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2 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, June 30, 1981 'Region rejects request for hospital dollars Durham council last week strongly rejected a proposal that municipal tax dollars be used to help pay for expan- sions to hospitals in the Region. Miriam GQ. daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Donald C. Christie, gradu- ated at the June 9th 1981 Convocation of Toronto with her Master of Business Ad- ministration degree. Christie, Miriam has resumed employment with General Motors of Canada Limited, Oshawa, Ontario. The suggestion was made by District Health Council past president Henry Polak who told Regional council lors last week there are expansion plans in the works Marlene Louise Wilson, daughter of Earl and Marie Wilson, Epsom, received her Degree in Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy on June 5, 1981 at Convocation Hall, University of Toronto. Marlene is a Graduate of Port Perry High School and is now employed at Tiers Drugstore in Uxbridge. for six hospitals in Durham, and that 'some kind of a grant policy would help the future of these hospitals." Mr. Polak noted that prior to the formation of Regional Esther Irene Houghland, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Houghland, RR 1, Port Perry, graduated on May 29, 1981 from McMaster University, Hamilton with a Bachelor of Engineering Degree in Metallurgy. Esther is presently working with Stelco Inc. in Hamilton. goverment in 1973, the Ontario County government made grants available from property taxes for hospital construction. Ontario County even granted money for hospitals outside the area, such as Lindsay and Orillia because County residents used these facilities. A report from the District Health council showed that Ontario County granted a total of $4.1 million for hospi- tal construction and expan- sions. The report also shows that the cost of expansions to the six hospitals in Durham will be about $8 million over the next five years. If these expansions are approved by the Ministry of Health, the provincial government will pay for two- thirds of the cost, with the remainder coming from the local hospital funds and public donations. At one point during his presentation to Regional council, Mr. Polak suggested that half a mill annually be set aside at the Regional level for hospital expansion costs. el io oo AES He went on to suggest that any formula about where tax dollars would be spent would have to be worked out by the Regional council. The suggestion, however, was soundly turned down by Regional council, and in the process Durham council's finance committee chairman John Aker had some harsh words of criticism for the District Health Council. "I really don't know why the District Health council was here (at Regional council) today," said councillor Aker after Mr. Polak and Health council executive -director Mike Peters had left the chambers. He went on to charge the Health council is not accountable to the tax- payers, and is just "Another level of bureaucracy set up to take the heat off the provincial government in health carematters." Councillor Aker's remarks which were widely reported in Oshawa news- papers last week, upset some members of the Health council, including present chairman Howard Hall of Port Perry. pd o Gateway to Country Livy ng' S "hue n theshores of Lake Scugdg wo\ 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 <r 0 : THE DEST SETTING TO HAVE YOUR ¥: ACREt0 % ne EsTATELOTE 0 DREAM HOME BUILT mom $28,000 g 0 For More Information How to Get There: X on Your Special Interests Contact: 0 | oward | sr a 0 728-9544 JL order 985.731 0 Q 647 Scugog Street, Port Perry, Ontario oy, Hwy 7 0 985-7371 J Cy I 5 "FOR APPOINTMENT 0 Mr. Hall, who was not present at the Regional council meeting last week, told the Star later, that councillor Aker's criticism seemed to indicate that he missed the point of the Health Council's suggestion for tax dollars. "The Health council made the request on behalf of the various hospital boards in the Region," said Mr. Hall. "It is the individual boards that will need the money, not the Health council," he said. Mr. Hall went on to say that he doesn't believe the fact that Durham council turned down the request for tax dollars will seriously hurt the proposed expansion plans of hospitals in the Region. Community Hospital in Port Perry, is one of those in Durham with expansion plans currently in the works. The hospital here is propos- -ing an expansion to the emergency and out-patient departments, larger storage for medical records, and an additional 20 beds for extend- ed care treatment. The provincial Ministry of Health has not approved or turned down the expansion plan. (See separate story). Mishap leaves youth critical An 18-year old Toronto youth is in critical condition following a dirt bike accident Sunday afternoon in a field south of Uxbridge. Durham Police report the accident took place on a 200 acre property popular with dirt bikers near the Good- wood Go-Kart track. Neil Bascombe of Toronto was riding a borrowed 125 cc bike down a hill when he lost control and suffered serious internal injuries. Police say the driver had little dirt bike experience. After receiving first aid treatment on the spot from a Durham police officer and a nurse who was at the Go-cart track, the victim was taken to Uxbridge Hospital and then flown by air ambulance - to Sunnybrook in Toronto. His condition Monday morning was listed as criti- cal. Quick action by the police officer, Dave Robin- son of 26 Division and the nurse who has not been identified, may have saved the youth at the scene of the accident as he was bleeding profusely from the mouth and the strap from the head gear was wound tightly around his neck. Ironically, P.C. Robinson was near the scene of the mishap trying to stop-other dirt bikers from using the 200 acre property. Hospital report Week Ending June 25th . Admissions ..................... 39 Births .............ccooe.n.n, 3 Deaths ................cou........... 2 Emergencies ................. 174 Operations ...................... 16 Gh Bs SS A i nto