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economist sansuntribunewellness saturday sept 16 2006 funding cuts wait times at markham stouffville hospital by michael power staff writer provincial funding to reduce wait times will mean another 150 cataract operations at markham stouffville hospital the hospital collaborated with north york general in applying for cash to fund more cataract surger ies resulting in a 782000 increase to be shared between the hospitals markham stouffville will also get 350000 to increase its mri and ct scans said pat shaw vice- president of public relations also the two hospitals received almost 2 million to do more hip and knee replacement operations at north york general hospitals branson site at 555 finch ave west the hospitals also applied for that funding in partnership mr shaw said this is very exciting attention for health care in york region and were very pleased to be part of it he said it provides for better care closer to home the province is also providing about 58 million across the province for more services such as improving ontarios wait times information system and rehabili tation programs the cash will help shortening the time patients wait for proce dures in several key areas cataract and cancer surgeries mris and cts cardiac care and hip and knee replacements meanwhile southlake regional health centre in newmarket will see more ct scan procedures dr louis balogh said dr balogh the hospitals vice- president of regional cardiac can cer and surgery programs was responding to an announcement this week from the provincial gov ernment that it would invest an additional 50 million into fighting medical wait times southlake will receive 104000 to increase the number of ct pro cedures the hospital performs by 1456 that is certainly welcome because we have a very long wait list dr balogh said the announcement will com plement cash the province injected into the system in march to short en wait times r 3 ffi wj -r- v fmwmmi w wps an aerating machine will mechanically remove plugs of soil and turf reducing soil compaction and improves penetration of water and nutrients into the soil this is great for the clay h soils found in york fall is a great time to maintain your healthy lawn healthy lawns require less iicah and arc resistant to many common pest problems u u i v m m m jr w by covering your lawn with 12 inch 15cm of organic matter compost or triple mix each year in the fall you can dramatically improve the conditions of your soil i and thus the health adding different species of grass seed to your lawn will help to diversify your lawn making it more resistant to pests such as grubs and chinch bugs once you have aerated and wa in vnur nimlnr kit for mac information on 8 topdressed your lawn evenly sprinkle perennial and fescue fy grass seed over you lawn and lightly rake in in your mail or visit jfj or york region mrtrmxtm rimoh hw nrtwwrm w tgtiiffifc vvwtrtmitfcsttttffctlfc bust gniknmry king youll notice that youre hearing hetter not that youre wearing a hi virtually invisible lightweight comfortable intelligent and natural sounding mmtmnmnmsj markham n 9654714327 sale mammmm tinnitus therapy iwikhn mm hearing assessments newborn to geriatric no charge all inclusive mafnufacturers warranty 2 years hearing aid evaluations i0mm batteries and hearing hid access ories associated with entviearspse and throat doctor assistive listening devices fm systems full time experienced certified audiologfsts custom hearing protection- musician and swim plugs ori hand toserveyqu m ksp- markham stouffville hearing services established 1900 377 church stsuite 203 etobicoke 4162338581 west end hearing extablkhod 1901 1243 islington ayo suito 711 4164984151 fro audiotooy centre epvibltehm 1986 1333 stwpparil avo e sorto 340 i every day is sienldrs day 10 discount off all accessories batteries parking available free hearing aid cleaning