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economist sunsuntribune health care saturday dec 4 2004 hospitals face layoffs from page 1 thing i can tell you is wide spread layoffs across the province are on the table right now all hospital administrations are faced with no additional funding from the ministry of health and are forced to balance budgets based on the legisla tures accountability agree ments peterboroughs regional health centre is closing 32 beds and laying off 125 full- time staff at the huron perth health alliance in stratford large service and staff cuts are anticipated ms yeadon said hospital administrators dont have money to provide services to an increasing number ofaging patients so they have to streamline their operations one way they are doing that unfortunate ly is by cutting workers out of the system that will ulti mately impact on patient care ms yeadon said markham stouffville had initiated a benchmarking study about six months ago public relations vicepresi dent chad hanna said that study examined all aspects of the hospital most hospitals have gone through some form of benchmark ing comparing themselves to their peers he said in our case we identified approximately 59 million in savings by becoming more efficient and effective without reducing any pro grams services or volume the hospital will adjust staff schedules to ensure floors are covered with fewer staff most of the savings are from salaries mr zon said the hospital will bring in revenue through the sale of patient equipment such as crutches and hospital park ing fees obviously every dollar we can make is one less to worry about mr zon said the chilqjrene iin tquraoflm of duvets goose down 70 perfect gift sale from each duvet sold will be donate johildrens wish foundation j day december 12 2004 1000 am to 600 pm one day only queen sz 260 tc 36oz reg retail price 23999 unionville train station community centre 7 station lane main street tjnionville walmart correction notice the price and the item number for the jensen amfmcd player with detachable face advertised in our current flyer expiring december 12th are in correct the correct price is 12997 the correct item number is 1062355 we apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused advertising feature in our community sobeys ontario supports markham stouffville hospital pediatric diabetes medical assistance clinic november is national diabetes month in canada over two million canadians have diabetes which is the leading cause of death by disease in the country on monday november 29 sobeys ontario presented a donation to the markham stouffville hospital pediatric diabetes medical assistance clinic the clinic provides financial assistance across york region to families of children diagnosed with diabetes who cannot afford adequate treatment cheque was presented by joe perna store manager markham sobeys and albert tang pharmacist markham sobeys mmwraam now open specializing in shoe sizes 1013 womens apparel sizes 420 inseams from 36 plus maternity wear bring in this ad receive 10 off of any one item for the month of december village on the lake port credit 299 lakeshore road e mississauga ontario jk 905274tall ja o wwwlonglegsca e remember when jar supporting ilias long term care izheimer wing thecoffee loft new wave hair and beauty salon the village grocer kates garden the unionville arms pub petals stems leaves inc royal lepage your community realty nails boutique markham markham economist and sun treasures fashions bridle trail pharmacy eleven joseph fashions the queens panty silver lilac jewellery cigar bodega travel lovers turaqdecemb4tg ecemberdlothfiocki