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ra DS -- i --------T--t-------- a a So renee Hm Ta hi LH 2, PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, July 22, 1997 -17 Medical staffing is 'reasonable' Chief of Staff says another doctor needed By Chris Hall Port Perry Star While Port Perry already has more than a dozen practicing physi- cians working in the com- munity, a medical official says there is room for one more. ~~ Dr. Robert Allin, Medical Chief of Staff for the North Durham Health Services, says one doctor the staffing roster. "At the present time we're reasonably staffed, but we're maybe one doc- tor short," he said. "We are not seriously understaffed at the time; other places in North Durham are in more of a need for staff than we are," added Dr. Allin. "The sit- uation in Brock Township needs to be addressed in the upcoming months and year. Guy Kirvan, the new CEO for the recently amalgamated area hospi- tals, says that no one has approached him regarding a lack of staffing. "Usually when the physicians feel that anoth- er doctor or more staff is in Port would round out PORT PERRY DENTAL OFFICE needed they come to us, but so far we haven't heard from anyone," he said. There are 14 practicing physicians currently 'working here, Mr. Kirvan said. And he speculated that if need be, new blood could be attracted to the area. : "There are various - ways we would try to -attract new physicians to the area," said Mr. Kirvan when asked how the com- munity would go about adding a new doctor to the area. "We would utilize our younger physicians; get them to talk to their class- mates from school and use their connections. Running an ad in family physician magazines is also a possibility. Those are basically the way to do it, but physician-to- physician word-of-mouth '18 preferable." Getting young doctors and those recently gradu- ated to work in northern, understaffed communities was a major bone of con- tention in contract negoti- ELE ations between the doctors and the provincial gov- ernment late last year. Doctors rejected provin- cial plans to assign new ° medical school grads to areas where they were needed. | As for the upcoming Health Services Restructuring Commission's response for the Durham Region, Dr. Allin says he hopes that there will be no staff layoffs. "I can't really give a guess to what the HSRC will do but it would cer- tainly be tough if we were to lose staff. : "One of our biggest fears is to have babies delivered in Oshawa; it would be devastating for us. Uxbridge elected not to do it, but doctors and patients are keen on doing it here." Mackey, Bailey & Korb Barristers & Solicitors Saturday Momings 9:00am to 12:00 noon Lake Scugog Lumber Building Oshawa Rd., Port Perry 9 85-7391 WS NDO & PATIO DOORS SINCE 1969 ENERGY EFFICIENT | WINDOWS : REDUCE DRAFTS & INCREASE WARMTH. ALCAN VINYL & ALUMINUM WINDOWS Allen's Siding Products Limited Sales & Installation Gold Club Doors - Windows - Trough - Additions - Solariums PORT PERRY + (905) 985-3333 LINDSAY « (705) 328-1402 + (705) 878-2023 Reach Industrial Park - Reg. Rd. 8 (1/4 Mile East Of No. 12) - IN VAY (| He \V/.Y [Amit Grace JEsAW-DAC SENIORS DISCOUNT LABLE FOR COMPLETE alOJ G1 {eh GY AVS Tel rid N[e)V/.N (Te) NS ON ALL ALCAN PRODUCTS Dental Care for the whole family PORT PERRY DENTAL CENTRE 238 QUEEN STREET - PORT PERRY ~~ * DR. J. COTTRELL e DR. J. HARDY * DR. C. BANFIELD ° DR. L. GIDEON e Dr. T. KING e Dr. MCINTYRE Orthodontist Periodontist Please Call - 985-8451 : THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF DURHAM PUBLIC NOTICE CHALK LAKE SPRINGS LAKERIDGE ROAD (Regional Road 23) Uxbridge, Ontario TEMPORARY CLOSURE CHALK LAKE SPRINGS July 21 to July 30, 1997 DURHAM REGION TOWN OF UXBRIDGE PORT PERRY 4 EE SITE Townlina Rosd TAKE NOTICE THAT due to bank erosion and asphalt deterioration at the Chalk Lake Fill Up Station Walkway to the Springs, this facility will be N completely closed for repairs. This work is scheduled to commence July 21, 1997 with a completion date of July 30, 1997. Therefore no water will be obtained from this site during this period. The Region of Durham regrets any inconvenience caused by this temporary closure. For further information please call the Superintendent of Facilities Maintenance of the Region of Durham Works Department (Monday to Friday - 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.) at 905-668-7721 or 1-800-372-1103. After hours emergency calls should be directed to 905-576-9991 WORKS DEPARTMENT FACILITIES MANAGEMENT