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PAGE 8 THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, SEPTEMBER 10.2003 www.durhamrcnion.com v Province begins to pay SAKS costs BY CARLY FOSTER Staff Writer DURHAM - After putting thousands thousands of people out of commission and wreaking havoc on the province, SARS has one more bite to inflict: Almost Almost $7.5 million in direct costs to Durham and its hospitals. Both the Region and Lakcridge Health Corporation are in the process of sending their final bills to the Province, which allocated millions of dollars to municipalities and hospitals to cover direct costs from Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome. The Region is looking at direct costs of around $800,000, Jim Clapp, the commissioner of finance said in a report Wednesday to the finance and administration committee. The hardest hit area was the health department, whose staff put in 4,516 extra labour hours for a cost of $252,713. It also claimed $ 135,890 in lost goods and services. The Region's homes for the aged also saw extra hours:, almost 8,000 for a cost of around $190,000. A surprisingly low number came from the Emergency Medical Service, which put in 233 extra hours for a cost of $6,435. The total from the Region was not sutprising, Mr. Clapp said, although it took quite a while to put all the submitted submitted numbers together. "It is (a tough process), something we originally hadn't set up to account for," he said. "But things moved pretty pretty good." The Region still has until Sept. 12 to submit final numbers to the Ministry Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care's compassionate assistance program, which reimburses lost wages and also includes staff who had to use sick leave. Mr. Clapp estimates that will only add another $50,000 or so to the current current $800,000 total. The Region has received $436,825 from the Province so far. From the health-care perspective, Lakeridge Health Corporation is looking looking at huge costs, said Françoise Guenette, corporate director of communications. communications. As of July 31, the group of five - hospitals in Oshawa, Whitby, Bow- manville, Uxbridge and Port Perry had almost $7 million in costs. Around $3.9 million was for expenses, expenses, with another $2.7 million in lost revenue, she said. The hospital corporation received an extension to submit its final bills, Ms. Guenette said, adding the complexity complexity of some individual cases and government forms put claims behind. The Province is only covering direct direct SARS costs, Mr. Clapp said, not any fallout from SARS like if day programs programs fell behind and extra hours were required. More than 5,000 Durham Region residents were put into quarantine after SARS hit the province this spring. More staff, programs at Region nursing homes . DURHAM - The Region is using increased funding from the Province to hire additional staff and pump more funds into programs at its three seniors homes. Effective Oct. 1,11 nursing and personal personal care workers, one program worker worker and 11 support workers will be hired, for a cost of $1.3 million for a year. That includes salaries, benefits and fees, said a report released Wednesday at the health and social services committee committee meeting. The nursing and personal care programs, programs, resident programs, other accommodations accommodations and the raw food budgets budgets will see an increase of around $ 1.6 million for a year. The Region runs Lakeview Manor in Beaverton, Fairview Lodge in Whitby Whitby and Hillsdale Manor in Oshawa. The extra funding from the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care comes out of a 2(XX) study, increased public pressure and advocating from the seniors seniors sector, the report said. 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