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examines health care issues JULIAN REED MPP HEALTHCARE The Report of the liber al Committee on Health Care was released Aug title On the Criti cal referred to the apparent condition of oar health care system a diagnosis endorsed by Korea of witnesses during months of bearings In communlUea Clearly the situation win deteriorate even further unlets argent attention ia given to wide spread and worsening problems and the tag morale of members of the health care team Almost without excep tion strained hospital budgets have led to reduc ed numben of beds and staff growing waiting lists and delay in surgery The Canadian Medical Asso ciation the Committee that heart maintain that in several parts of Canada a rni of patients have died while awaiting heart surgery patients who would other wise have survived The Chief of Medicine at Londons Victoria Hospital stated that hospital had lost beds in February and would soon loaa anoth er 30 as part of a move to end deficits amounting to million over the peat two years Almost every day pati ents on stretchers line the corridors of Windsors Metropolitan Hospital awaiting admission sometimes long aa three days Those in need of elective surgery may wait six to eight weeks Chronic care needs are simply not being met although according to the census Canadas ag ed population will increase from about 8 1 per cent In to per cent in 2091 Already an estimated TO per cent of inappropriately occupied active treat ment beds in Toronto Western Hospital are allocated to seniors await ing places in chronic care hospitals In Windsor some of the Metro politan Hospitals beds ore filled by chronic core patients because that chronic care hospi tal awaits Ministerial approval The Ottawa General Hospital cited a minimum 19a bed deficit for Otlaws- In docu mented by the Regional District Health Council pointing out that unlike other metropolitan areas the Region does not meet the Ministrys population guideline Since the OGH with Its 9 beds occupied at a rate superior to per cent Is already underbedded the situation will become extremely distressing unless corrective measur es are rapidly taken As of March according to the Hospital Coundl of Metro Toronto a total of patients were inappropriately placed in hospitals Across the province emotionally disturbed patient are being releas ed from Institutions problems Lack of aftercare and provincial on these dis charged patterns baa seri ously strained the for more treatment faculties and educations program Preventive medicine is effectively l with the wel fare of these abandoned people There la aa urgent need to come to grips with the grave deficiencies in Ontarios mema health care especially with respect to management of psychiatric hospitals and the provision of communi tybased aftercare far ex- psychiatric patients emerg ency physicians want to- save to additional lives each year by insti tuting more complex medical procedures on ambulance runs a pro gram which claim would cost the govern ment Utile or nothing for the Initial three years of operation Ambulance attendants have twice the training of most para medics but have been effectively handcuffed only allowed to function as first aiders Alcoholism and drug abuse is increasing and there is little response from Queens Park to the Harvest Fair Autumn la upon us and people ev will be taking time to get outdoors and view the colors changing of the leaves Miltons Agricultural Museum on the south side of Highway l celebrates a Harvest Fair Sept end from noon to pm As well aa offering an excellent chance to see the autumn leaves the occasion features corn husk dolls a bale throwing competiti on horseshoe pitching and Call for more Information The Report of the liber al Committee on Health Care In Ontario made recommendations for action by the provincial government aa follows Ontario Health 1 Fund emergency paramedic programs immediately in communi ties where local initiatives have emerged such as in Ottawa ambulan ces by statute as emer gency vehicles Commit the ince to training in Cardio-Pul- Resuscitation starting hospital staff OPP Officers and the Ontario Public Service and make CPR a mandat ory part of the high school curriculum Direct the Ontario Coroners office to con- alder prehospital care standards in all investi gations of deaths in order to focus attention on the lack of advanced emer gency paramedic servic es Appoint a Select Committee on the Legisla ture on the status of physi cians as a selfgoverning profession Including with in the terms of reference an a ppropriate negotiating structure for the professi on terms of work includ ing the issue of the right to withdraw services alter natives to the fee-tor- model implicati ons or extra-billing- administration the and Health Discipline Board roles composition and procedures folate the exist ing number of training positions for Interna and residents In Ontario teach ing hospitals Establish a budget base for each publ ic hospital tailored to the specific circumstances of each institution taking Into account clearly identified and Justified community needs 3 physical characteristics and age of plant and equipment boapilal management standards changes In the IS ante to tackle and resolve PAVER SECONDS DISCONTINUED LINES 75 to per ft compare to 1 to 180 per ft for regular pavers Quantities limited Material can be seen at Unilock Ltd Armstrong Avenue Georgetown Phone 8 30 a 30 p Monday to Friday or by special appointment Zurich It Munich PARTICIPATING Acton Prate Jt Mas Art Ma Cams Canto Pajy v tasks 8782142 8778483 4558323 ed levels B Adjust hospital budgets for latr3 to pro vide full funding for increased labour costs re sulting from arbitrated settlements wltb unionised staff Accelerate approval of hospital capital works proposals 10 Increase the supply of beds available for active treatment to reduce waiting periods for hos pital admission Establish an Adviso ry Committee of repre sentatives of the Ontario Hospital Association Ontario Medical Associa tion Registered Nurses Association of Ontario patients and consumers organizations to report publicly on the role and of hospital hoards Two Volatile Isaacs MeaUt Health and Geriatric Services 11 Develop a compre hensive program of communitybased psychiatric aftercare with the provision of signi ficantly increased admini strative support and funding to ensure effective implementation 13 Review patient dis charge planning and pro cedures to ensure proper followup a that ex psychiatric patients are not excessively con centrated in one part of any community 14 Appoint of the community I govern the Ontario psychiatric hospitals as la now the case for public hospitals Revise and enftree nursing home standards making public the results of nursing home inspecti ons and altering the fund ing formula to provide for a negotiated budget base A IMPORT AUTO SERVICE D The Volvo Specialist Y Expert To Imports tt I 33IQualphSt Georgetown CAPITAL FORD CAPITAL FORD 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