid not make any changes without the . endorsement of Whitby residents. "He (Harris) agreed that it was sihort-sighted, mnadequate and dosen't talc. inte account the needs of the community and the need for a general hospitai," said Flaherty. «Our party won'tsupport an> recommondation that dosent have the. support, of the com- muni yof Whftby," hopromised. "We'll move forward to retain the hospitai as a 24-hour hospi- tai and make sure it is per- manentiy in place as an acute car. hospital. A2Ü hard as h.! tried, White could not convince the audience that bis qualified pupport of the' study proposais laimtandem with the majority's outright opposition. White said that while the health council made a "valiant attempt" to respond to future needs, it failed to adequately assuare VWhitby residents *that their needs wMlbe met under a regjionai system. «What we-have is a document that plans for the future, 'but that hasn't feit the needs of the communLity," he said. < nt shouid not only saY how, this vision will improve services i Durham- Region but how ser- vies ini Whitby wiil b. botter.", White said -Whitby Generai Hospital must not pnly romain '~DR. MICHAEL' GREENGLASS 220 Dundas St. W. #102 (Dundas,-Centre Me 'dical Building) Whitby - LiN 2M3 430-4822 Evenlngs & Saturdays Emergencies & Ntew Patients Welcome open, but. shouid provide a fuit range of acute car. services in addition te the propos.d rehabili- tation facilities. (In its report, the health coun- cil states tat there s a "poten- tiai" for outpatient servces at Whitby, but none are spelled out.». White acknowledged b is cri- tics charges that he kept a low pfrofile during much of the period ieading Up te release of the health* council study and ho attemptod to *ustilfy bis actions. "As your MPP îts been parti- cularly diff icuit tior me becausel have te work with everyone h1- volved i thi5..ho5pitale, docters, the health council...» he said. ' <'But from the outaet I had concerns about the procese and the recommendations and now that it's out, I' can express myseif."ý Flaherty, ,however, did 'not acce t thsepaaton. me roblem with Whitby General Hlospital ha. been lea- dership »Flaherty clairned. "The last real leader this con- stituencv had was Matt Dymond k DENTAL FACTS IWHAT US A CROWN? *A tooth which has been damaged by W deaytrauma, or is badly stained or Vmalfored can be covered by a crown or a cap. This crown is placed over a tooth which has been prepared by your dentlst. A crown can be made of acrylic, metal, porcelain, or porcelain fused to metal. In preparation for the crown the tooth is filed clown approximatety 1ifm in al dimensions. An impression of the tooth and gums is made and a temporary crown is fitted over the tooth until the perman ent crown Is made. A shade matching your natural teeth wiII be chosen. At your next appointment approximately one week later, the temporary crown is removed and the permanent crown whlch is fabricated at the tab is cemented onto-the toDth. and tha'à why wo have a-hoepi- tai in Whitby," ho sald in refer- once to the former Tory MPP and health m ini ster., Flaherty noted that St. Cath- arines was faced with tho bass of its hospitai, but eii community rallied to *prevent it. "In, St. Catharines tho MPP led tho flet to keop Ïhofr hospi- tai. op4n, That's leadership and wo nc it i Durham Contre.»" When WIbito protested that ho heiped preýent, SOGH's 31,000- naine ptition (againet, the pro- oa)mthe. Ontario legisiature last ,November Flaherty, said this was not suf&icent. "Int seems to me that when a petition with 31,0001 naines is * High volume equipment wil reduce your shredding cost *Secure locked containers at no extra cost + Bonded drivers #*100% of paper is recycled # Certif icate of destruction # Volume discounts available year-end, clean-outs (AIL N#Of (905) 427-3605 (Derrick) WASTE SYSTEMS presented ini the, legisiature, youi stand up and sayl agre. with it" ho countered. 1White added that h. has gased on bis concerna to Grier, tboth Furlong and Flaherty said the MPP éhouid have askedl the minister to delay her decision until after the élection. 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