A12 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, October 18, 1995 Helmut Glesbracht Doc. targets MLA A LOCAL DOCTOR | says Skeena MLA Helmut Giesbrecht hasn’t been asked-to. help Mills Memorial. Hospital because no- body thinks he can do anything. “That is a reflection of his past performance,”? Dr. Phil Lin last week said of Giesbrecht’s com- plaints that no one has asked him tohelp. — “All that.says is that he really hasn’t gained the confidence of his constitutents.”’ Lin’s comments follow state- ments fram Giesbrecht that local doctors are raising the issue of hospital finances when treating patients,. Giesbrecht also says literature he calls ‘‘political’’ has appeared in waiting rooms. In a letter to the editor written this week, Giesbrecht said he’s sill waiting to receive specific financial information from the . hospital. “Tam just a little reluctant to follow the parade because we have heard all these dire claims before,” said Giesbrecht of the campaign by Mills and others for more money, “I'm afraid that rhetoric, which is easy to come by, without the facts won’! be that persuasive,” Giesbrecht continued, Lin, an. anaesthetist, says he, one ‘other anaesthetist and ear, nose, throat 'specialist Martin Van Llerde have all Teceived attractive | , offers in. recent W ish hospitals. “T've had at least half a dozen job offers back in Engtand,’’ Lin said. ‘“‘The U.K. is head-hunting for anacsthetists right now. There’s an acute shortage.”’ Lin said one hospital is offering a £100,000 salary plus further pri- vate practice wark, At current ex- change rates, that’s just. under $220,000. ‘‘What they're offering is more than what we gross here,” Lin said. . If cuts te. operating room ser vice at Mills Memorial Hospital further reduce the: amount of work — ad pay — for the anaesthetists, Lin says hell have to leave. “If they cut services, I will — yes. There’s no way I could af- ford to stay here,” “And you can be assured if one of us leaves, there will not be suf- ficient anaesthetic service to keep * the surgeoas happy and some of the surgeons will leave as well.”’ That could lead to the much- feared domino scenario, of a mimber of specialists feaving once the number of support physicians at the hospital falls be- low a required critical mass. “Some of us who have options will exercise options,’’ Lin said. Van Lietde has been offered jobs in Scotland and Engtand, but says he doesn’t want to leave Ter- race, “It’s nice ta know I can move at the drop of a hat,”’ he said, ad- ding he fears his specialty would be one of the first to lose operat- ing room time in response to any cuts, “You get sick and tired of politics,’’ Van Lierde said, '“You get sick and tired of fighting and the whole insecurity of not know- ing whether the government is going to collapse the system down.” “It's an attrition, really, That’s the thing that’s irritating me the most. You can’t concentrate on treating patients this way,” Lin says a broad-based campaign to support Mills Memorial — led from outside the © hospital — is required if service levels are to be- maintained. ‘Whatever faulis the adminis- trations has made at this hospital, they stil! require the support of the people of this community,”’ Lin said, ‘If people want the ser- vice they're going to have to sup- port this hospital a bit more than they’ve done so far."? * RE, 3 Pa 3 — an AUTOMOBILE, LIGHT & COMMERCIAL TRUCK TIRES Whee! Balancing « Complote Aut Your Goodyear Tire Dealer E K R AUTO Supply Ltd. “Your Complete Automotive Supply Store” tive Repairs Revue emrace 24-Hour Emergency Truck Road Service 635-4344 51304 Highway 16 West, FOR ALL YOUR SUMMER = TUNE-UP NEEDS § 635-2218 Come In for a cates and . 4 TOE WE AE | AFTER HOURS CALL TOLL-FREE 1-800 TIRE. 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