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A4 T H E O A K V IL L E B E A V E R Wednesday July 18 , 2001 Report scores facilities above the three-star average (C ontinued from page A1) overall perception o f their hospital stay," said Oliver, who helped pass out cake on Monday to staff members and the public as a token of apprecia tion. "It also takes into account w hether they would return and whether they would recommend the hospital." HHS finished behind the Hospital for Sick Children (five stars overall) and tied with M arkham Stouffville Hospital with four stars. For each hospital, the report looked four areas of their perfor mance: patient satisfaction, clinical utilization and outcomes, financial performance and condition, system integration and change. Rather than give each facility one overall score in each area, a total o f 39 various indi cators were assessed. W hile H H S' results vary, Oliver says the report card when taken as a whole is very encouraging. "We are extrem ely proud of our overall opinion score," he said. "Patient satisfaction is first and fore most. To me, that's the most impor tant one." HHS scored above the three-star average in seven indicators, including asthm a re-adm ission (five stars), cholecystectomy com plications (five stars) and strategies for alternate level of care patients (five stars) plus the collection, dissem ination and use of clinical data (five stars). "You have to perform quite well to move out of the (average) box," said CO M M UN ITY UPDATE) Designer Clothing Fundraiser at Women's Centre, open Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., and Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Hopedale. Rebecca and Third Line, Ste. 210. All designer labels 70% off. Call 905-8479104. Kerr Street Day Camp and Kerr Street Youth/Leadership Camp for kids 5 to 16 this summer to Aug. 24. Registration and camp, 9:30 am ., at Oakwood School, Bartos Drive. Free to campers who would not otherwise have a summer camp experience. Lunch pro vided daily. Call 905-845-8195. Vacation Bible School `Crackin ' the Case Capers' at Trinity United Church, 1250 McCraney E., July 23 to 27,9 a.m. to noon. Cost $10 for the week. Call 905-845-3152 or drop in at the church to register. Canadian Red Cross urgently needs volunteer drivers to take elderly clients to medical appointments in Oakville area. Pick own day and time, use branch van or own vehicle. Also needed are dri vers willing to travel to Toronto. Mileage reimbursement. Call Donna, 905-8455241 or email donna.mcdermott@redcross.ca. Attention hikers - Halton Outdoor Club has six-day hiking trip to Mont Tremblant, Quebec, Aug. 26 to 31. If interested in booking this trip, call the club manager at 905-634-2012 for details. WEDNESDAY JU LY 18 Dessert Bridge fo r Seniors, 1:30 p.m., The Kensington, 25 Lakeshore W. Bring partner, free admission. Reservation required, call Linda, 905844-4000. The Oakville Team o f CBMC Canada (Christian Businessmen's Committee) meet at 12 noon for lunch at Quality Hotel, 754 Bronte Rd. Speaker: Dean Prentice, former NHL star (19521974) followed by a coaching career currently with Hockey Ministries International. Cost: $15 per person. For reservations or questions, call Ernie Domet at 905-842-3461. Coffee House, every Thursday, July 19 to Aug. 23, 6 to 11 p.m., Oakville Community Centre for Peace, Ecology and Human Rights, 148 Kerr. Musicians welcome, bring acoustic guitar (if you have one). Free snacks and refresh ments, hemp ice cream for sale. Cost: $3 per night or $ 10 for all six nights with $ 1 price decreases each night to Aug. 9. Call 905-849-5501. Enjoy an Evening o f Musical Entertainment with Del Dickenson, `The Yorkshire Lad,' back by popular demand, 7:30 p.m., Queens Avenue Retirement Residence, 1056 Queens. Free. Call 905-815-0862. Summer Workshops fo r Children, Oakville Museum at Erchless, 8 Navy, two-day workshops for kids 7 and up. Basket Making, July 19 and 20, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., or 1 to 3 p.m. Dress formes s. Cost: $30 per child. Call 905-338-4400. Headaches, Back Pain & Your Health, informal hour-long interactive session focusing on major causes of headaches and back pain, plus basic nor mal and abnormal anatomy, 7:30 p.m., Alliance Health Care, 232 South Service Rd. E. Call 905-845-2291. Halton VON Foot Care Clinic, Oakville Seniors Recreation Centre, 263 Kerr St., 1 to 4 p.m. Cost: $20. By appointment only, call 905-815-5966. Do you enjoy walking? 60-minute 'stress busters' fitness walk every Thursday. Meet at Oakville Central Library main front doors, Lakeshore and Navy. Walk begins 7:15 p.m. Call Lorraine Mueller, 905-827-1715. FRIDAY JU LY 20 Downtown Oakville 24® Midnight Madness, 6 p.m. to Midnight. Live entertainment, food and bargains. Lakeshore will be closed from Navy to Allan. Ruby Rockettes meet for Midnight Madness, 8 p.m. in front of Oakville Central Library, Lakeshore and Navy. Wear red hats, purple outfits. Halton British Canadian Club Pub Night, every third Friday, 8 p.m., at Knights of Columbus Hall, cancelled in favour of Midnight Madness. Wellspring Cancer Support Centre, 2545 Sixth Line, offers drop-in Relaxation and Visualization, Fridays 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Call 905-257-1988 or drop-in for free session. SATURDAY JU LY 21 "A what?" Spruce Lane Farmhouse, Bronte Creek Provincial Park. Can you find "What doesn't belong?" Woods Canada, Nature Centre Enjoy the out door equipment displays, seminars, demonstrations and information. Reptile Mania, July 21 and 22, Nature Centre, 12 to 4 p.m. Snakes, turtles, lizards, toads and frogs. Guest Speakers, live specimens, seminars, quizzes, crafts and a pond study. SUNDAY JU LY 22 Oakville Historical Society Walking Tours of The Houses of Old Oakville, July 22, Aug. 26 and Sept. 23. Meet 2 p.m. at OHS office, 110 King St. Tickets $10, call 905-844-2695. Red Cross Standard First Aid (including Basic Rescuer Level C CPR) Recertification, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Cost: $60. Call 905-845-5241. MONDAY JU LY 2.3 Red Cross Standard First Aid (including Basic Rescuer Level C CPR, July 23 and 24. Cost: $99. Call 905-8455241. On Board - Pleasure Craft Operator Card Testing, study for certification by book or CD-ROM - your choice - $20. Write exam on July 23, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Cost $20. Call 905-845-5241. Halton Multicultural Council work shop on Time Management Skills, 2 to 3 p.m. Call Jay Sharma at 905-842-2486. "T h e s e r e s u lts a re p o s itiv e a n d e n c o u r a g in g a n d p e r h a p s m o r e im p o r ta n tly , th e y p r o v id e u s w ith v a l u a b l e i n f o r m a t i o n w h i c h w ill h e l p u s e n h a n c e p a tie n t c a r e a n d d ir e c t q u a lity im p r o v e m e n ts ." -J o h n Oliver, p resident a n d C E O , H alton Healthcare Services Oliver. The lone category in which HHS received only two stars was Nursing C are H ours, w hich reflects the amount o f inpatient time spent on direct patient care as a percent of total inpatient nursing hours. This includes everything from nursing management Program based on relationships (C ontinued from page A1) "M ore agencies are adopting the in school mentoring program and have found it to be a great success," said Lawson. "It's the fastest growing men toring program across Canada. The Big Brothers and Sisters of Canada have offered the program across Canada for the past five years, but it's not yet avail able in Ontario. "This mentoring program won't be tutor based, but a friendship and rela tionship based program," continued Lawson. ' Children accepted into the program will be identified and referred by their schools. The children and volunteers will be matched according to shared interests. "The children (in the program) will not necessarily come from single-parent homes," continued Lawson. "Although Big Brothers and Big Sisters organizations are identified as working with single-parent homes, the children accepted into the In-School Mentoring Program will be those selected by their teachers as being to benefit from the friendship of an adult, to boost the child's self esteem. `Teachers have long been advocates of a child's self-esteem," said Gary Sadler, a superintendent with the Halton District School Board. "It's important that kids have signif icant supportive adults in their life." A similar program which offered in schools, called Friends, was discontin ued two years ago, added Sadler. The In-School Mentoring Program will be piloted at Oakwood and St. James in Oakville, King's Road in Burlington, Holy Rosary in Milton, and St. Joseph's in Acton. The In-School Mentoring Program will be partially funded by the United Way of Oakville and the Halton Healthy Community Fund. For information, call the Big Brothers of Halton, 905-339-2355. and educational time to vacation and maternity leave. Once HHS administration wades through the detailed technical report, says Oliver, one priority will be to seek ways to improve nursing time spent on the front lines. Because there exist no accepted targets or standards to rate each indi cator, every hospital's performance is compared instead to its peers across Ontario. Due to the many variables involved, statistical factors are employed to adjust each scorecard. As a result, the results are seen as an initial tool in a quality assessment process which requires more detailed analysis. "In the days and weeks to come we will be reviewing the technical report and the indicators to ensure we have an understanding of all our scores," said Oliver. "These results are posi tive and encouraging and perhaps more importantly, they provide us with valuable information which will help us enhance patient care and direct quality improvements." Oliver explained that the technical report contains a wealth of data bro ken down hospital by hospital and unit by unit that will be thoroughly examined by staff. "We will take the time to improve and get even better," he said. HHS was one o f 121 Ontario acute care organizations, representing 185 hospital sites, w hich voluntarily agreed to participate in Hospital Report 2001. 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