WH1TBY FM RE ¶IS WEDNESDAY, MAUH 18, 19M2 PAGIE 18 The Minister of Health bas health car. needs of Durham to< asked district health councls to détermine how bout to allocate plan for and co-ordinate service' available resources in ordr té cagsthat muet occur in, the proide an apprnrate-range o heptland community health seies toieet idntified needfu. In response to, this requeut, thé Durham Région District Héalth Council bas formed a Taak Force on Durhanm Région Service impacts. Thé task force la composed of représentatives fiom hopitals, community ,health .service agenciés, physicians, unions, thé régjional government 'and Thée group lu reviewing thé Reduced growth ini funding for hospitals in 1992 and beyond may mean significant changes 'ti how héalth -car. is délivered to thé community. Thé challenge héfore the task force is té foster partnersbips between hospitals, conimunity agencies and consumers to ensure- that héalth car. servies remain availablé and accessible despite funding constrainta. Ontario's fiscal environnmént. te characterizéd by a heavy. debt burdén coupléd -with- déclining revenues. Thé situation te furthér coeplicated by- the linering eeson. Héealth care pédin represents rougbly one-thid provincial expenditurés. 0f that, tlé hoepito.l sector lu one of the largeut cost centres, accountingr for '43.7 per cent of provicialI hâalth caesending.h plcd on hoopitals to'continue to *rvde services within thi nscl aloatin.Thé Ontarlo governient bas limitéd that allocation te a one per cent increasé for thé 199»/3. fiscal, year and two per cent ln each 0f the next two year. Thé hospital séctor bas ln thé past, réceived at least, a 10 per cent increase per annum ln order to, maintain- services.' Howéver, thé. actual incréase for each individual1 hospital variéd. , S -Laut -yéar, each' hospital received a 5.5 per cent increasé ln funding to, account for inflation, whilé soe hospitals may havéej récéivéd additional funding. For exaniplé, a hospital facéd with providing services to a growing population xnay have réceived an, adjustment for -growth. 1Thé héalth care sytem in Ontario i. hétag challéngéd by unprecedented fiscal constraint, Unies. restructuring'of the health rytem occurs, in -rouponse to f" realitiés, thé survival 0f medicarowill hé in question. Theé chalenge for-the Re'çion 0of Durham ,is ,especlally dffcuit gvnthat, the ppuation bas nearly doubled lnu the past 20 cru while health car.- services venot beén able to develop at a comparable rate. ý Thé challenge, for. the Task Foce is .t encou rage collaborative Planning among a1 sectors of thé heath cmr. system,4 for thé 'purposé 0f refocuuuing' services te méet ýthé needs of Durham réSidents. SAFARI VANS EQ .UIPPED-T-GFR UNDER PRICED RIGHT, SAFARI VANS C FÃ"MA NCE FEATURES. -à four-wheel anti-lock brakes * air conditioninge 8 passenger seating a cruise control * tilt steering e AM/FM stereo cassette -P tinted windows * 4.3L V6.engine,* automatie transmission with overdrive * independent front suspensione 3 year/60,OOO km GM 'T1TUI'L" Warranty WE ALSO HAVE A CON VOY 0F SAFARI VANS WITH AN ARRAY 0F OPTION PACKAGES READY FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY. 'Here's where to find your Golden Horseshoe 1 x iPontiac Buick GMC Truck Performance Dealers: -N~ Aginouri Rinthili Orangevifk* ro)nnto i R Y I APO T Ajax Grims>y (Oshawa U.nîoniville Auront flagerstrille lPickering IIxhridgt.peR Itoltion IHamilton lNrt UCothrnt- Virgil Y U S 3 . K lkowmanville keswujc Port f>rry Wella4l A Brampton Milton Richmond 11111 Whithy " .aenmi. Burlington Mississauga R M=ahaie oohig 1)ownsview Newmarket HSerhorough Dunnvillie Niagara PIdlls StobufTvmlle EtoIiike <akvlk Thornhill Price f ess $ 1 0<1 cash back for vehicies equipped as described. Freight $625, licence, insurance, (iST and other applicable taxes not included. Dealer order may be net-tssary. 1 lealer nay sell for less. Set- 1Ilealer for deails LIJ>.t Based on a purchaseë pricè ofSIS,699, for a 48 m¶.nth GMAC lease. Lease rat~e of 7.9% in erfeci. for a limited timne only on approved credit. Cffer applies to qualifled refait hoyerst only. A down paynient nia>' 1w retioijrv. I v. i .'.~. ~ fi0aVI< V184itlêy. 24jlffionthpla ~ ~ ~ n~li~d~iatfesh >rJiotJtbtviw, .. I i< t u.<. .c.:t<:C >for ~3.%.T. f'q*i*f*~ r f4' 'I