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10-Oronut Week14 Times, Wednesda, Dheceilber 5, 1984 At the Marigol! Dinner Theatre Hamre appalled at misinfo rm SDiane llamre, chairman ol Durham Region's Social Scr- vices commitnee bas stated she is appalled by misinfor mation being circulated about relations between the region and its private home care operators. Ed. Kolodzie, an Oshawa councillor has stated that the department had not been dealing fairly with the day care women and that the region has repeatedly refused to meet with spokesmen of the 50-member group. Chairman Hamre said she has tried to be patient and tolerant and said the over- whelming majority of day care women have no pro- blems with their contracts with the region. A group of women did ap- proach the committee in June complaining their homes were empty while regional day care was turning away children. They urged the iation legion to close one uither mator centres so children would be availahe for the private homes and as well asked financial im- provements in their con- tracts. The region refused to make any change in midstream. Diane Hamre points out that letters have been sent to providers asking them to list their concerns. This request drew only 16 responses. Hamre also points out that ail 50 providers were contacted by phone and only a few ex- pressed dissatisfaction, with the regional contract. The chairman said the mandate of the committee and region is to provide day care at as economical a price as possible for the taxpayers. , She also said any turnover of providers results from a number of reasons, none of them related to regional con- tracts. The Norman Conquests, those attending (Ruth); Ronald Chudley but wjth an abundance oi "Table Manners" now runn- Pctured above is the cost (Reg.) and Catherine Vaneri humour.*Step into the lif ing at the Marigold Dinner Judith McGilligan playing (Annie). the family and enjoy the of- Theatre is receiving great Sarah; Michael Dyson Norman Conquests, ferings of the chef at the revues and is being found to (Tom); Desmond ellis (Nor- something like a soap opera Marigold. be most entertaining for man); Nuala Fitzeerald ToRestabulhsRsnadCulultey coni de norn iure station Regional treatment centres for sexual-assault victims, more emphasis on local health care planning, and the need for Ontario hospitals to adapt to current economic challenges were highlighted by Health Minister Keith Norton in a major address ro the Ontario Hospital Association (OHA) here to- day. The regional sexúal assault treatment centres are to be established throughout On- tario, Mr. Norton said. "I am asking emegency health committees of district health councils to make recommen- dations to me for the designa- tion of (such) treatment cen- tres," Mr. Norton added, while acknowledging, at the same time, the valuable role played by rape crisis centre workers and police in work- ing with hospitals to assist victims of sexual assault. Three centres are currently in operation: St. Joseph's-in London, Chedoke-McMaster in Hanilton and Women's College in Toronto. "Each of these hospitals is able to pro- vide expert care to sexual assault victims through the use of physicians and nurses trained in appropriate pro- cedures." In his first address to an OHA annual convention since becoming minister of health, Mr. Norton also an- nounced that ail new or ex- panded hospital programs must be reviewed by local district health councils in order to ensure systematic regional health planning. "This policy is to apply regardless of whether funding comes from the hospital or the ministry," Mr. Norton said. "Hospitals will also be required to provice a DHC with adequate information to evaluate their submissions; this more structured ap- proach will allow DHC's to set priorities for hospital sub- missions on a regional basis." Speaking about the challenges the current economic climate poses, Mr. Norton said, "In an era of limited fiscal resources, new money must be generated by trade-offs and economies within the health care system itself. If we are to keep pace with the latest health "are in- novations; if we are to main- tain the world class standrads the public expects, it is im- perative to use every health care dollar as effectively as possible." Just as Canadian business has responded to the hard les- sions it learned during the past recession by "restructur- ,ing to adapt to the economic climate of the 1980's," Mr. Norton said, "our health care system now must restructure to prevail in that same economic climate. "...In short, in the hospital sector, tough times mean co- operative times. Teamwork must replace competition; sharing and communication must supplant insularity; and above all our actions must be guided by a renewed commit- ment to community service". There are several notewor- thy examples, however, Mr. Norton told convention delegates, where effective co- operation among hospitals has put community interest above ail else. In North Bay, for example, the two hospitals are working toward the est ablishment of a single board, while in Sarnia two hospitals have co- operatively defined t heir roles to avoid overlan duplica- imn of services. In Toronmo Council members on Mon- day deleted a section of a pro- posed criteria for considera- tion of a northern fire station in the Enniskillen area which if left in tact, councillors stated, would have put off consideration of the station for years. The attack was lead by Counc. Taylor in deleting a criteria that would have re- quired a 15 percent growth factor in a five mile radius of Enniskillen before any action would be taken. The deletion gained the support of council members with Mayor Rickard and Counc. Hamre speaking in support of the deletion. Mayor Rickard stated the Town had only grown by iwo percent over the past ten years. Council did approve the re- quirement of fifteen part time firefighters from the area and that turn-out time would be no more than five minutes. The Town administrator stated that on the average there had been 26 calls an- nual!y from the area. Fire Chief Aldridge in- formed council members that it would require $500,000 to establish a station in the north which would require a fire pumper, fire tanker and suitable building to inciude training facilities. Counc. Taylor said tax- payers in te area were pay- ing the same taxes as others in the municipality and should have the same services available. Council member s did four hospitals are col- laborating on cardiovascular admission criteria. to spread the workload and ensure the best use of facilities. recommend that considera- tion again be considered for the station during the 1986 budget discussions. Deb's FASHIONS & FABRICS Main Street, Orono - 983-9264 10% Discount on Fabric or wool purchases during the month of Decemberý Please bring this coupon for discount treatment centres Have a HARVEY PARTNER LTD. Main Street Orono Phone 983-5206 77L