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20 The Caaadian Statesmfan, Bowmanville, September 12. 19 Hospital 'Walking Tightrope Trying tio Meet Tigh Budgets While PVroviding GeyoodSrvc -Aaes 4em t-n u- -ot --me----o e uae By Donna Fairey The administrator noted Lost to the dim and distant Inflation is running at past are the days of paying for approximately nine per cent medical care with a couple of per year, while hospitals chickens or a dozen eggs. were, on 'the average, only Along with the benefits provided with a 4.*17 par cent derived rom progressive and increase. "Obviously", hie sophisti<jated health care, the said, "these two figures are economics involved, are nowhere near matching. " becoming a bitter piîî to The second problem facing swallow. hospitals is the upswing of Today's hospit als miust public demand for health exercise the -balaneo a cre. In 1978, OHIP handled 30 tightrope. walker when par cent more claims than attempting to adhere to a new they did five years ago. cost containment program A two per cent increase aad at the samne time ensure yearly in Ontario's population, patient care does not suffer. compounded by an "aging This impression, and other population" puts a further relevant facta pertaining to burden on the province's hospital care in the province health care budget. of Ontario were imparted to According to Mr. Elston, an Rotarians last week by guest aging population has 4 speaker and fellow club important ramifications for member, R.E. "Dick" Elston, the health care system. The Bowmanville Memorial aged have a higher incidence Hospital's administrator. of illness and a greater need According to Elston, the beît for long termi care due to tightening program was chronic degenerative launched by the Ontario diseases. Hospital Association to assist Money must also be doled hospitals in seeking new ways' out to provide the most to assure best use of available so phisticated medical budget dollars throughout the, technology available. Doctors province. "Inflation is one of and a new awareness oriented the major problemns being society feel they have the right faced by hospitals today," hie to demand the most up-to-date said. treatment developed. The total bil for hospital, The government's answers medical and related services to these problemns are to cut administered through the expenditures on health, care, Ontario Ministry of Health cut hospital beds available for this year will approximate $4 patients, and introduce new billion, representing nearly 28 programns of home care and per cent of, the provincial other alternative care. budget. Health Minister, Dennis Bowmanville Memorial Timbrel, told Ontario Hospital's gross operating hospitals that a budget budget this year will amouat increase of 4.5 per cent or 5.3 to approximately $4 million, par cent would be the order of 0f this, $3,250,000 will be eaten thdafote 1979-80 fiscal up by staff salaries and fringe year. benefits, said Mr. Elston. When actual figures were In addition, $30,0W0 will be released early this year, spent on drugs, $79,500 on Ontario hospitals found they food, $85,100 on medical and would have to wrestle wth a surgical supplies and $63,ooo lot less budget increase than on maintenance. predicted by the minister. Exnlains 'Battie of Budget' Bowmanvile MemoriliHospital iis~fîtt W and representative of the Ontario Hospital Association, R.E. "Dick" Elston enlightened Rotarians on the battie of the budget provincial hospitals now face. Let's Get Growingr By Harry Van Belle Indoor Gardening Waterlng and Humidity are required to make the plants grow properly indoors as I have indicated in the last couple of articles, this week we will look at some of the ways to water and to increase the humidity. One of the most asked questions, how often and how much do we water, the only way is to let the plant tell you when it requires water. There is no definite time table for waterîng plants, some like ,it dry, some like it hot, and of course the type of, environ- ment will dictate when to water and how much, since every home is different, temperature, humnidity and light will play, an important part in this. The easiest way is to get to know 1your plants, what each one requiresý and what environment it wijl thrive in, and observe the soul to see if it is damp or if it dries out rapidly. .Don't water your plants when the soil is wet from the ast watering, since plants do not like wet feet, which will cause them to rot, the easiest way is to put your finger in the soil and feel if the soil is dry or wet, since the top may be dry, but just below the soil can be qite moist, When you water give the plant enough so that the water runs out of the holes in. the bottom so it will be thoroughly soaked, especially for large green plants, if you don't the bottom soil will always stay dry and the * fertilizer wil leave sl deposits unless leached by the * thorough drenching. Some plants are watered from the bottom, especially the plants that are grown 'fromn bulbs may be watered by watering the saucer underneath, the plant, which will soak up the water through the soil, but mnke sure thlat there is no water left -in the saucer, because that will stagnate and cause the roots to rot. -When watering large plants in large pots, make sure that you direct the water to the entire soil surface and that it drains evenly. Neyer ever water your plants with ice cold tap water, it must be comfortable to your hand when dipped in the water, first test it and you will be sure. Humidity can be increased through several methods, the easiest is to instaîl a humidi- fier which will do this automatically. A' simple method is misting the plant with a hand mister which are inexpensive and are sold by al florists, the only drawback with misting is that it cannot be used on plants that have a hairy leaf surface such as the African violet, and also mist- ing can damage the furniture so this will have to be done in the sink. Another method to raise the humidity is by placing saucers under the plants and fi11 the saucer up wîth stones so that the plant actually stands, above the water but have the benefit of the humnidity. Large plants can be inserted into a larger fancy pot, then the bottom and sides whichare left over can be stuffed with peatmoss which will retain the moisture and built up the. humidity.. Even dishes or saucers placed close to the plant which are flled with water will help to build up the humidity. Spong- ing off your plants with a damp cloth will help to open up the spores of the, leaves which'often are filled with dust, a little trick my mother has often told me, is. to sprinkle some milk on a damp cloth and wipe the leaves, whieh will leave a shiny surface and help to keep the plant looking its best. In most cases common sense and preferably a green thumb will be all that you need to keep them healthy. Until next week, happy indoor gardening. The size of the increase in the coming year will be the smallest since the government- took over responsibility for funding hospitals some 20, vears ago in 1959. In fact. this year r, I Ontario had the smallest and chronié care costs are ptt n ff necessary finanicial and social priorites a G s e90enet u' CSLca***'niatn qJo0iIno u r 5th RPET versus quality patient care, the speaker advocated stressing emphasis on preventative medicine by hospitals and1 other h«1th September I, 2th, to September 29th s. e -'I. w mi 0fV on Hundreds of Remnants f0 and RoUI Ends RedBIu-Gren-ust$ ~Super Dense - Sumptuous Carved' $Saxon $000 Thick Saxony$6 Artif icial Turf tg1Trivia Star"U a01 A new dimension in carpet beau 0 9 Lin ft Immediate Installation Avaitable sq.,yd. Made f fine nylon. Commercial - dot T A an ennS %oehIgs- « Non-Wax -Tone-on-Tone $9 L Cushion Floor ÎÎ9 Broadloom 49 S Letd oilssq ydsq. yd-sq. yd Seece Rls d Crpet Warehos 110 King St. W. Mon.-Fri, 9-8; Sat. 9.5 CHARGEX 728-0292 YesI Wo Instali Here's a partial list of some of our specials! SIZE CO LOR REG. LIST ANNIVERSARY SIZE COLOR REG. 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A study is now underway to determine if this theory is in fact trÙe. According to the admimistrator, hospitals are maintenance, refurbîshing and replacement of parts in, order to pay staff to provide services to patients. "The government must realistically re-assess its money needed to maizflain the proper health care services for Ontario is provided," stated Elston. Another -alternative, he q.qld ithin ontmrnmpfnt mn,.e health care services it promises through OHIP may be too costly and that to retain that level means patients will have to share in the direct elebration USE Y-our Carpet Supermarket Shop-at-Homne WaI -to-WaI I Carpet Service LFree Home Estimates OSHAWA Free Parking S AVE UP TO at