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"A Family Tradition for 134 Years" PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, December 21, 1999 - 3 Lakeridge Health given average rating by panel By Chris Hall Port Perry Star Lakeridge Health Corporation has been given a passing grade in an independent report on the province's health care system. A study conducted by the University of Toronto and the Ontario Hospital Association has shown that the Lakeridge Health Corporation -- which is comprised of hospitals in Port Perry, Uxbridge, Bowmanville, = Whitby, and Oshawa -- is operat- ing at a level that's on par with other hospitals in the province. Lakeridge Health even scored an above average mark for its hysterectomy procedure, which boasts one of the lowest length-of-stay periods in the province. The corporation was also assessed as above average for its treat- ment of prostate condi- tions. According to the study, Lakeridge Health has the lowest number of readmissions for the operation in Ontario. In fact, the local health system scored an "average" mark for each of the 38 indicators included in the Hospital '99 report, except for the two rated above average. The corporation did not receive any below aver- age marks. "We are extremely pleased with the results of this report," Lakeridge Health CEO Brian Lemon said dur- ing last week's release of the report. "This should give the people of Durham some reassurance that com- pared with other hospi- tals across the province, they are getting some of the best care possible when they visit one of our hospital sites. It's a good measure of reassur- ance," he said. "We've always felt that we are competent and effective, but we're delighted to hear it in the report." The news that Lakeridge Health had also scored near or at the top in two procedure categories also was The best selgtion of beautiful gis ~ UNDER $20 | 207 QueenSt. 2 Port Perry H y 29Simcoe StS. ght great, said Mr. Lemon. "We're delighted that in a couple of areas we have excellent perfor- mance. "We'll try to ensure that we build on these strengths for the follow- ing years." ] 7 or fi 2 FYI Hs a Pd Nl of 2 NT pg yg 7 Shite \ [RLY PR AR) UPTO bY & TLL #5 £8 @ ; 5 Wi 2 A ATA ZEA SE HN i Beoxrs Ce... Sorry NO Retumns on Dec. 27 While a complete copy of the report won't be available until March -- it will include a break- down analysis of the five Lakeridge sites -- Mr. Lemon says the corpora- tion will begin to make whatever changes To you and your - family, HOLIDAY HOURS Dec. 20-23... 9:30am - 8:30pm Dec. 24... 9:30am - 4:00pm Dec.25 ....... Closed Dec. 26 ....... Closed Dec. 27 oo... Our Boxing Day Sale as ame nan tal 9:30am-5:30pm ne 2D deemed necessary. "We compared favourably with the other hospitals in the province and we are going to have to maxi- mize our strengths and enhance them as well as reduce our weaknesses," AEN he said. The study was con- ducted over the past two years, and broken down into four categories including clinical uti- lization and outcomes, financial performance and condition, patient Dec. 28 - 30 9:30am - 5:30pm Dec. 31 ....... 9:30am-4:00pm January |... Closed January 2... Closed satisfaction and system integration and change. The study encom- passed 89 acute care hospital groups repre- senting the 145 acute care hospitals In Ontario. CC 9:30am-5:30pm [01001 5g MAY TEC) [0 SORRY-NO Returns accepted on December 27 FANE 4 hd WT ANN SY 4 HEIN vg $F 3 7 a TF ROR yi/, fd 2 BR@2CK! On foot 168 - 178 Queen Street, Port Perry 905-985-2521