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A4 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday November 17, 1999 Halton hospitals opt for tests to ensure national quality standards By Irene Gentle SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER 1 I O T E DO AKVILLE'S #1 , · IM m V C LU BF O R4 C O N S E C U T IV EY E A R S Free Weights Lifecycles Step Mill Nutritional Counselling Babysitting Hair Salon Saunas Nautilus Stairmosters Tread Mills Liferower Sunbeds Nordic Track Reg'd Massage Therapists Esthetiaan Daily Aerobics Classes PERSONAL TRAINING TAI-BOE * $ i . 8 4 9 - 1 0 2 1 467 SPEERS RD. (W OF DORVAL) W h atinthe W orldisH appening... And how Is it affecting your mutual fund portfolio & the stocks held w ithin The most controversial news never makes it to print. W hich is why people love to hear Diane Francis talk. As editor-at large of the National Post and best selling author, Diane Francis knows What in the World is Happening. Halton Healthcare Services is getting ready to be put to the test. For the first time, HHS, which operates Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial and Milton District hospitals, will be seeking a joint accreditation next June. The voluntary program will measure the hos pitals against national standards as one unit, explained HHS Ombud Lisa Droppo. Both are currently certified from the Canadian Council on Health Services Accreditation. But the 2000 test will determine how well the hospitals have integrated their services, said Droppo following a recent HHS board meeting. "Because we are functioning that way, it makes sense to do the accreditation this way," she said Eight internal teams are currently examining what challenges need to be addressed, said Droppo. "There are different degrees of integration across sites. This gives us a good opportunity to improve that," she said. "We see this as a real opportunity to support that integration." Things don't need to be in perfect working order to achieve accreditation. What is needed are working plans on how to tackle outstanding issues. "They want to know that if we have something we need to address, that we have a plan to fix it," said Droppo. Though it is too early to know which areas are most in need of fine-tuning, team reports should be filed by the end of the year. In other board news, HHS has assured resi dents that it is Y2K compliant. But since the hos pitals can't guarantee that all outside systems affecting them are equally ready, back-up plans have been devised to ensure that there will not be a drop in service Jan. 1, 2000. School board to sell tapes of meetings Halton's public school board is going back into the recording sales biz. A motion to allow the public to purchase audio tapes of Halton District School Board meetings has been approved by trustees. School council chairs and others may want the tapes, said Burlington trustee Sheila Flook. "I'm asking for support of this recommenda tion so the public can have access to the meet ings," she said. Flook noted some residents cannot attend board meetings, particularly those in north Halton. The trustee said tapes have been sold to the public before. "It has been past practice for at least five years and it's a good practice. And the board does advocate open communication" Sarah Hasko, who appeared before trustees on the issue, said the board previously sold tapes for $5, but she knew three people who asked for copies recently and were denied. "The reason given was that the legal depart ment advised these were not true accounts of the meetings," she said. "But I know of no truer account. What better way to be brought up to speed than with tapes." Minutes are available through school councils and the Internet, but they don't always answer questions the public is interested in, said Hasko. 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Regular Route to Linbrook, North on Chartwell to South Service Rd., and West to the GO Station. Cross Ave. to Speers Rd., South on Dorval Dr., West on Rebecca St. and continue on Regular Route. (Those passengers wishing to go into Downtown * should take the special shuttle leaving from the GO Station). Regular Route to Rebecca St., North to Dorval Dr. to Speers Rd., East to Cross Ave. to Oakville GO 15 Bridge 15 Oakville GO 17 Eastlake/Downtown 17 Oakville GO Cross Ave to Speers Rd., West to Dorval Dr., South to Mary St. and continue on Regular Route Regular Route to Mary St., North on Dorval Dr., East on Speers Rd., to GO Station via Cross Ave. Leave Oakville GO Station via South Service, South on Chartwell, East on Maple, South on Watson, and West on Lakeshore Rd. continuing on the regular route. Regular route to Lakeshore Rd., North on Watson Ave., East on Maple, North on Chartwell Rd., South Service Rd to the Oakville GO. Service will not start until 12:00 noon. Leaves the Oakville GO Station at 0:25 and 0:55 past each hour. Leaves Downtown Oakville Terminal (Church and Dunn) at 0:15 and 0:45 past each hour. The shuttle will wait at the Oakville GO in the R ou te 13 Bay. Community Bus Santa's Shuttle Bus: 14 Oakville GO Why Search for Parking Downtown? T h e r e 's a s h u t t le b u s b e tw e e n t h e O a k v ille G O S ta tio n a n d th e B u s T e r m in a l a t C h u r c h & D u n n . R e g u la r fa r e s a p p ly , c h ild r e n 5 a n d u n d e r a r e fr e e ! O A K V IL L E T R A N S IT