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Thues, Wednesday~ N~>vember 19, 1~7 Commission recommends $329 million reinvestment Toronto, -Nov. 18/CNW/ - The Health Services Restructuring Commission (HESO), an tadependent body of health experts and profes- sionals, today released its preliminary reconimendations regardtag the restruicturlng of health services in the GTA/905. HSRC Chairman Dr. Duncan Sinclair announced that $329 million dollars ta rclnvestment Is required to meet the health services needs of the GTA/905 resi- dents to 2003. "We are keenly aware that the GTA/905 is one of the fastest growng regions of the province, and we wanted to ensure the resources would be there to meet the health requiremnents of the growing and agtag population," said Dr. Sinclair, the recently retired Vice Principal of Health Sciences and Dean of Medicine at Queen'S University, The Commission lssued prelimlinary reconimendations (Notices of Intention to Issue Directions or "Notices") and announced that there will be a 30-day response period. Interested organizations and Individuals are invited to comment on the HSRC rec- omimendations by December 19,1997. Report Highlights Highllghts of the GTA/905 report on health services restructuring taclude: - A Comprehensive health systemn consisting of 10 hos- pitals on 15 sites, with a focus on regional health sys- tems to imrprove access to a wide range of services and quality, and better coordinate patient services; e A total of 4,562 inpatient beds to 2003, tacluding acute care, sub-acute care, mental health, rehabilitation and complex continuing care to mneet the needs of the growing and agtag population; 9 Enhanced services for the elderly, tacludlng: - 70 additional complex conttautag care beds; and - 4,200 additional beds ta nursing homes and homes for the aged; and - 5, 100 places for support- ive houstag, long term home care, attendant care and adult day care; -1,000 addltional beds to nursing homes and homes for the aged - a 73%)/taicrease ta acute BALLS RADIO & T.V. REPAIR REPAIRS TO MOST MAKES STEREOS, COLOUR AND B&W T.V.s AND V.C.R.s P.O. Box 27(9598-71 R.R. 2, Orono. Ont. (0)9352 Thankyou to ail the residents of Clarîngton for your support and ail friends and family for helping on the campaign. Cecil Mcckesey mental healti' beds; - 44 cIld and adolescent mental healtPi beds distribut- ed among tlie five reglonal inpaLient pa;-diatric centers; and - the WU, tpy Mental Heaith Centre to be--come a public hospital withý its own local communlty poard; - A 213% increase in reha- bilitation beds 50 GTA/905 residents cân recelve care dloser to honie; .$1 85 milion li reinvest- ment In services: - $25 million for acute hoc)-frare, - $12 million for complex contiputg care; - $78 million for long term care; - $22 million for sub-acute care; - $14 million in mental health services; - $30) million in rehabilita- tion @ervices: and - $4 million to operate Magr#.etld Resonance Imaging units. -$ 144 milion for renova- lion and expansion projects, furniture ant.1 equipment; e$79 ndmi(,n in lannual sav- îngs- or 1 Q% based on 1995/96 n4- expenses of $800 million. Governance and management "We recooguize that the GTA functions as g single commu- nity for healtP' services- Many GTA/905 residents live along the border @f Metropolitan Toronto and are geographi- cally dloser to a hospital ta Metro than @ne within their municipal rigion," said-Dr. Snclair."W realized it didn't malce sense to defmne services according to municipal boundaies. Instead, we eval- uated acute care hospitals in clusters based on shared communities served the refer- ral patterns." The HSRe recommended the following governance and management structure: Halton/Peel - North Cluster, Halton/Peel - South Cluster, York Cluster and the Durham Cluster. Benefit Line Dancing Aflernoon for Sandy Grummett & family (who's husband was hit by a flying tire at Mosport, Labour Day Weekend) Saturday, Nov. 22 1:00 - 4:30 p.m. Cost $5 Instructor: Donna Davidson Peter Grummett is current- Iy in the Oshawa Hospital, where he continues to receive treatment. Peter's physical condition has improved great- Iy, however, rnuch therapy is stili needed in the area of short and long terni memory. Mr. Grummett is able to return to his home in Oshawa on weekends. The Grummett's have three daughters ranging in age fromn 15 to 18 years. The Durham Clusterý to taclude: - Ajax and Pickering General Hospital and Centenary Health Centre in Scarborough will amalgamate to form a new hospital corpo- ration to meet the needs of residents ln west -Durham and east Scarborough (Ajax and Pickering/ Centenary Hospital Corporation). - Oshawa General Hospital, Memorial Hospital in Bowmanville, Whitby General Hospital and North Durham Health Services will amalgamate to form a single hospital corporation to pro- vide services to residents ln east and north Durham (East Durham Hospital Corporation). - The programs and ser- vices of Whitby General RE: CHRISTMAS FOOD AND TOY DRIVE As a Special Christnmas giv- ing effort, the Duca Community Credit Union, 136 Kng St. East, Bowmanvllle, is urging citi- zens to join them to think about sharing during this Special Season. Non perishable food Items and toys may be dropped off at their Branch and ail items wll be kept in the Community and distributed by our local Salvation Army. Your contributions would be greatly appreciated. Hospital wili be transferred to the Oshawa General and Ajax and Pickering sites, and the Whitby General site will close. - The HSRC will/delay Its decisions regardinâ the con- tent and configuration of ser- vices for North Durham Heaith Services until the dis- trict health coundil completes its review of the rural health services. - The new corporation xiii be expected to establlsh a rural health services advisory commlttee of the Board. Girl Guides of Canada My nn, ameisthe beginning of fly tory E,'ery did ias theng/n to a nain and a nationalitv. unice* (416) 4837-415 3 au .. .. ...... . . e