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Hospital wag built: fn:1960° ric a
“4he 40 bed “acute care hospital‘

8 opened’ in’ 1961., The

following year, in honour of Dr.

i Hospital... Also, |in 1962,
: plus the nurses’ residence, 1963

and Mrs. Millis, the name was
changed to’. Mills Memorial -
ten
dditional., feds’ -were added,’

‘saw, an ‘additional. four beds.”

‘ became an 87° acute care. bed
A operation: -24 Paediatrics; 12 -
m Maternity; 9 Intensive Care: 49

2 was done under the. Hospital.
ZIimprovement District and:

added, bringing thé total to 54.
‘The last. addition to Mills

a) Memorial Hospital was finished”

in 1968 when- the’ hospital.

Acute Care beds: Major .ad- .

B ditions then were the paediatric __

wing, physiotherapy facilities, °

§ larger ‘emergency area - and .
im laboratory.

Financing for these projects -

British Columbia Hospital:
s insurance Scheme on a. 50-50 .
abasis, ©

Tn 1968 with the establishment -

f Regional. Districts, the’
Hospital, Improvement : District .
.was phased‘oul, *
TODAY:

This is the first referendum to
be put to owner-electors in the

fH Kitimal-Stikine . Region . for

} Hospital purposes, Primarily -
x the regional districts were

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organized with the:-aim | to
provide’ all , 8ervices ‘for. the
residents in an:area,‘not in each -
location, to-avoid unnecessary.

mt duplication - of -specialized=

equipment, etc. To look at: the
whole needs,
segments ‘in. order to save us
money. - .

The financing is 40 percent “
Regional District,-.60. percent ©

+ B.C.H.1S. (whole: province.
involved in paying for our
- services) ‘through taxes.

This referendum provides.
‘Mills Memorial Hospital with: |
‘A 16 psychiatric acute. care,
beds) 6 psychiatric, day. care, .
f centre) to serve the: Whole
region

Pe PLUS ae

“B 29 acute beds: 15 complete, 10
in a shell, Of the 15; 4 intensive”

scare unit present ward will

revyerl back to. an- acute bed
ward; 2 burn intensive care
unit; These 6 beds'will serve the
whole region. Leaving -an_ad-.
ditional “9: beds’ for. acute
medical surgical patients.
PLUS

C.. Alterations in distary;”
radiology, stores, laboratory,
morgue; | operating * room
number a, medical records,
building. ‘maintenance - ‘and |
another recovery area, *-
OF the $4.7 million, 2,014,000 is
needed for our programme. If
we.are Lo Have be ah of the.

- dentists plus
’ Specialists; a total of 99 doctors.’

_Me..

. recommendations, :
ministration’ has -dealt : with: all’

“. Cost to the local taxpayer an

* inewenad: of. L.2F- fnills for the 4
On’ $10,000" ous valie now.

coats: ‘3.00 for - hospitals, “Ler
Your: $15,000: home “per

year. ‘Increase ‘will: 80 per own
: .referendum™". provides ‘ade.

_ $10,000°= $15,000 home: - $5.75
sg home ~ 2$th 50:

To ‘me, the ‘cost of : this’

. referendum would be less than’:

A. dollar. per month extra.:Not *

“only the ‘actual.-additions’ to -

Mills ‘Memorial, but ‘ the’

; provision, in .the. region. of. 35

extended ‘care beds in Kitirnat”
and update acute care areas;
and the construction of a'45.bed *
hospital - Wrinch | Memorial,"
Hazelton. There is no provision’
‘for the Stewart Hospital, which -
“Was new in 1971, as the actual
regional hospital | budget: can’

provide for their “equipment *
a /MILLS- MEMORIAL”

. Presently ‘there isan ‘active
’ medical staff of 20 doctors,
‘including 5. specialists (2..
general - Surgeons, 2. ob-
sletricians, 1 paediatrician), 7)
13 visiting ~

Department Heads (November *
1972) - Nursing: Mrs.’ A. Chen-.

Wing; Operating Room Mrs,-B 3.
‘Bolten; Medical Records Miss’

Jané Tannant; Laboratory Miss
Margaret -Buhler;.: Radiology —
‘Ray - - Mabbett;
Physiotherapy Miss” Jean-.
Meckie; Dietary Mrs. MeMynii’
(degree) qualified dietitiany.

a 1 ;
rather than. aenera Office: Mr. G. “Clark ° «

(accountant); _ Housekeeping
Mrs. 1. Blue; Engineering Mr.
Dave Stranger.

- In 1971 the Mills Memorial:
Hospital received: ‘provisional
accreditation from
Canadian Council on Hospital .
“Accreditation.” In “the report.
Seni to the hospital it was note d

“+ the.

-éomstruetion projects | hop

pefully -
‘will be completed, Total health:

care services are yitalito the”
‘Region and, Terrace* must.-be:

‘part of the health: team, ‘Our ™

= pogpltal ‘ll then be ‘be a. LB bed:

.- ditional levels of care locally. or

e . nearby. A. chanee. to -unite: to.

-make. the Region . really _
operate,. to
Extended Care: ‘Presently .
these patients are sent to-Prince :
“Rupert or the lower maintand.
itis ‘not feasible to provide 6
-beds.-for: this:level of care in .
-Mills Memorial, It has to be .
_something that can: work on a
larger bed size - (per diem rate
- vastly different: to ‘Acute care’
costs). Regional location is ‘the .
answer arid Kitimat General
will be completed to serve the -
- district and provide this level of
care,
Psychiatric’ acute care: This,
: * specialized: ‘service can only
function, when :there is a
resident psychiatrist who has a
~ workable unit to operate in. The

allocation of our (Terrace) 4

bed ward needs would not be
feasible on it's own. But with
the A.V.G, Management report *
recommending 8 16-22 bed unit
for this leyél of care - facilities
will. provide a.‘ long. overdue
service to the Regional District.
: October 1972, cost per patient
day - $52,355. ‘November, 1971,
cost per patient day $47.45;

“~" 25,500 A & Cc days estimated for

1972...

; To help fight higher’ health ~
costs, pooling of services is- a
must’: Regional. districts . are-

here, to serve us --Jet’s not

duplicate’ -unnecesgartly on
expensive, specialized equip.
ment, -- - 7}
Total budget, 1972 - . $1,334,025.,
Total budget, 1971+ $1,224,210.

that,the medical surgical argas:-..
hdd'a high occupancy rate snob? 1
conducive -with good:. patient. ~

caré. As far as the 1971 report’* ’

requirements to the best-extent.

, possible, : In -1972,..full ac-

creditation was received for the
next two.year's. -Emphasis inthe. .
“second report was.-that- any, ©
expansion shoutd ‘include .
provision .for.‘a psychiatric
- acute care facility ‘and that any’
‘future expansion re number of
‘beds ‘will: requiré expansion of. '
the dietary: facilities, ‘ds- these

are operating near’ their, limit... :

_The report algo noted: the high

“occupancy rate‘and low lerigth “~~.
of stay for adult’ beds indicated --

an early. need. to ‘consider’ ex-

the:..ad-..-

For improved ‘school .
‘safet Consumers’ Association .
aheda

echanical fithess certification |

vehicles,. driver “screening

d tralning, schoot bus-patrols |

and
spor

“emergency: tran-
ion. measures plan.

Consumer: ‘support i is needed to.

| Hospital Referendum al

bring “about ‘the passage : of
,protective legislation.“ CAC
Urges. consumers’ to contact
their ‘provineeal."member of
.parliam CAC. national

Street,

pansion of the medical | surgical:

2

bed capacity. : ae Oe .

"necessary by 1975-76. when

Apples: are. -¢ relatively tow i in >
_ calories. “A medium apple (3 to
“4 per‘pound). contains about ¢ 66
calories. Co

‘headquarters: is located at 160 .
Glouceste Ottawa :

Presently: ‘Mins Meinorial

Hospital has 87 acute care.
(48%; ‘medical-aurgical;:
atries, 3 intensive care. and

‘12 maternity) and an: dverall .

“médical. staff of 38. ‘doctors: 20

_ active, including 2 general
With. the “B.C. . government
(British Columbia . Hospital:
Insurance. Service) and local. .
_ homeowner taxes.’ We are just

surgeons, 2° obstetricians, .

. pediatrician, § -dentists, 13
.- visiting doctors, consultants -.
‘The Jast*

“and | specialists. .
“building construction program
= ‘was finished in 1968.

Plans for the future, , through .

The emergency ward of Mills
Memorial Hospital in Terrace. The
‘ward currently has only four’ beds;
passage of the. referendum would
mean much needed expansion of
DECEMBER sth - VOTE YES a -

the ° ‘trate nn

beds, plus 6 day ‘care beds.

Financing for the future

construction program Js shared

‘a part.of the Region aiming to

- provide patients with: uniform

levels of acute care, offer new

onal :
hedé | Hospital ‘District. financing ..
4, Bylaw No.i ,are to incréage the.
- size from 87 acute beds to 128 ..

' facilities would come. about..-
areas the hospital has that are lacking ~
in space are the X-Ray rooms, the
- pharmacutical cupboard and the in-.
_ tensive care unit, .

regional services, and yetat at: the _
. same Hime. save. money. from,
. unnecessary

and . costly
duplicating of specialized
equipment. . Ls

Become: really informed ‘oa

. the money. Bylaw - get mea oa
in. your. community's . Health’ 9°
Services and needs. = and.

remember

VOTE YES DECEMBER, 1072:

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Hospital Financing By-Law No.1
~ SCHEDULE A

KITIMAT-STIKINE REGIONAL DISTRICT INCLUDES
TERRACE HOSPITALS AS A REGIONAL SERVICE FOR
ALL PERSONS IN THE KITIMAT-STIKINE REGION. THE.
IDEA BEHIND INSTITUTING, REGIONAL BOARDS WAS
UNNECESSARY AND CcosT!. Y DUPLICATION OF

A Yes Vote Means

SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT
‘COULD BE FINANCIALLY PROVIDED IN THE REGION
FOR THE REGION REGARDLESS OF - DEFINITE
LOCATION, AND AT THE SAME TIME PROVIDE A
HIGHER, UNIFORM LEVEL OF HOSPITAL CARE.

| Costs | Prices

1 Regional Mental Wealth
Services

3. A Uniform fever af.
Route Care”

The at raillion. dollars vi he ‘shared

British Columbia |
». Hospital insurance Service 26 nilion

Regional District
Taxpayers

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“ona $30,700 home i increase of $14.50 per year ;

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