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Doctors will have to be more selective with admissions ‘"We are going to have to be more selective in which kids are admitâ€" ted," she said. She explained it used to be the doctors would have flexiâ€" bility in admitting a patient and may have admitted a particular patient to *"be on the safe side". "Frankly, we just don‘t know yet how it will be," acknowledged Dr. Janis Krejcova, chief of paediatrics at OTMH. She said it would be more prudent to wait until a month into the new reduced beds to actually see how it works. One significant ramification of the reduced beds will be in the lack of flexibility for doctors who are admitting patients into hospital, she That will no longer happen, said Krejcova. However, the issue of reduced beds did create lengthy discussion at this week‘s most recent paediatrics meeting at the hospital as doctors and nurses continue to grapple with the new realities of today‘s health care. Concern has been expressed, particularly in light of the population forecasts for Oakyville. pital. He has since recommended that the ward continue at OTMH. He has also recommended a reduction in more hospital beds by the year "This will not compromise the quality of care to the community," assured Phillips. If you live or work in Halton, you can become a member of Halton Credit Union â€" join more than 12,000 other Halton residents who have discovered the benefits of membership. Call NOW and ask for Bruce or Nancy â€" 335â€"0202 (Burlington) or Bruce or Beth â€" 338â€"0811 (Oakville) (Continued from page 1) â€" Take advantage of our GREAT People First ... The Credit Union Way YES YOU CAN RATE LOANS* *Rates vary depending on amount borrowed For Terry Riley â€" an Oakville family physician for almost 26 years â€" the reduced beds are but one indiâ€" cation of medicine‘s move away from hospital care. j "We will lose the flexibility," she said, again adding that it is too soon to speculate on how it will work on the ward. "The whole concept of health care in general is moving towards nonâ€"hospital care," he said. He cited the hospital‘s move to initiate 24â€"hour discharge in the maternity ward in January as another indication of the move away from clude a cer * 1992 Waorld Seric 4 1993 World Seric ritation case arld Series Team Ball TOR BLUE JAYS RETAIL DISPLAY _â€"â€"875â€"1751 Riley said he also could not specâ€" ulate on what will happen should an epidemic of respiratory problems strike young Oakville patients and preferred to take a ‘wait and see‘ approach to the issue. hospital care in the community. â€"*"The main issue is we have paediâ€" atrics here in Oakyville," said Riley. One of the people who spearheadâ€" ed the opposition to any talk of removing paediatrics from OTMH, Helen Pastoric, said she is not overly concerned with the reduction in beds. "We have paediatrics here; we have our paediatricians here; we have our ENT‘s (Ears, Nose and Throat specialists); and we have enough beds. If it was dropped to three or four, then there would be a real cause for concern, but from a parental point of view, I am just satisfied we will continue to have paediatrics here," 1225 TRAFALGAR ROAD + OAKVILLE, ONTARIO + L6H 2L1 ACC/PAG Applications Are You on Unemployment Insurance? Topics: Start Date: Cost: The following sixâ€"week, fullâ€"time program may be for you: Locations/ Contacts: Prerequisites: Grade 10 functional level test required. For more information, call the location nearest you. Program is funded by Canada Employment and Immigration Commission * ACC/PAC Accounting * Capital Budgeting and Costs * Job Costing and Inventory * Job Search Skills Monday, January 10, 1994 No fee for U.1. recipients Sheridan College Skills Training Centre, Oakville (905) 815â€"4100 Sheridan College Mississauga Campus (905) 896â€"2090 The spokesperson for a group of < about 25 parents called â€" Save [â€" 5 Oakville Paediatrics â€" said her mam issue was the retention of the ward, which she initially feared would be < reâ€"located to Burlington. m