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"A Famlly Tradition for 125 Years" PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, May 5, 1992-11 No layoffs foreseen From Page 1 dress the future, some beds may have to be closed," Mr. Brown said. For the meantime the hospi- tal is going to take the situation day to day. Mr. Brown said the hospital is always looking at cost-saving measures, such as the energy efficient lighting that has been installed. "Currently our hospital is run very efficiently in cost per pa- tient," Mr. Brown said. "The Ministry is intent on downsizing the hospital system in lieu of community based pro- grams. It intends on closing 8,000 beds over the next three year," he said. | Adding, "I (think) it is fair to say that all communities should expect bed closures in the up- coming years." A recent OHA membership survey showed that hospitals have eliminated 2,739 full-time equivalent positions and cut 1,570 beds from the system dur- ing the 1991/92 fiscal year. This i8 in addition to 1,124 FTE jobs eliminated in 1990/91 and 1,228 beds cut that same year. Given the limited amount be- ing made available through the Transition Assistance Fund and the one per cent inflation- ary increase for 1992/93, Onta- rio governments will have to continue to make some tough decisions about their opera- tions. In a statement to the legisla- ture on April 9 of this year, the Honorable Frances Lankin, Minister of Health, said over the past few months she had been stressing how urgent it has become, due to reduced fed- eral transfer payment, declin- ing provincial tax revenues due to the economic recession and years of incontrollable growth in health care spending, to fast- track the restructuring of our hospital. She said these factors are threatening the future of medicare in our province. "We have been left with no other choice but to quickly be- come more cost-effective, more efficient, and more affordable in our delivery of health care in this province," she added. The accelerated restructur- ing of Ontario's hospital and health care system is now un- derway in every region of Onta- rio. The process will involve find- ing more ways to provide servic- es and programs to avoid unnec- UCA hosts park picnic Uxbridge Conservation Asso- ciation invites one and all i en- joy a pot luck picnic in in Park Saturday, May 9, 1992 oy ginning at 1 p.m. This event is rain or shine and concludes the formal schedule of meetings for the 1991/92 season. A brief business meeting will be convened by the president, Shelley Galloway. At this time the elections will be held for the 1992/93 executive. Anyone wishing to stand for election, please contact Shelley at 649- 5384. There are six positions on the executive - president, vice- president, secretary, treasurer and two members at large. 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