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10- PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, September 22, 1998 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" CEO looks t By Chris Hall Port Perry Star Durham Region's health care picture became a little clearer last Friday when Lakeridge Health Corporation CEO Brian Lemon was officially intro- duced to the public. Briefly outlining his goals during a news con- ference in Bowmanville, Mr. Lemon said patient care in all areas of the region would be his top pri- ority. - "I'm really pleased to take up this challenge; this (amalgamation) is a tremendous opportunity to improve health care in Durham," he said Friday morning. - "(Amalgamation) will bring benefits to the NS. CROSSWORD NSWERS B IW i { E |E m Z|» Z| mimir|» DMO» m mio|®|O "ROBERT G. ECKEL GREENHOUSES (905) 655-441 | ERIE IVT BY {To { 2 VAR 3) EIU Oo Ia & Yoo! Brian Lemon will guide Lakeridge Health Corporation patients, allowing them service closer to home and preventing them from hav- ing to go downtown in Toronto," he said. "Over the next couple of years there are going to be some meaningful improve- ments." With the official amal- gamation of the five hospi- tals -- North Durham Health Services (Port Perry and Uxbridge), Oshawa General, Bowmanville Memorial and Whitby -- into LHC completed at the end of July, the search for a new CEO continued until late summer when Mr. Lemon was hired. Changes have swept through Ontario over the past year as the provincial- exns @f Vr ne Brian Lemon ly-appointed Health Services Restructuring Commission (HSRC) announced various changes, closures and amalgamations. The only institution to be closed in Durham will be Whitby General, which 1s sched- uled to shut its doors 1n March, 1999. Bringing with him expe- rience in the hospital merg- er process, Mr. Lemon said he understands what needs to be done and 1s set to make all Lakeridge centres great health care institu- tions. Mr. Lemon said it's important that the public is informed of what is hap- pening with their hospitals, and that they understand smaller institutions such as Port Perry and Uxbridge won't be ignored. "I'm a strong believer that the hospitals will sup- port one another... we're M Gitnrvest 0 Weekes Orchard & Vineyard WAGON TOURS e DEMONSTRATIONS e TASTINGS ~ ENTERTAINMENT fEATURING: Bill Dowson ~ Chocolate Making DemonsTRATION ON Sunday ~ ANTIQUE TRACTOR Display o future of health care in Durham going to support them and help keep services in the community there," he sad, noting that he hopes to address the physician shortage in the northern hospitals. "There are no automatic solutions to the problems and they won't work them- selves out. There are a lot of people in the organiza- tion and we have to look at each (hospital's) local needs. These are principles [ believe quite strongly in." The first order of busi- ness will be organization of Lakeridge Health Corporation's first man- agement team, which Mr. Lemon hopes to have in place near the beginning of November. Hospice course North Durham Hospice is offering a hospice/palliative care 'awareness course start- ing Tuesday, Sept. 29. The course is for prospective volunteers interested in working with individuals and families dealing with a life-threatening illness. For more informa- tion, please call 852- 4461 or 1-800-903-6999. Sg Radio contest open to kids MAGIC 94.9 and The Lung Association Durham Region have announced their second annual commercial con- test for Grades 6, 7 and 8 students in Durham Region. Students are invited to write their own com- mercial about "What Healthy Lungs Mean To Me." The winner will have the opportunity to record his or her com- mercial at Magic's stu- dios and receive a tape of 1t. The commercial will air during the month of November to promote The Lung Association Durham Region's Christmas Seal fundraising campaign. All entries must be in written form and sub- mitted individually, not in groups. The commer- cial should be 20 to 30 seconds in length. The contest closes on Oct. 23 at 4:30 p.m. All entries must be submitted to either Magic 94.9, 1200 Airport Blvd., 2nd Floor, Oshawa, Ontario, LL1J 3P5 or The Lung Association, 40 King Street West, Suite 202, Oshawa, Ontario, L1H 1A4. LiL elds ~_ Stencils 20% OFF R.R.2 Oakwood - Corner of Hwy. 7 & 46 (2 miles east of Manilla) (705) 357-3204 SAT. & SUN. 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