eo ee Page A2 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, Februarv 10, 1993 Northwest has edge in health TERRACE -— The northwest should have an advantage in coping wilh massive health care changes announced last week, says the chairman of the Terrace Regional Health Care Society. Lael McKeown said northwest hospitals and health care agencies have already begun talking about more. ‘co-operation and co- ordination of their various ser- vices, That’s the thrust of the changes wanted by health minister Elizabeth Cull. They call for the replacement of hospital and other health. care boards with com- raunity health councils by 1996. Those health councils, and larger regional ones, will make decisions. on. how and where health money should be spent. There will also be less emphasis on traditional hospital care in favour. of less expensive community-based services. McKeown said the broad out- line announced last week follows two reports done on northwest health care which called for more regional autonomy and co- ordination of services. “There’s.no question there can be a lot of savings from eliminat- © ing duplication of services,’? said McKeown. ' She added that a-lot. of what will happen will depend upon af. coming re-organization of the & health ministry to reflect the shift toward regional decision making. That’s because community and a regional health councils will need sufficient resources to accomplish. their tasks, McKeown said; as (|| be: a tremendous chal- lenge to take the structure now and ‘tum it into. an - efficient delivery system,’” she said. Mills Memoriat. Hospital. and ‘a step toward a community health , council five years. a a when the boards’: were'n mciged ' ‘i ‘Terrace. Regional» “Heafib Society, - One: society project, construc: tion of supportive housing beside Terraceview Lodge, fils.the new direction. wanted by. the provin- # cial government, said McKeown. Supportive’; housing is _ for q people who need only a certain § amdunt of -help. It’s less ex- pensive than extended care. “We'll be revitalizing that pro- ject,”’ said McKeown. And the. proposal fora CT scan § Care Hae CORRECTION the prices tor the two diaper 12-pecks featured on page. 5 have been reversed. ‘The Cotton Flannel Diapers should have been advertised at $9. 97 and the Fifted Diapars at $20.97. We apologize for any ‘Inconvanlance this may, have caused, In this week's “Happy Valontine” flyer, Ef Kiar Cariada Limtied |} - ~ ea © -: Touche a FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES? Call us fo arrange for a-free consultation ; and a copy of our information booklet (604) 564 WN Toll Free: 1: 800-663-51 03 - DELOITTE A.TOUCHEINC, ‘#800 « 299 Victoria’ Street, .. ‘janegere BC., ey | the Terrace Community Band. concert contained a. typog raphical error, The event.was indeed a concert and | not _ plan machine here further points to the provincial desire for regional ser-.§ - vices, she said. “We have letters of support § from all the hospitals in the region. This fits the goal to bring- § ing health care closer to home,” McKeown added. A CT machine in the north also makes financial sense because i? ll eliminate the need for ex- pensive trips down south, she added. McKeown . acknowledged the the past few decades of large in- creases in. health care. budgets will never be repeated. And while the role of hospitals ‘will change, McKeown hoped they won’s lose their place in the community. “We have been a unique com- munity. It’s always beet very supportive and very. much in- valved in their hospital. They take pride in their hospital, I hope that would not change,”’ she said, McKeown added that doctors must be involved in the new direction because their work takes them to all stapes of health care. “They are an important player in all of this,’’ she said: | Permasteel Over ahenne Years of Service Lie i= Mw METAL BUILDINGS Feb. 15-19 CONSIDERING A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT Call collect to arrange your meeting VARCO-PRUDEN 946-7745 Building Consuitant MYRON ADDIE will be in your area 77 [BULDINGS - Fax 946-7785 Bank of Montreal tA (604) 638-1131 RRSP NOTES RRSPs can help ensure you have a comfortable future Certainly, it seems that Canadians need some encouragement to save for their future. 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